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The Yellowknife Polar Bear Swim Club has been providing
competitive swimming opportunities for youth in Yellowknife
since 1970.
We train in the city of Yellowknife's five-lane Ruth Inch
Memorial Pool and host regular time trials and competitions with
other clubs in the Northwest Territories.
NWT swimming clubs are affiliated with Swim Alberta and are
therefore ranked among Alberta Swim Clubs and compete in Alberta
Provincial Swim Meets as well as other regional swimming
championships. The Polar Bear Swim Club has produced several age
group national swimmers and consistently has swimmers qualify for
the Canada and Western Canada Games. In the last decade, eight of
our swimmers have also gone on to compete at the CIS level in
university, three of them as team captains, and two of our swimmers
have taken part in Olympic time trials.
We are a non-profit organization and rely on the help and
support of our volunteer coaches to keep our level of competition
at its highest, and to provide fun and skillful swimming
instruction.
Yellowknife Aquatic Centre
The Yellowknife Polar Bear Swim Club is in support of the city's
new Aquatic Centre. For further information, contact Sara Minogue
at 867-446-1432.
Admissions
The swim club currently has about 75 swimmers training at
the Ruth Inch Memorial Pool during the times that are available to
our club. Because most of our swimmers return each season, there
are very few opportunities to admit new swimmers to our club and
those who are admitted are often restricted by age or gender (so
they can literally fit into the lanes).
The swim club board is actively seeking ways to expand our
swimmer intake, including negotiating with other pool user groups
to expand the times available to us.
In the 2018/2019 the club launched a fall Polar Pup swim program
in order to broaden the opportunity for young swimmers to train and
learn with us for eight weeks without becoming full season members.
We are also working on expanding our Swim for Life program for
teenagers and a Masters program for those 18 and older. While
COVID-19 restrictions have curtailed both of these programs, please
watch this website for details on how to take part.
Board of Directors & club positions for
2021-2022 season
Our volunteer board is made up of swim parents and is here to
serve you.
President: Remy Leclerc
Treasurer - vacant
Secretary - Lilith Brook
PR/comms - Sara Minogue
Equipment manager Tyree Mullaly/Jenna Scarfe
Fundraising coordinator - Angie Viloria
Travel manager - vacant
Registrar - JF Dufour
Social Committee - Frankie Bower
Meet Manager - vacant
Head Coach - Carol Lockhart
Conflict resolution - Ngan Trinh
Officials coordinator - Lea Barbosa Leclerc
The board meeting schedule has not been set for 2021/2022. Get
in touch with Sara Minogue if you'd like to join a meeting or add
something to the agenda: [email protected] or 867-446-1432.
How to reach us
For questions related to workouts, meets, events, goal setting,
and other swimming related needs, contact one of the coaches. For
questions related to administrative, such as dues, safety, or
policy issues, please contact one of the board members. Email
[email protected] if you need help to reach the right person.
Media queries
If you're a member of the media and need to speak to someone
sooner, please call Sara at 867-446-1432.
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