LEGACY OF CHAMPIONS

Celebrating the best and brightest members of our swimming community

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2008
Coach
Tom Johnson
Canadian Dolphin Swim Club, UBC Thunderbirds
2023
Swimmer
Mike Mintenko
Pacific Dolphins, UBC Dolphins
2004
Builder
Tör Bengtson
Canadian Dolphin Swim Club
2003
Swimmer
Noel Oxenbury (Morrow)
Vancouver Amateur Swim Club
2007
Builder
Dorothy Liedtke
Victoria Amateur Swimming Club / Island Swimming Club
2008
Swimmer
Walter Wu
Richmond Racers / Rapids
2017
Swimmer
Kelly Stefanyshyn
UBC Thunderbirds
2004
Builder
Tör Bengtson
Canadian Dolphin Swim Club
1999
Coach
George Gate
Ocean Falls Amateur Swim Club
1980
Honorary Olympic Team, Swimmer
Rob Baylis
Canadian Dolphin 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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