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 Great Article by Island Swimming's Julia Wilkinson

Pan Pacs highlight jam-packed summer August, 31, 2010 By Julia Wilkinson It's only been a week since the final day of the Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, Calif., but it's been a busy one. Wit...

 Canadian Junior Swimmers geared up for Junior Pan Pacific Championships

Jr. Pan Pacific Championship website with results Island Swimming Blog - Jr. Pan Pacs Canadian Junior Swimmers geared up for Junior Pan Pacific Championships August, 24, 2010 from www.swi...

 5 Island Swimming athletes in Hawaii getting ready for Jr. Pan Pacs

Island Swimming currently has 5 athletes in Kihei, Hawaii preparing to compete in the Jr. Pan Pacific Championships; Jeremy Bagshaw, Will Brothers, Kyle McIntee, Alec Page and Keegan Zanatta . I...

 6 ISA Athletes named to Canada's Commonwealth Games Team

Canadian Swim Team for Delhi Commonwealth Games announced August, 22, 2010 from www.swimming.ca ?An exciting time for Canadian Swimming? IRVINE, California ? Following a successful Pan Pacific C...

 Another Gold for Cochrane / Another Canadian Record for Wilkinson

Ryan Cochrane wins second gold at Pan Pacific championships August, 22, 2010 from www.swimming.ca Bronze for Hayden, Pierse and Poon IRVINE, California ? Ryan Cochrane of Victoria earned his ...

 Julia Wilkinson helps Canada get on the podium at Pan Pacs

Brent Hayden and women?s relay reach podium at Pan Pacific Championships August, 20, 2010 from www.swimming.ca IRVINE, California ? Brent Hayden of Vancouver won the silver medal in the 100-me...

 New Canadian Record for ISA's Julia Wilkinson

Record Breaking Morning for Wilkinson at Pan Pacific Championships August, 19, 2010 from www.swimming.ca IRVINE, California ? It was a record breaking morning for Canadian swimmer Julia Wilkins...

 Golden Ryan Cochrane - fastest in the world this year!

Canada?s Ryan Cochrane wins gold medal at Pan Pacific swimming championships August, 19, 2010 from www.swimming.ca IRVINE, California ? Olympic and world championship medallist Ryan Cochrane of...

 Island Swimming's Stefan Hirniak smashes Canadian Record at Pan Pacs

National Record for Hirniak on opening day of Pan Pacific Championships August, 18, 2010 from www.swimming.ca IRVINE, California ? The 2010 Pan Pacific Championships started off with a bang fo...

 Bronze medal for Jeremy Bagshaw at Youth Olympics

Youth Olympic gold for Canadian swimmer Rachel Nicol August, 16, 2010 from www.swimming.ca SINGAPORE ? Rachel Nicol of Lethbridge, Alta., won gold on Monday in the women?s 50-metre breast...

 Island Swimming's Jeremy Bagshaw 5th in 400 free at YOG

Canadian swimmers open Youth Olympic Games with two fourth place finishes August, 15, 2010 from www.swimming.ca SINGAPORE ? Canadian swimmer Chad Bobrosky of Calgary was hoping for a medal but aft...

 Island Swimming Blog - Youth Olympic Games Updates!

Team Canada is in Singapore this week getting ready for the first ever Youth Olympic Games . Island Swimming athlete Jeremy Bagshaw and coach Neil Harvey are there representing Swimming Canada....

 3 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze for Nicki Fyfe at NACC

Congratulations to Island Swimming?s Nicki Fyfe on her gold medal performance for Canada on the first night of the North American Challenge Cup. Nicki swam to gold in the 400m IM finals with a time...

 1 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze for Bagshaw, Dagnall and Morrice

Canadian swimmers win Nations Cup August, 06, 2010 from www.swimming.ca - Three gold medals, national record put Canadians on top VICTORIA ? Canada won the four-country Nations Cup over Aust...

 Island Swimming hiring for 2010-2011 Season

The Island Swimming Association is now accepting applications for Coaches (Part time) for the upcoming 2010-2011 swim season. Position: COHO Assistant Coach at the SEAPARC pool. Island Swimming is an...

 Bronze for Bagshaw and Morrice on Day 1 of Nations Cup

Golden Day for Canada at Nations Cup August, 05, 2010 from www.swimming.ca VICTORIA ? Canada concludes first day of Nations Cup with six gold medals against Australia, Brazil and France. ?W...

 Nicki Fyfe of Island Swimming Representing Canada at NACC

Youth Swimmers ready to kick off North American Challenge Cup August, 05, 2010 from www.swimming.ca SANTA CLARA ? Fifty-one Canadian swimmers, aged 11 to 18 will be competing in Santa Clara f...

 Four Island Swimming Athletes to compete at Nations Cup

Canadian Swimmers Geared for Competition at the Nations Cup August, 04, 2010 from www.swimming.ca VICTORIA ? Youth Olympic games? flag bearer Jeremy Bagshaw of Victoria, BC and Beijing Olympia...

 Four Island Swimming Rising Stars selected for Jr. Pan Pacific Team

Congratulaions to Jeremy Bagshaw, Will Brothers, Alec Page and Keegan Zanatta of Island Swimming. These young "up and co mers" have all been selected to compete at the 2010 Jr. Pan Pacific Champ...

 Island Swimming's Jeremy Bagshaw Selected as Flag Bearer for Youth Olympic Games

Click here to read Times Colonist Article Victoria's Jeremy Bagshaw Selected as Flag Bearer for Youth Olympic Games August, 03, 2010 from www.swimming.ca TORONTO ? In the next incarnation of the Ol...

 ISA's Aimeson King wins National 10k & earns ticket to Pan Pacs

Aimeson King and Zsofia Balaz win National 10k August, 01, 2010 from www.swimming.ca VICTORIA ? Two national champions in the 10-kilometer open-water swimming were crowned today at Thetis Lake in V...

 6 Island Swimming athletes qualify for Pan Pacific Championships

Swimming Canada Announces team for Pan Pacific Championships August 01, 2010 from www.swimming.ca VICTORIA ? Swimming Canada announces a fifty-two-member team after a successful Summer Nationa...

 Cochrane and Komarnycky take gold in 400 free

Ryan Cochrane shows toughness at Summer Nationals July, 31, 2010 from Swimming Canada Ryan Cochrane of Victoria feels he is on track to make another international impact next month at the Pan Pacific...

 BC Record for Island Swimming on Day 2 of National Championships

Due to some very impressive swimming from all of our Island Swimming athletes, we are sitting in 2 nd place in the team standings after Day 2 of Summer Nationals, not far behind the UBC Dolphins. I...

 Island Swimming's Rick Say honoured by Swimming Canada

Three time Olympic Swimmers Rick Say honoured July, 30, 2010 from www.swimming.ca VICTORIA ? Swimming Canada honoured three time Olympian Rick Say of Salmon Arm and Olympian Brittany Reime...

 Island Swimming athletes compete at HTO Thetis Lake Swim for MS

Congratulations to all the Island Swimming athletes who took part in the 2010 HTO Thetis Lake Swim for MS. The event raised over $25,000 to help find a cure for MS. Two 10 year old, Island Swim...

 ISA's Julia Wilkinson & Stefan Hirniak qualify for Pan Pacs

Julia Wilkinson pounces on first chance for Pan Pacs spot at Summer Nationals July, 29, 2010 from Swimming Canada VICTORIA ? Julia Wilkinson of Stratford, Ont., didn?t waste any time in assuring...

 Important ISA Announcement

Island Swimming would like to acknowledge and thank Sureen Gosal for 4 years of service in the General Manager position of our club. Sureen is leaving effective August 31, 2010. We wish Sureen all t...

 Island Swimming finalists at the 2010 Canadian Age Group Championships.

