
LEGACY OF CHAMPIONS
Celebrating the best and brightest members of our swimming community


2001
Swimmer
Ron Jacks
Vancouver “Y” Swim Club


2014
Swimmer
Annamay Pierse
UBC Thunderbirds


2006
Swimmer
Ian McKenzie
Ocean Falls Amateur Swim Club, Canadian Dolphin Swim Club


1980
Honorary Olympic Team, Swimmer
Wade Flemons
Hollyburn Swim Club, Canadian Dolphin Swim Club


1998
Builder
Guiseppe “Flip” Filipelli
Canadian Dolphin Swim Club


1999
Swimmer
Bruce Robertson
Canadian Dolphin Swim Club


2005
Builder
Jack Kelso
Ocean Falls Amateur Swim Club, UBC Thunderbirds


2004
Swimmer
Patty Stenhouse
Ridge Swim Club


2003
Swimmer
Stephen Pickell
Canadian Dolphin Swim Club


2011
Swimmer
Susan (Sloan) Kelsey
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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