Inductees

Mary Stewart (McIlwanie)
2002
Swimmer
Inducted 2002
Category Swimmer
Clubs Canadian Dolphin Swim Club
Coaches Howard Firby
Achievements
  • 1960 Olympic Games (Rome) 8th, 100 Freestyle
  • 1962 Commonwealth Games (Perth) Gold, 100 Butterfly
  • 1963 Pan American Games (Sao Paulo) Silver, 100 Freestyle, 100 Butterfly, 400 Freestyle Relay, 400 Medley Relay
  • 1964 Olympic Games (Tokyo) 8th, 100 Butterfly
  • World Record 1961, 100 Butterfly (Long Course)
  • World Record 1962, 100 Butterfly (Long Course)
Mel Zajac Sr.
2019
Builder
Inducted 2019
Category Builder
Clubs Canadian Dolphin Swim Club
Achievements
  • Inducted for his philanthropic support of BC swimming and the Dolphin program
  • Member, Order of Canada (2007)
  • Order of B.C. for volunteer service (2015)
Michael Edgson
2015
Swimmer
Inducted 2015
Category Swimmer
Clubs Nanaimo Riptide Swim Club, University of Victoria, Island Swimming Club
Coaches Mike Blondal, Peter Vizsolyi, Ron Jacks
Achievements
  • 1984 Games for the Physically Disabled (Long Island)
  • 1986 World Championships for the Physically Disabled (Gothenburg)
  • 1988 Paralympics (Seoul), 9 Gold
  • 1990 World Championships for the Physically Disabled (Assen)
  • 1992 Paralympics (Barcelona), 4 Gold, 1 Silver
  • Canadian Paralympic Hall of Fame (2011)
  • World Record holder (four)
  • Swimming Canada Circle of Excellence (2009)
  • BC Sports Hall of Fame (2012)
  • Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame (2013)
  • UVic Sports Hall of Fame (2012)
  • Canadian Disability Hall of Fame (2006)
Mies Schootman
2002
Builder
Inducted 2002
Category Builder
Clubs Canadian Dolphin Swim Club
Achievements
  • Long Serving Volunteer, CDSC
  • 15+ Years Meet Manager, Canada Cup, Zajac International
  • Swimming Canada International Team Manager
Mike Mintenko
2023
Swimmer
Inducted 2023
Category Swimmer
Clubs Pacific Dolphins, UBC Dolphins
Coaches Tom Johnson, Randy Bennett, Steve Price
Achievements
  • Sydney 1999 Pan Pacific Championships – Medalist 4×100 Medley Relay
  • Sydney 2000 Olympics – 5th place 100 butterfly 
  • Japan 2002 Pan Pacs – 4x Bronze Medals, 100 butterfly and on all 3 Canadian Relays
  • 2002 Commonwealth Games – Silver Medal 100 butterfly, 4×200 freestyle Relay and Bronze in 4×100 Medley Relay
  • Athens 2004 Olympics – 12th place 100 fly
  • Indianapolis 2004 World SC Championships – Bronze 4×100 Freestyle Relay 
  • Montreal 2005 World Championships – Silver Medal 4×100 Freestyle Relay 
Noel Oxenbury (Morrow)
2003
Swimmer
Inducted 2003
Category Swimmer
Clubs Vancouver Amateur Swim Club
Coaches Norman Cox, Percy Norman
Achievements
  • 1936 Olympic Games (Berlin)
  • 1938 British Empire Games (Sydney) Gold, 440 Yard Freestyle Relay, 4th, 330 Yard Medley Relay
Pamela Rai
1998
Swimmer
Inducted 1998
Category Swimmer
Clubs Hyack Swim Club, Victoria Olympian Swim Club, University of Victoria Vikes
Coaches John Campbell, Ron Jacks, Peter Vizsolyi
Achievements
  • 1982 FINA World Championships (Guayaquil)
  • 1984 Olympic Games (Los Angeles) Bronze, 400 Medley Relay
  • 1985 Canadian University Swimmer of the Year
  • 1986 FINA World Championships (Madrid)
  • 1986 Commonwealth Games (Edinburgh) Gold, 400 Freestyle Relay
  • 1986 University of Victoria Athlete of the Year
  • BC Sports Hall of Fame (1993)
  • University of Victoria Sports Hall of Fame (2005)
  • Delta Sports Hall of Fame (2015)
  • Swimming Canada Circle of Excellence (2022)
Patty Stenhouse
2004
Swimmer
Inducted 2004
Category Swimmer
Clubs Ridge Swim Club
Coaches Jim Stenhouse
Achievements
  • 1973 World Aquatic Championships
  • 1974 Commonwealth Games (Christchurch) Gold, 100 Butterfly, 400 Medley Relay, Silver, 200 Butterfly
Paul Jenkins
2013
Builder
Inducted 2013
Category Builder
Clubs Comox Valley Aquatic Club
Achievements
  • Level 5 official
  • President, BC Swimming Officials Association
Paul Savage
2004
Coach
Inducted 2004
Category Coach
Clubs Simon Fraser University
Achievements

Paul and Marge coached and managed 27 Canadian National Teams. They were the first swimming coaches at SFU, members of the NAIA Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame, SFU Sports Hall of Fame inductees and members of the Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame (2012).

Notable BC Swimmers Coached
  • Tim Bach
  • Gary MacDonald (Olympian Medallist)
  • Paul Harrower
  • Bruce Roberston (Olympian Medallist)
  • Eugene Gyorfi (Olympian)

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