Island Swimming put in a strong performance with a very young team at the 2010 Canadian Age Group Championships in Winnipeg Manitoba July 21-25, 2010. The team placed in the top 20 overall with clo...

 HTO Thetis Lake Swim for MS - Don't miss the fun!

Island Swimming is a supporter of the the annual Thetis Lake Swim for MS. Not only does this event raise money for a great cause but it is also a ton of fun with prizes and a BBQ. Last year, Tyee was...

 Photos from 2010 LC AAA Championships

Click here to view all photos from the 2010 BC AAA Championships in Kamloops. Thank you to Karen Bradley, Alex Brothers, Greg Lawrance, Ron Ogden and Sherrie Wickware for sending in some great photos...

 2010 BC Open Water Championships

For all of you, who have been patiently waiting for the results of the BC Open Water Championships, I regret to inform you, that the race was cancelled. After a week of blistering heat and sunny skies...

 Island Swimming wins the 2010 BC LC AAA Championships

Island Swimming Blog Final Team Scores Complete results can be found on our Results Page Sunday, July 11, 2010 Finals After a tight race with the Vancouver Pacific Swim Club all weekend, Island Sw...

 Madison Powell wins Team Aquatic Supplies RAD Award

Congratulations to 12 year old Madison Powell of Island Swimming. Madison was awarded the 2010 Team Aquatic Supplies Regional Age Group Development (RAD) Award at the conclusion of the Long Cours...

 Gold for Cochrane, Bronze for Komarnycky

Gold, silver and bronze for Canadians at L.A. Grand Prix July, 11, 2010 from www.swimming.ca LOS ANGELES ? Ryan Cochrane of Victoria, Brian Johns of Vancouver and Alexa Komarnycky of Victo...

 Jeremy Bagshaw takes silver at LA Grand Prix

Three more medals for Canadian swimmers to conclude L.A. Grand Prix July, 11, 2010 from www.swimming.ca LOS ANGELES ? The University of Calgary Swim Club won gold in the women?s 4X100 medley rela...

 Erin Lawrance 2nd in BC Swim Stars Competition

Congratulations to Island Swimming's Erin Lawrance . Erin was ISA's only 10 & under athlete to compete at this year's BC Provincial Championships. She finished second overall in the 10 & under Swim...

 Ryan Cochrane wins gold in LA

Ryan Cochrane wins gold at L.A. Grand Prix July, 09, 2010 from www.swimming.ca LOS ANGELES ? Olympic and world championship medallist Ryan Cochrane of Victoria won the gold medal in the men?s 400-m...

 ISA's Ryan Cochrane to faceoff with Mellouili of Tunisia in the 1500m Freestyle

The Cochrane-Mellouili Faceoff at the US Grand Prix in LA July, 08, 2010 from www.swimming.ca Olympians Hayden, Johns, Dickens, Wilkinson, Morningstar and King to challenge the podium LOS ANGELES...

 Great Results from the BC AA Championships

BC AA Championships ? June 25-27, 2010 Surrey, BC (Report from Coach Gord) The BC AA Championship meet was a big success for Island Swimming and the 15 swimmers who attended. During the first day o...

 4 Island Swimming athletes selected for BC Summer Games Triathlon Team

Many Island Swimming athletes took part in the 2010 Victoria Youth Triathlon on June 13, 2010. This annual triathlon offers a variety of age appropriate distances for each age group of kids startin...

 ISA Grateful for new Financial Support

 ISA Coaching Announcement for 2010-2011

At Island Swimming, we are committed to the ongoing development of our coaches to ensure that they are familiar and exposed to all aspects of a swim club; not only on-deck/athlete experience but overa...

 2010 Olympic Way Graduates-COHO, TYEE & VASC

Our young Island Swimming developing athletes took part in a fun, year end Olympic Way swim meet at the Crystal Pool on Saturday, June 19. Over 100 swimmers participated in their final swim meet of...

 6 ISA Athletes off to University

A note from the Island Swimming Coaching Staff... It's always bitter sweet to say farewell to our graduating athletes at this time of the season. Bitter because they will leave a hole in the program, ...

 Two Island Swimming Para Swimmers selected for the BC Summer Games

Congratulations to Nerissa Zelych and Alyshia Joinson of Tyee. They have been selected to represent Vancouver Island in the Para Swimming competition of the BC Summer Games in Langley, BC July ...

 Photos from the Island Invitational in May

Deanna McCollum has generously donated some gorgeous photos of our Island Swimmers at the Island Invitational in May. Please click here here to view them. If you know of someone looking for a phot...

 More medals for Victoria Academy of Swimming athletes in Santa Clara

Johns, Komarnycky repeat golden performances at US Grand Prix June, 21, 2010 from www.swimming.ca SANTA CLARA, California ? Brian Johns of Vancouver and Alexa Komarnycky of Victoria were both ...

 Another medal for Alexa Komarnycky

Silver medal for Alexa Komarnycky at US Grand Prix June, 20, 2010 from www.swimming.ca SANTA CLARA, California ? Alex Komarnycky of Victoria earned her second medal in two days on Saturday a...

 Gold, Silver and Bronze for ISA athletes in Santa Clara

US Grand Prix: Komarnycky and Johns win gold June, 18, 2010 from www.swimming.ca SANTA CLARA, California - Brian Johns of Vancouver and Alexa Komarnycky of Victoria capped a four-medal Canadia...

 Ryan Cochrane wins gold at Santa Clara International Meet

US Grand Prix: Ryan Cochrane wins gold June, 17, 2010 from www.swimming.ca SANTA CLARA, California ? Ryan Cochrane put Canada on the medal board early at the Santa Clara Grand Prix swimming com...

 Island Swimming athletes set 11 new VIR Records

Congratulations to all our new Vancouver Island Regional Meet Record Holders. Island Swimming athletes set 11 new VIR records in total at the Vancouver Island Regional LC Championships this past we...

 Victoria Academy of Swimming athletes to compete at Santa Clara Invitational

Canadian Swimmer in shape for US Grand Prix in Santa Clara June, 16, 2010 from www.swimming.ca ?A good kick-start to some fast long course swimming? OTTAWA ? Olympian swimmers Ryan Cochrane, Ju...

 7 Island Swimming athletes will represent VIR at BC Summer Games

A total of 7 Island Swimming athletes will be representing Vancouver Island at the 2010 BC Summer Games July 22 - 25 in Langley, BC. Congratulations to Sarah Mabee-Hall, Tian Tian He, Morgan Dew-Jon...

 Julia Wilkinson set 3 new club records

With Island Swimming attending 3 separate meets on the same weekend recently. Several athletes moved up the rankings in the Top 10 records. However, our newest member, Julia Wilkinson swam for Isla...

 Island Swimming Year End Surveys

Island Swimming has released a year end survey for all our parents Dynamo Entry and up as well as a swimmer survey for all our competitive swimmers in Crush and up. Your input is very important to us....

 Help us support Jordan Hopkins in raising money for Pediatric Cancer Research

Jordan Hopkins is a member of Island Swimming. Please read his family's courageous story about his struggle and triumph over neuroblastoma cancer and their desire to give back to the BC Children's H...

 Wilkinson back home in winning style

One of Canada's most versatile swimmers settles in Victoria after U.S. college career By Terry Bell, The Province May 30, 2010 Julia Wilkinson shows form en route to victory in the 50-metre backstro...

 Island swimmers leave wake in Vancouver

Island swimmers leave wake in Vancouver timescolonist.com May 30, 2010 Island swimmers starred in the Mel Zajac Jr. International Meet in Vancouver during the weekend. 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics ...

 Free Event May 29 - Fun for the whole family

Island Swimming will have an exhibit at this event and would welcome any parents or swimmers interested in helping out. Please contact Coach Avila at avila@islandswimming.com if you are interested ...

