LEGACY OF CHAMPIONS
Celebrating the best and brightest members of our swimming community
2003
Builder, Swimmer
Marion Lay
2004
Swimmer
Mark Versfeld
UBC Thunderbirds, Pacific Dolphin Swim Association
2011
Swimmer
Susan (Sloan) Kelsey
Canadian Dolphin Swim Club
2003
Swimmer
Noel Oxenbury (Morrow)
Vancouver Amateur Swim Club
2000
Coach
Deryk Snelling
Canadian Dolphin Swim Club
1980
Honorary Olympic Team, Swimmer
Wade Flemons
Hollyburn Swim Club, Canadian Dolphin Swim Club
1980
Honorary Olympic Team, Swimmer
Eugene Gyorfi
Hyack Swim Club, Simon Fraser University
2015
Swimmer
Michael Edgson
Nanaimo Riptide Swim Club, University of Victoria, Island Swimming Club
2007
Swimmer
Greg Streppel
University of Victoria / Island Swimming 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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