LEGACY OF CHAMPIONS

Celebrating the best and brightest members of our swimming community

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1999

Builder

Alan Harvey

Canadian Dolphin Swim Club

2006

Swimmer

Lenora Fisher (Gilchrist)

Ocean Falls Amateur Swim Club

2009

Swimmer

Lauren van Oosten

Nanaimo Riptide Swim Team, University of Calgary

2015

Swimmer

Michael Edgson

Nanaimo Riptide Swim Club, University of Victoria, Island Swimming Club

1980

Honorary Olympic Team, Swimmer

Wade Flemons

Hollyburn Swim Club, Canadian Dolphin Swim Club

2004

Coach

Paul Savage

Simon Fraser University

2022

Coach

Ted Simpson

Vancouver Y Torpedoes, Hollywood Country Club

2007

Swimmer

Greg Streppel

University of Victoria / Island Swimming Club

2004

Swimmer

Patty Stenhouse

Ridge Swim Club

2018

Coach

Randy Bennett

Port Alberni Tsunami, UBC Thunderbirds, Island Swimming Club

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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 …