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 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...

 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...

 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...

 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...

 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...

 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...

 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...

 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....

 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 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 ...

 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...

 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...

 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

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 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 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...

 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...

 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...

 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 ...

 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...

 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...      

 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...

 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...

 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...

 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...

 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...

 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...