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


2002
Builder
Mies Schootman
Canadian Dolphin Swim Club


2013
Swimmer
Stephanie Dixon
University of Victoria, Pacific Coast Swimming


1998
Swimmer
Ralph Hutton
Ocean Falls Amateur Swim Club


2002
Swimmer
Bill Mahoney
Canadian Dolphin Swim Club


2003
Builder, Swimmer
Marion Lay


2000
Swimmer
Shannon Smith
Canadian Dolphin Swim Club, Lord Byng Swim Club, Hyack Swim Club


1980
Honorary Olympic Team, Swimmer
Graham Welbourn
Canadian Dolphin Swim Club


1998
Builder
Guiseppe “Flip” Filipelli
Canadian Dolphin Swim Club


2015
Swimmer
Brian Johns
Richmond Racers / Rapids, UBC Thunderbirds


2002
Builder
Mies Schootman
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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