LEGACY OF CHAMPIONS
Celebrating the best and brightest members of our swimming community
2000
Swimmer
Shannon Smith
Canadian Dolphin Swim Club, Lord Byng Swim Club, Hyack Swim Club
2022
Coach
Ted Simpson
Vancouver Y Torpedoes, Hollywood Country Club
1999
Coach
George Gate
Ocean Falls Amateur Swim Club
2001
Coach
Archie McKinnon
Victoria YMCA (Victoria Flying Y)
2022
Swimmer
Donovan Tildesley
Arbutus Swim Club, UBC Thunderbird Swim Club
2007
Builder
Dorothy Liedtke
Victoria Amateur Swimming Club / Island Swimming Club
1998
Swimmer
Ralph Hutton
Ocean Falls Amateur Swim Club
2001
Swimmer
Sandy Gilchrist
Ocean Falls Amateur Swim Club
1998
Builder
Guiseppe “Flip” Filipelli
Canadian Dolphin Swim Club
2004
Swimmer
Mark Versfeld
UBC Thunderbirds, Pacific Dolphin Swim Association
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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