2016-2017

Congratulations to Jessica Luo on winning the Team Aquatic Supplies gift card for raising $340 in the first week of Swim-A-Thon fundraising! And well done to those that have also started to raise money towards this year's goal of $25,000. If you haven't yet set up your swimmer profile please do so ASAP at the link below and start fundraising today.

Http://bcswimathon.ca/pcs

PCSPA's annual Swim-A-Thon fundraiser starts February 1st and runs through May 31st 2017. Register your swimmer today at the link below!

To kick off the fundraising efforts again this year there will be a $50 Team Aquatic Supplies Gift Card prize for the top fundraiser February 1st-7th inclusive. Find out more about this and other incentives in the Swim-A-Thon package that has been emailed to you by your coach.

Day 2 of the meet started off with the 200 Freestyle in the 9-10 age group, where Adelina Benn came 2nd with a time of 3:12.83, followed by Mello Di in 6th with a best time of 3:26.71. On the boy’s side, with a time of 2:50.40 Arran Robertson came 1st in the 11-12 age group. Next up was the 200 Backstroke, where we had a second place finished in the 11-12 age group: Charlotte Alexander for the girls, and Arran Robertson for the boys.

Eric Hedlin and Stephanie Horner competed in the 5km Open Water Time Trial yesterday in Southern Australia. Eric won the Men's event in a time of 54:18.90, almost a minute ahead of second place swimmer Jack McLoughlin in 55:12.60.  Jack is an Australian Olympian in the pool, and swam the 1500 in a time of 14:48 in Rio.

Stephanie Horner completed her race in a time of 1:01:24.50, which was good for 7th place in the Women's event.

After a 3 hour drive up Island, the Pacific Coast Swimmers had a good first day in Campbell River. Arran Robertson (12) was the sole representative for the club –and all swimmers at the meet- in the boy’s 1500 freestyle. Known more for his breastroke than his distance freestyle, Robertson had a goal of being around 24:00. Just prior to the start of the race, CRKW swimmer Melayna Beaudin decided to jump in and as well. “I kept track until the 1000 meter mark”, Robertson said.

PCS' and Vikes swimmer Eric Hedlin won the 10km race at the Australian Open Water Championships on Friday in a time of 1:55:01.30.  In second place was two time Olympian Jarrod Poort, who was over two and a half minutes behind in 1:57:48.30.

Two other swimmers in the PCS/Vikes family swam the 10km race on Friday.  Stephanie Horner came 8th in the Women's race in a time of 2:09:13.40.  Chris Deegan, after missing training for most of the month and considered not competing, finished the Men's race 22nd overall in 2:02:46.00.