LEGACY OF CHAMPIONS
Celebrating the best and brightest members of our swimming community
2005
Swimmer
Cheryl Gibson
Canadian Dolphin Swim Club
2022
Swimmer
Richard Weinberger
Vernon Kokanee Swim Club, Pacific Sea Wolves, Surrey Knights Swim Club, Pacific Coast Swimming, University of Victoria, UBC Thunderbird Swim Club
2004
Coach
Marge Savage
Simon Fraser University
2006
Swimmer
Allen Gilchrist
Ocean Falls Amateur Swim Club
2015
Swimmer
Michael Edgson
Nanaimo Riptide Swim Club, University of Victoria, Island Swimming Club
1998
Swimmer
Ralph Hutton
Ocean Falls Amateur Swim Club
1999
Builder
Alan Harvey
Canadian Dolphin Swim Club
2000
Swimmer
Shannon Smith
Canadian Dolphin Swim Club, Lord Byng Swim Club, Hyack Swim Club
1980
Honorary Olympic Team, Swimmer
Eugene Gyorfi
Hyack Swim Club, Simon Fraser University
2013
Swimmer
Stephanie Dixon
University of Victoria, Pacific Coast Swimming
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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