 Open Water Swimming Information

New National Open-Water Swimming Circuit for Canada May, 25, 2010 taken from www.swimming.ca OTTAWA ? With summer weather already starting to show its face throughout the country, Swimming ...

 Island Swimming Top 10 Records Updated

The Island Swimming Top 10 of all time Records have been updated to include swims from the Vancouver Island Regional Championships. Several swimmers have moved up the rankings in the Long Course e...

 Island Swimming Welcomes Julia Wilkinson

Island Swimming is pleased to officially announce the arrival of Olympian and Canadian Record Holder, Julia Wilkinson to Island Swimming and the Victoria Academy of Swimming. Julia enjoyed her firs...

 Randy Bennett awarded Chevrolet High Performance Coach Grant

Chevrolet Announces 2010 High Performance and Community Club Coach Grant Recipients. May 18, 2010 from CSC Today, ten Canadian high performance coaches and their Olympic hopeful athletes were each a...

 Jeremy Bagshaw & Neil Harvey will attend Youth Olympic Games in Singapore

Swimming Canada announces eight-member team for inaugural Youth Olympics May, 18, 2010 from www.swimming.ca OTTAWA ? Swimming Canada announced today its eight-member team for the inaugural Yout...

 Blog Update -Stefan Hirniak, Pan Pacific Championships

Learn what it is like to prepare and race at a major competition like the Pan Pacific Championships. Stefan Hirniak will be documenting his journey and try to have daily updates on his blog throughou...

 WATCH LIVE from your computer and cheer on ISA Swimmers

SwimCAN WebTV: Summer Swimming Action delivered to your computer! May, 05, 2010 from Swimming Canada OTTAWA ? SwimCAN web TV is thrilled to announce its webcast schedule for the summer. With o...

 ISA coach receives the Ted Simpson Achievement Award

Island Swimming Coach, Cindy Mabee was recently awarded the Ted Simpson Achievement Award based on her results as a Masters Swimmer in the 2008/2009 season. Results from Worlds, Nationals, Provin...

 Swimming Canada recognizes the talent of 5 Island Swimming athletes

Congratulations to Will Brothers, Jeremy Bagshaw, Keegan Zanatta, Craig Dagnall and Alec Page . These 5 boys have been named to the Swimming Canada SC Identification Team. The purpose of Swim...

 Alec Page selected to represent Canada on the Prospects Team in Montreal

Congratulations to Alec Page for his appointment to the Swimming Canada Prospects Team. The Prospects Team will represent Canada at the Canada Cup in Montreal June 29 ? July 5, 2010. The goal of...

 Blog update from Stefan Hirniak

Click here to check out Stefan's lastest blog entry "Moving forward" where Stefan reflects on his efforts to qualify for Canada's Pan Pacific Championship team. Stefan is a member of the Victoria Ac...

 4 ISA athletes selected to represent Canada at the North American Challenge Cup

Congratulations to Will Brothers, Nicki Fyfe, Keegan Zanatta and Alec Page . These swimmers have been selected to represent Canada at the North American Challenge Cup in Santa Clara, California, A...

 Important information regarding ISA Bonus Earnbacks and Travel Subsidies

Please click here to view important information regarding Island Swimming's 2009-2010 Bonus Earnbacks and Travel Subsidies. Note: you must sign in as a member in order to view this information .

 BC's Island Swimming a Hotbed for Canada's Best Swimmers

April 3rd, 2010 story from Team Aquatic Supplies's blog http://www.team-aquatic.com/blog/ In recent years Vancouver Island has been a hotbed for Canadian swimming being the stomping grounds for s...

 Kyle McMahon and Nicky Lapointe selected to the Para Worlds Swim Team

Para Worlds Swim Team Announced April, 08, 2010 story by Swimming Canada OTTAWA ? Swimming Canada announces Para-Swimming World Championships Team that will be competing in Eindhoven, Netherlands ...

 Island Swimming's Craig Dagnall wins National 5k race, Alec Page 2nd

Craig Dagnall and Karyn Jewell win five kilometre race to conclude the Pan Pacific trials April, 05, 2010 Story by Swimming Canada MONTREAL ? Craig Dagnall of Victoria and Karyn Jewell of Gati...

 Coaching Change for Juan de Fuca Coho Swim Club

Message from Coho Head Coach, Gord Veldman For many years Jen Bell has been a integral part of our club, and has helped build our programs at SEAPARC in Sooke during that time. Jen is now pursuing a...

 Ryan Cochrane posts fastest time in the world this year in 1,500 freestyle

story by Swimming Canada Photo Credit: Scott Grant MONTREAL ? Olympic and world championship medallist Ryan Cochrane of Victoria posted the fastest time in the world this year in the men?s ...

 Island Swimming Para-swimmers kick it up in Texas

submitted by Coach Samantha Jahnke Island Swimming sent a team of four para-swimmers to San Antonio, Texas for the 2010 Spring Can-Am Championships which acted as trials for the IPC World Championship...

 Letter from Jen Bell to Sooke Coho

Dear Sooke Coho?s Over the last five years I have been proud to serve the Coho?s in my capacity as an assistant coach. I have had the privilege to work with so many great swimmers, families, and...

 Olympian Julia Wilkinson claims 100 free Title at NCAA

March, 20, 2010 Story from Swimming Canada OTTAWA- Julia Wilkinson of Stratford Ontario won the100 freestyle short course yards on Saturday at the NCAA Division I Women?s Championships in West Lafa...

 Island Swimmers at BC Seniors March 12-13, 2010

by coach Neil Harvey The BC Senior Championship meet in Vancouver was essentially a tune-up for all those attending. The senior group is getting ready for the Pan Pac Trials coming up later this mon...

 Check out Stefan Hirniak's NEW WEBSITE

www.stefanhirniak.com Check out Stefan Hirniak's new website! Stefan is a member of Island Swimming and swims with the Victoria Academy of Swimming under the watchful eye of Olympic Coach, Randy Be...

 Island Swimming's Peter Brothers selected to represent Team BC

Island Swimming is proud to announce that 13 year old Peter Brothers has been selected to attend the Prospects West Camp and meet to be held in Kamloops April 16-18, 2010. Swim BC selected 32 swimm...

 8 New Club Records for Island Swimming set at BC Provincial Championships

Island Swimming saw 8 new club records set at the recent AAA Provincial Championships held in our home pool. A club record means they have earned the fastest time ever for an Island Swimming athlet...

 Island Swimming Wins the 2010 SC AAA Provincial Championships

Island Swimming had an excellent showing at the ISA hosted BC AAA Provincial Championships held this past weekend. ISA won the overall team title , their second in a row, with a team total of 3408, o...

 Island Swimming 10 & Unders Vancouver Report

Submitted by Kim Walker : The best thing about being at a swim meet is having fun. And the Island Swimming 10 and Unders did just that at a swim meet in Vancouver that fell on one of the last days ...

 Gold Medal Performances on the final day at Western Canadian Championships

Live Results Sunday Feb 21, 2010 (report from Coach Aaron) Day four was one of Island Swimmings best days of the meet with a high number of A final swims. In the end, the men's team moved past OSC...

 Island Swimming's Ryan Cochrane wins gold in Australia

Canada?s Ryan Cochrane wins gold at Australian swimming championships February, 15, 2010 from Swimming Canada website Olympic and world championship medallist Ryan Cochrane of Victoria win gold at...

 Swim BC 12 & Under Camp Photos

Island Swimming had the largest representation at the recent Swim BC 12 & Under camp in Comox BC. Cam Ross generously volunteered his time to transport and chaperone swimmers. He also managed to get...

