LEGACY OF CHAMPIONS
Celebrating the best and brightest members of our swimming community
1980
Honorary Olympic Team, Swimmer
Graham Welbourn
Canadian Dolphin Swim Club
2000
Coach
Percy Norman
Vancouver Amateur Swim Club
2000
Swimmer
Gary MacDonald
Canadian Dolphin Swim Club, Simon Fraser University
2008
Coach
Ron Jacks
Arbutus Swim Club, Vancouver Parks Swim Club, Hyack Swim Club, Victoria Olympians / Island Swimming Club, Pacific Coast Swimming
2001
Swimmer
Sandy Gilchrist
Ocean Falls Amateur Swim Club
2003
Swimmer
Stephen Pickell
Canadian Dolphin Swim Club
2013
Swimmer
Brittany Reimer
Surrey Knights Swim Club
2004
Builder
Tör Bengtson
Canadian Dolphin Swim Club
2005
Swimmer
Cheryl Gibson
Canadian Dolphin Swim Club
1999
Coach
George Gate
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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