LEGACY OF CHAMPIONS

Celebrating the best and brightest members of our swimming community

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2003
Swimmer
Stephen Pickell
Canadian Dolphin Swim Club
2004
Coach
Marge Savage
Simon Fraser University
2013
Builder
Paul Jenkins
Comox Valley Aquatic Club
2018
Coach
Randy Bennett
Port Alberni Tsunami, UBC Thunderbirds, Island Swimming Club
2019
Builder
Mel Zajac Sr.
Canadian Dolphin Swim Club
2005
Builder
Jack Kelso
Ocean Falls Amateur Swim Club, UBC Thunderbirds
2013
Swimmer
Stephanie Dixon
University of Victoria, Pacific Coast Swimming
2009
Swimmer
Lauren van Oosten
Nanaimo Riptide Swim Team, University of Calgary
2007
Swimmer
Greg Streppel
University of Victoria / Island Swimming Club
2005
Swimmer
Richard Pound
Ocean Falls Amateur Swim Club

Crystal Pool. Where Champions Trained.

The Crystal Pool, located at Vancouver’s Sunset Beach, was home to some of B.C.’s best swimmers. The posh saltwater pool opened in 1928 as part of a private club called the Connaught Beach Club. There were plans for tennis courts, Turkish bath, and a ballroom but the operators went broke, and the contractors finished only the pool. Between 1931 and 1955 Percy Norman, considered Canada’s foremost authority in swimming and diving, served as head coach of the Vancouver Amateur Swim Club at the Crystal Pool. He coached the 1936 Canadian Olympic swim team and the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games …

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