 Keegan Zanatta wins a pair of Magic Shoes

Congratulations to Keegan Zanatta of the Victoria Amateur Swimming Club. He is the official winner of the "Magic Shoe" draw prize. All the Island Swimming Athletes who participated in the Swim A T...

 Island Swimming's Ryan Cochrane nominated for BC Male Athlete of the Year

Cochrane, Haywood nominated as B.C. athletes of 2009 By Cleve Dheensaw, Times Colonist January 24, 2010 Swimmer Ryan Cochrane of Victoria and canoeist Nicole Haywood of Nanaimo, both on beam for t...

 Island Swimming's Points Policy explained

Parent volunteers are vital to the success of Island Swimming . There are many types of jobs and positions that will match with your talents, interests and available time and your Club needs your...

 Thirteen Island Swimming 12 & Unders selected for Swim BC Camp

Island Swimming is very proud to announce that thirteen of our 12 & Under Swimmers have been selected to attend the 2010 Vancouver Island Swim BC Camp. The amount of swimmers selected represents more...

 Island Swimming 10 & Unders at the VIR Swim BC Camp

Seven of Island Swimming's 10 & Under athletes travelled to the Cowichan Aquatic Centre in Duncan on Saturday, Jan 23 for the 2010 Swim BC (Vancouver Island) 10 & under Camp. The swimmers took part ...

 Island Swimming wants your photos

Do you have photos of Island Swimming athletes from either Coho, Tyee or VASC that you would like to share? Ideal photos would be any picture of Island Swimming athletes in action, either swimming or...

 Almost $24,000 raised at Swim A Thon - Find out who won the draw prizes

Congratulations to everyone who took part in the Swim A Thon! Your efforts made a difference. The Magic Shoe Draw Prize for all who participated will take place on Thursday as all three clubs ...

 Team Championships Photos

Deanna McCollum of Deanna McCollum Photography has kindly provided a link to some photos from the 2010 Team Champs?Blue vs Green. Click here to view photos

 Victoria Amateur Swim Club wins SC Vancouver Island Regional Champs, Tyee 3rd

Congratulations to everyone who took part in the Vancouver Island Regional Championships January 15-17, 2010 at the Cowichan Aquatic Centre in Duncan. Thanks to the host club, the Duncan Stingrays a...

 Ryan Cochrane wins second gold medal at Australian championships

Canada?s Ryan Cochrane wins second gold medal at Australian championships January, 17, 2010 from Swimming Canada MELBOURNE, Australia ? Olympic and world championship medallist Ryan Cochrane of ...

 Ryan Cochrane and Stefan Hirniak of ISA take Gold and Silver in Australia

Ryan Cochrane opens 2010 with gold at Australian swimming championships January, 15, 2010 from Swimming Canada MELBOURNE, Australia ? Olympic and world championship medallist Ryan Cochrane of Vict...

 New On-Line Ranking Website

New Online Rankings for Canadian Swimming From Swimming Canada OTTAWA ? Swimming Canada launches rankings.swimming.ca, a new online rankings system, allowing users to go many steps further into th...

 *SWIM A THON* NOTICE - Please Read

Attention Swimmers : In order to ensure you are eligible for prizes and bragging rights, all your Swim A Thon money and forms must be submitted by Wednesday, January 13 th , 2010. Prizes will be...

 Welcome to the 2010 Coho Board

Happy New Year Coho Families! The 2009-2010 Coho board was elected at the AGM in December. The new board members are: President: Nicole Schaaf Secretary: Jennifer Holmes Treasurer: Len Church D...

 The ISA Green Team celebrates victory at Team Champs

Congratulations to all the Island Swimming athletes who took part our fun, ?in house?, Green vs. Blue, Dual Meet on January 9, 2010. It was a very close race but it was the Green team who took t...

 More medals for ISA athletes in Australia

Canada?s Savannah King wins first gold at Australian under-18?s From Swimming Canada SYDNEY, Australia ? With two weeks of hard training and four days of competition behind her on this current tri...

 Island Swimming Athletes in the News

By Brian Drewry, Times Colonist Jan 7, 2010 Jeremy Bagshaw continues to make waves on the international swimming scene. The 17-year-old from Victoria won the gold medal in the 400-metre freestyle eve...

 Another Gold for Page in Australia 18 & under Champs

Canada?s Brittany MacLean wins three times at Australian U18 by Swimming Canada SYDNEY ? Brittany MacLean of Toronto (Etobicoke) was a three-time winner on Thursday to highlight another strong day ...

 Silver and Bronze for Island Swimming athletes on Day 3 of Australian Champs

Third individual gold for Canada?s Lindsay Seemann at Australian U18 from Swimming Canada SYDNEY, Australia ? Canadian Olympian Lindsay Seemann of Newmarket, Ont., collected her third individual g...

 Alec Page swims to gold on Day 2 of the Australian 18 & Under Champs

Second individual win for Gabor and Seemann at Australian U18 swimming championships From Swimming Canada SYDNEY ? After being afflicted with an illness this past fall and missing valuable trainin...

 7 Island Swimming athletes selected to attend the Swim BC VIR 10 & Under Camp

Island Swimming is proud to announce that seven of our 10 & under swimmers have been selected to attend the Vancouver Island Region 10 & under camp. This camp will take place at the Cowichan Aquati...

 17 yr old, Jeremy Bagshaw of Island Swimming wins gold in Sydney, Australia

Canadians open U18 championships with seven victories from Swimming Canada SYDNEY, Australia ? Canada posted seven victories on Monday to open the New South Wales under-18 swimming championships b...

 Island Swimming's Finn Page is the 2009 5k National Champion for 12 yr old boys

Only 3 Island Swimming boys decided to tackle the 5k national pool challenge. 12 yr old Finn Page was the overall National champion for the 12 year old boys while team mate, Luke Polson , was 2 nd ...

 ISA records updated

Although we didn?t smash any Club Records this past weekend in our early season racing, we did see several Island Swimming athletes creeping up the rankings in the Top 10 of all time. Congratulation...

 2 Island Swimming athletes selected for the Pacific Coast All Star Team

Island Swimming is proud to announce that two of our 12 & under girls have been selected to attend the 2010 Pacific Coast All Star Team in Cerritos, California. This 32 member team will represent...

 Island Swimming wins the Kamloops Ice Classic Cup

49 Island Swimming athletes attended the Kamloops Ice Classic Dec 11-13, 2009 and won the coveted Ice Classic Cup. Everyone swam incredibly well. Combined we won 34 Gold, 36 Silver and 27 Bron...

 Island Swimming Christmas Cracker results

46 Island Swimming athletes attended the PCS Christmas Cracker at the Saanich Commonwealth Pool Dec 11-14, 2009. Overall, the meet was great and the kids swam very well. Coach Gord reported 67...

 Welcome to the 2009-2010 VASC Board of Directors

The Victoria Amateur Swimming Club held their Annual General Meeting on December 2. Thank you to all the members that came out and showed their support. None of the positions were contested so every...

 Brianna Nelson of Island Swimming wins another Bronze at Para-Swimming Worlds

Canada concludes Para-swimming world championships with three more medals December, 05, 2009 from Swimming Canada RIO DE JANEIRO - Benoit Huot of Montreal collected his fourth silver medal of the ...

 Randy Bennett and Ryan Cochrane receive Omega Coach/Athlete of the year

Pierse and Cochrane named Omega Swimmers of the Year November, 30, 2009- from Swimming Canada TORONTO - World Record holder and Silver medalist at the World Championships Annamay Pierse stood pr...

 Meet records for Ryan Cochrane at Canada Cup

Meet records for Cochrane and Chetrat at Canada Cup November, 29, 2009- from Swimming Canada TORONTO ? Olympic and world championship medallist Ryan Cochrane of Victoria and Za...

