Inductees

Alan Harvey
1999
Builder
Inducted 1999
Category Builder
Clubs Canadian Dolphin Swim Club
Achievements
  • Long serving volunteer, International Official
  • 1966 British and Commonwealth Games (Kingston), Team Manager
  • 1968 Olympic Games (Mexico City), Team Manager
  • Swimming Canada International Team Manager
  • Member, FINA Technical Committee / FINA Bureau member
  • FINA Silver Pin recipient for outstanding service to swimming (officiating) (1984)
  • FINA Gold Pin recipient for outstanding service to swimming (officiating) (1988)
Allen Gilchrist
2006
Swimmer
Inducted 2006
Category Swimmer
Clubs Ocean Falls Amateur Swim Club
Coaches George Gate
Achievements
  • 1948 Olympics (London)
  • 1950 British Empire Games (Auckland) Silver, 3×100 Medley Relay
  • 1954 British Empire Games (Vancouver) Silver, 4×200 Freestyle Relay
  • 1955 Pan America Games (Mexico City) Bronze, 4×200 Freestyle Relay
  • Canadian Aquatic Hall of Fame
Ann Meraw
2009
Swimmer
Inducted 2009
Category Swimmer
Clubs Vancouver Amateur Swim Club
Coaches unknown
Achievements
  • Seven world records in three marathons at Lake Okanagan held between 1956-58
  • 1956, swam 42 miles in 25 h 1min, a women’s world record for endurance and distance
  • 1957, swam 32 miles in 16 h 14 min, setting a speed record for women’s and open class
  • 1958, swam 55 miles in 32 hours 12 minutes, setting a distance and speed record for open class, a distance and speed record for women’s class, an endurance record for open class, and an endurance record for women’s class
  • BC Sports Hall of Fame (1985)
  • Order of British Columbia (2008)
Annamay Pierse
2014
Swimmer
Inducted 2014
Category Swimmer
Clubs UBC Thunderbirds
Coaches Tom Johnson, Josef Nagy
Achievements
  • 2008 Olympic Games (Beijing), 10th 100 Breaststroke, 6th 200 Breaststroke, 7th 400 Medley Relay
  • 2009 World Championships (Rome), Silver 200 Breaststroke
  • 2010 Commonwealth Games (Delhi)
  • 2010 World Short Course Championships (Dubai)
  • 2011 World Championships (Shanghai)
  • World Record (short course), 200 Breaststroke (2009)
  • World Record (long course), 200 Breaststroke (2009)
  • UBC Sports Hall of Fame (2020)
Archie McKinnon
2001
Coach
Inducted 2001
Category Coach
Clubs Victoria YMCA (Victoria Flying Y)
Achievements
  • Coached swimming, track and field Victoria YM/YWCA from 1930-1960
  • Head Swimming Coach, 1936 Berlin, 1948 London, 1952 Helsinki Olympic Games
  • Coached Canadian athletes at four Olympic Games
  • University of Victoria Athletic Complex and Victoria YM-YWCA pool named after him
  • Member, BC Sports Hall of Fame
  • Member, Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame
  • Member, Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame
Notable BC Swimmers Coached
  • Peter Salmon
Bill Mahoney
2002
Swimmer
Inducted 2002
Category Swimmer
Clubs Canadian Dolphin Swim Club
Coaches Deryk Snelling
Achievements
  • 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (Kingston) Bronze, 220 Yard Breaststroke
  • 1968 Olympic Games (Mexico City)
  • 1971 Pan American Games (Cali) Silver, 400 Medley Relay
  • 1972 Olympic Games (Munich) Bronze, 400 Medley Relay
  • 1974 Commonwealth Games (Auckland) Gold, 400 Medley Relay
  • BC Sports Hall of Fame (1980)
Brian Johns
2015
Swimmer
Inducted 2015
Category Swimmer
Clubs Richmond Racers / Rapids, UBC Thunderbirds
Coaches Craig McCord, Tom Johnson
Achievements
  • 1999 World Short Course Championships (Hong Kong), Bronze 800 Freestyle Relay
  • 2000 Olympic Games (Sydney), 7th 4×200 Freestyle Relay, 15th 200 IM
  • 2001 World Championships (Fukuoka)
  • 2002 World Short Course Championships (Moscow), Silver, 400 IM
  • 2002 Commonwealth Games (Manchester), Silver, 400 IM, 800m Freestyle Relay
  • 2003 World Championships (Barcelona)
  • 2004 Olympic Games (Athens), 15th 400 IM, 5th 800 Freestyle Relay
  • 2006 Commonwealth Games (Melbourne), Bronze, 200m IM
  • 2007 World Championships (Melbourne), Bronze 800m Freestyle Relay
  • 2008 Olympic Games (Beijing)
  • 2010 Commonwealth Games (Delhi)
  • World Record, 400 IM (short course)
Brittany Reimer
2013
Swimmer
Inducted 2013
Category Swimmer
Clubs Surrey Knights Swim Club
Coaches Cory Beatt
Achievements
  • 2004 Olympic Games (Athens)
  • 2005 World Championships (Montreal), Silver, 800 Freestyle, Bronze 1500 Freestyle
  • 2006 Commonwealth Games (Melbourne), Bronze, 800 Freestyle
  • 2007 World Championships (Melbourne)
Bruce Berger
1980
Honorary Olympic Team, Swimmer
Inducted 1980
Category Honorary Olympic Team, Swimmer
Clubs Vernon Kokanee Swim Club, Hyack Swim Club
Coaches Ron Jacks
Achievements
  • 1980 Honorary Olympic Team (Special Recognition of BC swimmers impacted by the Government of Canada’s boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games)
  • 1982 World Championships (Guayaquil)
  • 1983 Pan American Games (Caracas)
Bruce Robertson
1999
Swimmer
Inducted 1999
Category Swimmer
Clubs Canadian Dolphin Swim Club
Coaches Deryk Snelling
Achievements
  • Ranked top five in the world for 100 Butterfly (1972 – 1976)
  • 50 national medals between 1971 and 1977
  • 1972 Olympic Games (Munich) Silver, 100 Butterfly, Bronze, 400 Medley Relay
  • 1973 FINA World Championships (Belgrade) Gold 100 Butterfly, Bronze 400 Medley Relay
  • 1974 Commonwealth Games (Christchurch) Gold 400 Freestyle and Medley Relay, Silver 100 Freestyle, Bronze 100 Butterfly
  • 1975 FINA World Swimming Championships (Cali)
  • 1976 Olympic Games (Montreal) Silver, 400 Medley Relay
  • Order of Canada
  • Queen Elizabeth Golden Jubilee Medal (2002)

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