 Canada Cup - Club Records Updated

Island Swimming and the Victoria Academy of Swimming were well represented at the recent Canada Cup Swim Meet held in Toronto Nov 27-29, 2009. While Ryan Cochrane was breaking Canada Cup meet ...

 Cochrane, Hirniak, Worsley & Wilkinson named to Canada's Senior National Team

Swimming Canada unveils its Senior National Team at the Canada Cup Opening night in Toronto November, 27, 2009 - from Swimming Canada ?A new initiative to provide ongoing support to top athletes ?...

 Brianna Nelson wins Bronze at Para-swimming Worlds, Nick Lapointe 6th

Four medals for Canada at Para-swimming Worlds November, 30, 2009 from Swimming Canada RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil ? Benoit Huot of Montreal wore his back-up swimsuit but still lowered his Canadian reco...

 Island Swimming's Craig Dagnall and Alec Page receive Victor Davis Awards

Island Swimming is proud to announce that 2 (two) of our swimmers ( Craig Dagnall and Alec Page ) have been awarded the 2009 Victor Davis Award. The $1,500 dollar bursaries were presented at the Canad...

 Tyee Aquatic Club elects the 2009-2010 Board of Directors

The Tyee Aquatic Club Society held its Annual General Meeting last night and elected the new board of directors . Janet Morrice retired from the position as President after serving 5 years on the b...

 Jeremy Bagshaw signs with the University of California, Berkeley

Island Swimming?s rising star, Jeremy Bagshaw , has accepted an athletic scholarship from the University of California, Berkeley. UC, Berkeley is a prestigious and highly respected University located...

 Christl Bradley receives athletic/academic scholarship

Christl Bradley of Island Swimming, recently signed a National Letter of Intent with Converse College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Converse College is a beautiful, residential college for women ...

 Top 10 Rankings in Canada - Are you on the list?

Below you will find a list of the current Top 10 in Canada for each age as of November 19, 2009. Island Swimming (IS) has Canadian ranked swimmers in nearly every age group. Although it is still pr...

 Canadian Para-swimmers take on the World in RIO

November 18, 2009 Headline News from Swimming Canada www.swimming.ca OTTAWA ? Thirty members of the Canadian para-swimming team are set to compete at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) W...

 Simon Whitfield Book Signing - Nov 17th, 7pm at Bolen Books

Olympic triathlon champion, Simon Whitfield, will be at Bolen Books (Hillside Mall) this Tuesday, November 17th at 7pm to lauch his new book "Simon Says Gold". Simon is a 2 time Olympic Medallist and...

 ISA Jamboree photos and results

Click here for Jamboree photos by www.bethhayhurst.com Island Swimming hosted the first Jamboree of the season for our young competitive swimmers on November 8, 2009. There were lots of best time...

 Pacific Cup - Club Record Updates

The Island Swimming Pacific Cup had some fierce competition this past weekend with a couple of USA teams giving us some serious competition. For complete results for the Island Swimming Pacific Cup,...

 Cochrane Named Male Athlete of the Year by AFC

Nov. 05, 2009 - By: SNC The Aquatic Federation of Canada (AFC) announced it?s awards recipient for 2008-09 season during it?s Annual General Meeting today. The AFC awards recognizes athletes and co...

 Bennett and Nagy receives Petro-Canada Coaching Excellence Award

Headline News from Swimming Canada www.swimming.ca VANCOUVER ? National Swimming Centre coach Joszef Nagy and Victoria Academy of Swimming head coach Randy Bennet t were amongst 46 of the best co...

 H1N1 Information for swimmers

Click here for an H1N1 Fact Sheet for Sport Organizations Protect Yourself - Wash your hands often and especially before eating. - Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. - DO NOT share wat...

 Stefan Hirniak and Blake Worsley will represent Team Canada in Fina World Cup

Swimming Canada is sending a team of 12 to compete in the Fina World Cup of Swimming in Europe that will be led by world record holder Brent Hayden of UBC. Island Swimming is very proud to announce t...

 ISA's Jeremy Bagshaw and Craig Dagnall awarded development carding

Both Jeremy Bagshaw and Craig Dagnall of Island Swimming have been awarded development carding by Swimming Canada and have secured their spot in the Victoria Academy of Swimming. They are also t...

 Olympic Way Swim Meet Photos and Results

click here to view all the photos Please visit our results page under the Swim Meet menu The first Olympic Way Swim Meet of the 2009-2010 season took place on Sunday, Oct 25th. Cam Ross is a ...

 Intial list of approved swim suits by FINA

Fina has released an initial list of approved swim wear click here to view . Until this list is finalized, Swim BC will allow suits that meet their specified criteria. Please click here for mo...

 2009 Island Swimming Award Winners

Click here for a complete list of the 2008-2009 ISA Award Winners Click here to view photos of our 2009 Award Winners (photo credit: Alex Brothers) Congratulations to all our award winners!...

 Julia Wilkinson joins Island Swimming

Island Swimming is pleased to welcome Olympian and Canadian Record Holder Julia Wilkinson to our program. Julia is currently training and attending school at Texas A&M University, and will be moving...

 Will Brothers to represent Swimming Canada Prospects Team at Canada Cup

14 yr old Will Brothers of Island Swimming has been selected to represent Swimming Canada at the Canada Cup in Toronto November 27-29. Only 14 swimmers from all of Canada have been selected (boys 1...

 Jeremy Bagshaw & Alec Page named to the Junior & Youth Australian Tour

17 yr old Jeremy Bagshaw (Junior) and 15 yr old Alec Page (youth) have been named to the Swimming Canada 2010 Junior & Youth Australian Tour Team. The teams will travel together to Australia on De...

 3 Island Swimming members recognized at the 2009 Swim BC Annual Awards Banquet

Island Swimming coaches and board representatives recently attended the 2009 Swim BC Conference and AGM which includes an awards banquet to recognize the achievements of our BC coaches, swimmers and v...

 4 Island Swimming athletes identified by Swimming Canada as up and coming talent

Congratulations to Will Brothers (SNC Prospects Team), Alec Page (SNC Youth Team), Jeremy Bagshaw (SNC Junior Team) and Craig Dagnall (SNC Junior Team). These Island Swimming athletes have been...

 No change to time standards this season

Both Swim BC and Swimming Canada have officially announced that there will be no change in time standards this season. For quick access to all the time standards needed to attend different levels...

 2 ISA athletes named to the Swim BC Prospects & Age Group Provincial Team

Congratulations to Island Swimming athletes Caroline Macdonald and Peter Brothers. They have been named to the 2009-2010 Swim BC Prospects team. Selection was based on long course performances fr...

 Coho Swimmers back in the pool - Welcome Back!

On Monday, September 14 th the Juan de Fuca and Sooke Cohos got back to business with the start of a new swim season. Everyone was all smiles as they jumped in the water and were happy to see all t...

 7 Island Swimming athletes named to the Swim BC Youth Provincial Team

Congratulations to 7 Island Swimming athletes chosen to attend the 2009 Swim BC Fall Training Camp in Richmond BC Oct 23-25. These athletes were chosen based on their long course performances from Apr...

 ISA records updated - NEW top 10 for Open/Senior category

Island Swimming Club Records have been updated to include the entire 2008-2009 swim season. NEW ?Top 10 of all time for Island Swimming?s Senior/Open Swimmers. A huge thank you is in order for our re...

 The Victoria Academy of Swimming begins operating as an official entity Sep 21

It was March 2009, when we first announced Island Swimming?s partnership with Swimming Canada and Canadian Sport Centre Pacific in the Victoria Academy of Swimming (VAS). This new venture is ...

 8 medals and 2 Canadian Records for 5 ISA athletes at the Canada Summer Games

RESULTS Live Results Click on the athletes names below to access their bio and individual results. Friday, August 28, 2009 The Canada Summer Games wrapped up today. Craig Dagnall fin...

 3 Island Swimming athletes named to the 2009 IPC Team

2009 IPC Swimming World Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3 Island Swimming athletes ( Nicky Lapointe , Kyle McMahon and Brianna Nelson ), have been selected to compete at the International Para...

 Canadians finish first at North American Challenge Cup

North American Challenge Cup Live Results LIVE WEBCAST Day 3-Friday, Aug 7th Congratulations to the young Canadian team who went head to head with Mexico and the US teams and won the North Amer...

 World Record for Island Swimming's Stefan Hirniak

British Grand Prix - August 7, 2009 Congratulations to Stefan Hirniak on his new World Record set at the British Grand Prix in Leeds, England. Stefan swam the 2nd leg of the Mens 4 x 200m freesty...

 Island Swimming athletes Stefan and Ryan set records at British Grand Prix

British Grand Prix Sunday, August 9, 2009 Sunday marked the final day of competition for the British Grand Prix. Blake Worsley had a great swim and won the silver medal in the 200m freestyle (1:43....

 Island Swimming at Can-Am Para Swimming Champs

Can-Am Para Swimming Live Results Saturday, August 1, 2009 Congratulations to Kyle McMahon who achieved a 19 second best time in the SB7 200 breast, which he won. He was also 2nd in the 50 breas...

 Canadian Record for Island Swimming's Jeremy Bagshaw

North American Challenge Cup Thursday, August 6th, 2009 Island Swimming?s Jeremy Bagshaw dominated the field in the 400m freestyle tonight with a record breaking swim. His time of 3:52.03 won him ...

 Silver and Bronze for Ryan at World Aquatic Championships

World Aquatic Championships, Rome, Italy LIVE RESULTS Great CBC Photos Final day... Island Swimming?s Ryan Cochrane won the silver medal today at the World Aquatic Championships for the 1500m ...

 Island Swimming Athletes swim to End MS

Complete Results Congratulations to the Tyee Aquatic Club for being the Top Fundraising Team at this year?s Thetis Lake Open Water Swim for MS on July 26, 2009 Victoria Amateur Swim Club and som...

 ISA 7th overall at Age Group Nationals

The Island Swimming team is ranked 7th overall at the 2009 Age Group National Championships out of 208 teams from all over Canada. Congratulations to all the swimmers who trained hard to qualify for ...

 14 yr old Will Brothers smashes Provincial Record from 1998

Will Brothers of Island Swimming completely smashed the 13-14 yr old Boys BC Provincial Record in the 1500m freestyle on the opening day of the Canadian National Age Group Championships. His time of...

 Peter Brothers sets a new Provincial Record in 1500m free

12 yr old Peter Brothers was not about to sit back and let his older brother Will get all the glory from breaking a Provincial record earlier in the day. It was dark outside before Peter got hi...

 ISA wins the Men's title at World Trials-finishes 3rd in the pool events.

World Championship Trials, Montreal QC View photos The pool events wrapped up on the 4th day with Island Swimming winning the Men?s Title with a 6th place finish on the women?s side. Overall, Isla...

 ISA wins the 2009 Long Course Provincial Championships!

The BC AAA Provincial Championships were held this past weekend July 2-5, 2009 at the Saanich Commonwealth Pool. Congratulations to all the athletes. We saw some very fast swimming which led to Isla...

 BC Open Water Championships

After a long weekend of racing in the pool, six Island Swimming athletes braved the cool weather at Elk Lake on Monday, July 6 th to compete in the BC Open Water Championships. In the 1500m distanc...

 ISA 10 & Under AAA Provincial Swim Stars

Congratulations to our three 10 & under Swim Star boys who did a great job representing Island Swimming at the Long Course BC Provincial Championships. Results were based on the fastest overall times ...

 ISA Coaching Positions Available

Click here --> JOBS for more information about the coaching opportunities available with Island Swimming

 BC AA LC Championships

Excellent swims by Danielle Halle, Brynn Walker and Bryn Longcroft-Harris at BC AA Champs at Surrey June 19-21. Danielle qualified for BC AAA?s with a 1:25.46 on Sunday, winning the race on the second...

 Island Swimming raises $1,000 for Neuroblastoma Research

It was great to see many Island Swimming members show up at Lochside Elementary School today to show their support for fellow swimmer Jordan Hopkins in his efforts to raise money for Neuroblastoma r...

 News from Santa Clara

Three ISA athletes raced last weekend at the prestigious Santa Clara International, one of USA Swimming?s Grand Prix series of swim meets and were impressive throughout the three days of racing. Olymp...

 Ryan Cochrane wins gold at the US Grand Prix in Santa Clara

On Sunday June 14, 2009, Island Swimming?s Ryan Cochrane won gold in the 1500 m freestyle with a time of 15:06.70 at the US Grand Prix International in Santa Clara. ??Ryan showed in this race that h...

 Jordan's Family Fun Ride - Times Colonist article

Story and photo from the Victoria Times Colonist - June 11, 2009 edition (Jordan Hopkins is a member of the Victoria Amateur Swimming Club...let?s support him in his efforts to raise money for the ...

 Island Swimming athletes compete in Santa Clara, CA

Santa Clara International, June 11-14, 2009 LIVE RESULTS Island Swimming Olympians Ryan Cochrane and Alexa Komarnycky as well as 17 year old Jeremy Bagshaw are in Santa Clara, CA this weekend to c...

 ISA finishes 3rd at Mel Zajac Jr. International

Day 3 Report Island Swimming finishes 3rd at the largest and one of the most competitve Mel Zajac Meets in history. Congratulations to all of our swimmers on their success. Alexa Komarnycky nar...

 A Strong International Field set for Mel Zajac Swim Meet in Vancouver

Story by Swimming Canada... A strong mix of international swimmers will be featured at the 46th edition of the Mel Zajac International swim meet hosted by UBC Dolphins this weekend at the UBC Aquatic ...

 ISA wins Small Team Award at Edmonton Keyano International

Coach Cindy took seventeen (14 & under) athletes to compete in the Edmonton Keyano International Swim Meet Apr 30 - May 03, 2009 at the Kinsmen Sports Centre. Heidi Bradley, Peter Brothers, Hayley D...

 Repp and Morrice to attend Arizona State University

Grayson Repp and Cassandra Morrice, both graduating from Claremont Secondary School this year, have accepted swimming scholarships to Arizona State University for Fall 2009. Arizona State University i...

 Island Swimming Coach Breaking World Records

The Duncan Stingrays hosted the Master?s Provincial Swim Meet, April 18-19, where our very own coach , Cindy Mabee, broke 2 Short Course Master?s World Records in the Women?s 40-44 age group category...

 Aaron Dahl is the new Head Coach of Victoria Amateur Swim Club

Victoria Amateur Swim Club (VASC) is pleased to announce that Aaron Dahl has accepted the position of Head Coach. Aaron came to VASC in January 2009 as the Assistant Head Coach and has proven to be a...

 6 Island Swimming Athletes make the Canada Summer Games Team

6 Island Swimming athletes have been chosen to represent BC at the 2009 Canada Summer Games Aug 15 - 29 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. This is a national multi-sport games experience. Very...

 4 Island Swimming Athletes named to Swim BC Prospects Team

Congratulations to Coach Neil Harvey , Will Brothers, Naomi Ellis , Truan Forsyth and Caroline Macdonald on their selection to the Swim BC Prospects Team. They will be heading to Kamloops f...

 Island Swimming Coach /Athlete Duo-finalists for Sport BC Awards

Congratulations to Island Swimming Coach, Randy Bennett and Olympian, Ryan Cochrane . Both were finalists in the Sport BC awards which recognize outstanding athletic performances/moments from 2008...

 Island Swimming is Recipient of GM 's Community Club Coach Grant

Island Swimming is pleased to announce that the Association has been named as a recipient of one of the GM Community Club Coach Grants for 2009 . This $2000 grant is directed towards coach trainin...

 Gold for Brianna, Peter and Nate at Can-Am Swimming Nationals

Congratulations to Brianna, Nate and Peter on their gold medal performances at the 2009 Spring Can-Am Swimming Nationals. The competition continues today. Friday, Mar 20th: Brianna Nelson won the ...

 ISA Records have been updated to March 15th

Island Swimming records have been updated to include swims from Spring Nationals. Many new ISA club records were set and several I sland Swimming athletes moved up the ranks in the Top 10 records. Yo...

 Island Swimming finishes 4th in Canada at Spring Nationals

Live Results Spring Nationals - Island Swimming 4th Overall Day 4, the final day of regular competition at this seasons Spring Nationals was no less exciting than the other days, including a Worl...

 Swimming Canada Article-announcing High Performance Academies

March, 12, 2009 (taken from Swimming Canada Website www.swimming.ca ) Ottawa, ON ? Swimming Canada announced today that Calgary, Toronto and Victoria will be home to High Performance swimming acad...

 Island Swimming joins partnership to form the new Victoria Academy of Swimming

Island Swimming is very excited to announce their partnership with Swimming Canada and Canadian Sport Centre Pacific in the Victoria Academy of Swimming (V.A.S). This new venture is a tremendou...

 Island Swimming Smashes Provincial Relay Record

March 8, 2009 - Island Swimming?s Boys 15-17 SC 4 x 200 Free Relay Team smashed the BC provincial record by over 6 seconds in front of a more than 500 spectators prior to the 82nd Annual Victoria Ch...

 Victoria School Championship Meet - School Rankings

Congratulations to Glenlyon Norfolk School for winning the Victoria School Championship meet, again! Willows Elementary had the highest Girls Team score, and GNS had the highest Boys? Team sco...

 Cassie Morrice wins Speedo Prize Pack at AAA's

Speedo very generously presents a Speedo Prize Pack to the swimmer who has the highest Fina Point swim at the TAS BC AAA Provincial Championships. Although this was not announced at the end of the ...

 Island Swimming Finishes Second in BC Provincial Championships

Island Swimming finished second behind Vancouver?s UBC Dolphins in the BC Provincial Championships held at Saanich Commonwealth Pool Feb 26 ? Mar 1. Over 600 kids from all over the province of BC co...

 14 yr old Will Brothers wins the Vancouver Island RAD Award

14 year old Will Brothers earned the top point scores on Vancouver Island for 14 & under swimmers at the 2009 Team Aquatic Supplies BC Short Course AAA Championships . During the meet he also won ...

 10 and under Swim Star boys swim fast at AAA's

Congratulations to Issac Ross who placed 7th (purple ribbon) out of 18 boys in the AAA Provincial swim meet. Issac also acheived a new 11 and under AAA time in his 100 backstroke. This is Issac?s last...

 Congratulations to D'arcey Musselman

Island Swimming would like to congratulate Crush Coach, D?arcey Musselman on her newly acquired position with Sport Med BC in Vancouver. D?arcey has been a valuable asset to Island Swimming this se...

 Randy Bennett to Headline Sport Performance Speaker Series

Sport Performance Speaker Series Canadian Sport Centre Pacific?s Victoria Campus would like you to join us for our Sport Performance Seminar Series. These events are geared toward professionals cu...

 Island Swimming Wins Men's Title at Westerns

Congratulations to all the Island Swimming athletes who attended the Western Canadian Championships Feb 12-15. Island Swimming finished 3rd overall at Westerns behind Etobicoke and Cascade. Islan...

 News from the 'AA' swim meet in Chilliwack

AA Championships in Chilliwack There were some excellent swims by Island Swimmers at the AA Championships meet in Chilliwack. Congratulations to Sarah Kahale, Laura Fisher, Danielle Halle and Cae...

 Attention 13-14 yr olds - Swim BC 09 Prospects Camp Info

If you are 13 or 14 years old as of April 25, 2009 and would like to qualify for the 2009 Swim BC Propects Training Camp - BC/Alberta Dual meet, then check out the selection criteria . Good luck t...

 15 ISA athletes attend the Swim BC 12 & under Regional Camp in Comox

15 Island Swimming athletes attended the Swim BC 12 & under regional camp at the Comox Valley Sports Centre in Courtenay, February 7. Guest speaker Brian Johns, from the UBC Dolphins, spoke about ...

 Campbell River Meet a Success

Island Swimming attended the Campbell River Eliminator Meet this past weekend. Our swimmers achieved over 85% Best times. 11 year old Kurt Schaaf achieved his first AAA time along with some new...

 BC Senior Championship in Vancouver - Live Results

13 Island Swimming Athletes competed in the BC Senior Championships in Vancouver, Jan 30-31, 2009 Live Results

 Ryan COWchrane debuts at the '09 East Coast SC Swim Championships

Story taken from Swimming Canada website www.swimming.ca Swim PEI & COWS Unveil new design for Championships t-shirt January, 28, 2009 Charlottetown - Swim PEI today unveiled its 3rd annual COWS ...

 Island Swimming Wins the Vancouver Island Regional Championships!

Island Swimming athletes made the trip to Comox last weekend for the Vancouver Island Regional Championships. Everyone swam incredibly well during the 3 day meet and Island Swimming finished "first...

 Swimming Canada 5K Champions

Swimming Canada challenged every registered swimmer in Canada to participate in the 5k Freestyle Pool Challenge during the month of November 2008. The results are in from all over Canada! Congratulati...

 5 ISA Swimmers compete at the 2009 Pacific Coast All Star Meet

Five ISA athletes have been selected to represent Team BC in the 2009 Pacific Coast All-Star Meet in Seattle, January 9-11th. Congratulations to Heidi Bradley, Will Brothers, Liam Cochrane, Naomi Ell...

 Swim BC 12 & Under Regional Camps

Congratulations to the following 25 young swimmers who were chosen to attend Swim BC regional camps geared towards the top 10, 11 & 12 yr olds swimmers on the Island. VIR 12 & under Camp - Fe...

 Janet Dunn appointed SWAD National Development Coach

Island Swimming and Tyee Aquatic Club are pleased to congratulate Janet Dunn on her appointment as Swimming Canada's SWAD National Development Coach. Janet has been an integral member of our staff, an...

 IS swimmers clean up in Kamloops

Congratulations to the 16 Island Swimming athletes who performed exceptionally well in the Kamloops Ice Classic this past weekend. Every swimmer who attended the meet made finals and most had podium ...

 Top 10 & Unders compete in Vancouver

13 of Island Swimming?s top 10 & under swimmers from Coho, Tyee and VASC headed to Vancouver last Saturday to compete in the VPSC 10 & under challenge. All the swimmers competed in the same 5 events,...

 ISA Coach/Athlete receive Jeno Tihanyi Bursary

Congratulations to Coach Randy Bennett and Olympic Bronze medallist, Ryan Cochrane who were awarded the Jeno Tihanyi Bursary during the final night of the Canada Cup. read more...

 Island Swimming competes at the Bell Grand Prix - Canada Cup

Five Island Swimming athletes competed in the Bell Grand Prix-Canada Cup in Toronto Nov 28-30, 2008, Ryan Cochrane, Matt Rose, Stefan Hirniak, Alexa Komarnycky & Riley Pickerl. LIVE RESULTS Watch f...

 Randy Bennett named Head Coach for the 2009 World Championships.

Swimming Canada CEO, Pierre Lafontaine has officially announced Island Swimming?s Randy Bennett as the Head Coach for the 2009 FINA World Aquatic Championships in Rome next Summer. Congratulations Ran...

 Ryan and Randy honored at Swimming Canada's Big Splash Awards Gala.

Congratulations to Ryan Cochrane who was named Omega Male Swimmer of the year and to Randy Bennett who received CSCTA Male Coach of the year at the annual Swimming Canada Big Splash Awards Gala in T...

 Island Swimming hires Aaron Dahl

Island Swimming is pleased and priviledged to announce the hiring of Aaron Dahl as the Assistant Head Coach of the Victoria Amateur Swimming Club (VASC). Aaron will be a welcomed addition to the Isla...

 Ryan Cochrane AFC Male Athlete of the Year

The Aquatic Federation of Canada has announced the award recipients for 2008 and has named Ryan Cochrane of Island Swiming, Male Athlete of the Year for his Bronze Medal Performance at the 2008 Olympi...

 Randy Bennett receives the Petro-Canada Coaching Excellence Award

Petro-Canada Coaching Excellence Award. This is Randy Bennett?s second year in a row to receive this presitgious award. This year, the awards were to recognize coaches whose athletes won medals at th...

 Ryan Cochrane is inspiring the next wave of swimmers

Ryan Cochrane and Coach Randy recently flew to PEI to speak at the Swim Canada Volunteers Awards Banquet. If you're looking for a little inspiration or would like to get an idea of what it takes to re...

 ISA Award Winners

Island Swimming Celebration and Awards Night Over 250 people came out to celebrate. Over 60 athletes and Coaches were recognized. There was plenty of good food and great friends. A Huge thank you to...

 Olympian Alexa Komarnycky joins Island Swimming

2008 Olympian, Alexa Komarnycky has joined ISA Island Swimming would like to offer a warm welcome to 2008 Beijing Olympian, Alexa Komarnycky. Alexa made the decision to move to our beautiful city and...

 Ryan to drop the puck in Toronto

Ryan Cochrane has been invited by the Canadian Olympic Commitee to attend a NHL hockey game. He and other Canadian Olympic Medal winners from the 2008 Beijing Games, have been asked to drop the puck a...

 Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame Open House Event

Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame Open House on Saturday, Oct 18th 1-3pm You?re Invited! Admission is free! As most of our club will be swimming in the IS Time Trial, we are asking all th...

 Island Swimming Members heading to Guam in January

2009 Jr. Pan Pacific Championships in Guam Congratulations to Craig Dagnall, Jeremy Bagshaw and Coach Neil Harvey. All three have been selected to represent Canada at the 2009 Jr. Pan Pacific Champio...

 Rick Say elected to Canadian Olympic Athlete Council

Six accomplished Canadian athletes were nominated by their peers to represent Canadian athletes on the Canadian Olympic Commitees's Athletes' council, an internal advisory body designed to give athlet...

 3 IS men compete for Team BC at Far Westerns

Jeremy Bagshaw brought home 3 golds and 5 silvers for Team BC at the Far Westerns swim meet in San Jose, California at the beginning of August. Craig Dagnall also swam well earning 2 golds, 2 silvers...

 14 Island Swimming athletes named to the 2008 Swim BC Provincial Team

A total of 14 Island Swimming athletes have been named to the 2008 Swim BC Provincial Team. These athletes were chosen for their excellent performances during the 2008 long course season. They will b...

 Island Swimming athlete raising money for BC Children's Hospital

Please join us in supporting 9 yr old, Island Swimming athlete, Jordan Hopkins at Jordan's Family Fun Ride to raise money for the BC Children's Hosptial. Event : Jordan's Family Fun Ride Date : Sunday...

 Join us as we welcome Ryan Cochrane home

Pacific Sport is inviting the public to come out and welcome home some of Victoria's Olympic athletes at the Victoria International Airport this Monday, August 25 between 2-3 pm. This includes our ve...

 Bronze Medal for Cochrane

Island Swimming?s Ryan Cochrane wins a Bronze Medal in the 1500m Freestyle at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games August, 16, 2008 BEIJING ? Ryan Cochrane of Victoria won a dramatic bronze medal in a clos...

 Ryan's 1500 Heat Record Swim

Island Swimming's Ryan Cochrane sets an Olympic Record and Demolishes his own Canadian Men's 1500 Freestyle Record at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games At about 4:50am PST on Friday, August 15th, Ryan...

 1500 Free Rankings

Men's 1500m Free - Official Results : Swimming Aug. 15, 2008, Start time: 6:57 AM ETAug. 15, 2008, Start time: 18:57 Men's 1500m Free Heats Ranking Results Rank Athlete Country Time 1 Hackett Grant Au...

 Canada's Men's 4x100 Freestyle Relay advance to the finals to finish 6th

Island Swimming's Rick Say swims on Canada's Men's 4 x 100 Freestyle Relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games At about 5:51am PST on Sunday, August 10, Canada's men's 4x100 freestyle relay team swa...

 Ryan Cochrane Smashes his own Canadian Record at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

At about 4:43am PST on Saturday, August 9, friends and family cheered as they gathered at Saanich Commonwealth Pool to watch Island Swimming's, Ryan Cochrane smash his own Canadian Record in the ...

 30 IS swimmers compete at Age Group Nationals

Island Swimming compete at Age Group Nationals in Calgary Congratulations to all 30 IS swimmers ! Craig Dagnall won two gold medals and 14 year old, Vanessa Loewen, breaks the all-time best IS women...

 IS Wins the Men's Team Title at 2008 Summer Nationals

Island Swimming claimed the Men?s team title at the 2008 Summer Nationals, and becomes the first team since 1982 (26 Years!) to take the Men?s title from University of Calgary Swim Club or the Univers...

 Island Swimming ready to take on the country at Summer Nationals

Swimming Canada's flagship event of the summer! Senior Nationals brings together Canada's top swimmers from across the country for their chance to race against the best in the country. Winnipeg will...

 Can Am Championships take place in Victoria

Island Swimming had four swimmers representing our club at the Can Am Championships in Victoria from July 11-13, 2008. Congratulations to Brianna Nelson who won two silver medals in the 50 Back and 1...

 Island Swimming - 3rd in BC

With several BC Championships under our belt, we know what it takes to win and we will be back to try and reclaim our title. However, this time, we showed up, we raced hard, we had fun, and we ar...

 Splash & Dash

Island Swimming, Island Triathlon, and the National Triathlon Centre are pleased to present Splash N? Dash at Elk Lake. This is a fun swim and run event that will run throughout the summer. http://www...

 IS is hiring!

The Island Swimming Association is now accepting applications for full and part time coaches and administrative staff for the upcoming 2008-2009 swim season. Positions include: Club, Pool, and progr...

 IS at the 2008 BC LC & Open Water Championships

The 2008 Team Aquatic Supplies BC LC Provincial Championships took place in Richmond from July 2-6, 2008. Island Swimming was represented by almost 60 swimmers at the AAA meet. Well Done Everyone! M...

 IS Swimmer selected for 2008 North American Challenge Cup

Jeremy Bagshaw has been s elected to represent Canada at the 2008 North American Challenge Cup The North American Challenge Cup is a tri-meet between three nations; Mexico, Canada and the United Sta...

 IS Swimmers Selected for Far Westerns

Three Island Swimmers Selected to represent Swim BC at the 2008 Far Westerns S wim BC has announced it?s team of sixteen athletes for the 2008 Far Western Championships being held in California from...

 Ryan Cochrane has a Record Setting Weekend

Island Swimming's Ryan Cochrane had a record setting weekend while attending the 2008 Janet Evans International meet in Los Angeles. Ryan performances in the 400 Fr and 1500 Fr both set a new bar in t...