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New release!

The OK Regional Meet package is now available online! It can be located on the Swim Meets page and also attached to this post.

Location: Brock Pool, 2470 Fleetwood Avenue, Kamloops
Date: Aug 6th & 7th 2022

We hope everyone is having a great season so far, and we look forward to seeing swimmers from across the Region all together in Kamloops!

Thanks =)

WAVELENGTH - MAY 2022

Posted by Kat Coatesworth at May 12, 2022 7:38PM PDT ( 0 Comments )
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Ready, Set, SWIM!

Find the latest news in the May BCSSA Wavelength – https://mailchi.mp/.../ready-set-swim-may-bcssa-wavelength

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2022 Schedule of Events Newsletter

Posted by Steven Vander Meulen at May 10, 2022 9:16AM PDT

Lumby Lightning Summer Swim Club
April News 2022
Head Coach Steven email: coachsvan@gmail.com
Welcome all to the 2022 Season of the Lumby Lightning Summer Swim Club.
It’s looking a lot like spring time and our summer is looking a little more normal with Covid in recession. I am very excited to get out to the Lumby pool and start our swimming season; this will be my fourth season with the Lightning.
I will outline below what we have in store for swimmers/members for the coming swim season.
Registration is open now for Past \ Current Members. New membership registration will open soon.
Maintenance sessions: Pay Vernon Rec. for Lap/Leisure Swim 12:00-1:30PM and swim with Coach Steven from 12:00-1:00PM. Dates April 2, 16, 30, May 7, 21. Saturdays.
• First Day of swimming/ Assessments Day – May 24th – Tuesday.
• New/Beginner/Younger swimmers swim from 4:00-4:55PM, Intermediate and Senior swimmers swim 5:00-6:00PM.
• Morning swim training for all Senior swimmers will start after Canada Day, Tuesday, July 5th, Friday, July 9th. 6:30-8:00AM. Two mornings a week.
• Days with NO swim training:
o Friday, July 1st, Canada Day
o Monday, August 1st , B.C. Day
• Challenge Week – Olympic Teams Theme. Last week of July. July 25-29.
• Awards Picnic, Fun Swim at Lumby POOL – Wednesday July 27th
• Last Day of regular swimming – August 12th
• Any provincial swimmers will swim August 15-17 – Provincials will be in Kamloops-18-21.
The Lumby Lightning Summer Swim Club will host our meet June 18-19th.
Please help support our meet
We are recruiting for Swim Teachers to help with the Turtles program. The program is scheduled to start June 6th from 4:00-5:00PM, through the weekdays until August 12. This will depend on getting swim teachers.

Swim meet schedule for the summer:
Lumby Swim Meet: June 18-19 Sign up to help… 
Revelstoke Meet: July 9-10 1hr 46 min drive.
Kelowna Meet: July 23-24 50 min drive.
Regional Champs TBA: August 6-7
Provincials/ Kamloops: Aug 18-21 –Can Games Pool – Indoors. 1hr 24 min. drive.

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Register before March 7, 2022 to get the early bird pricing for the BCSSA Spring Conference (virtual)!

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bcssa-2022-virtual-spring-conference-registration-260739046507?fbclid=IwAR1PNOCewAsbb_6ahJ76ay4XOYbJQRBCp9b0F0Hy9ZZ5KWb7WQJxKONad90

BCSSA invites coaches, officials, volunteers, parents, and directors to join us online for our annual Spring Conference April 7-11, 2022.
About this event
The BC Summer Swimming Association welcomes all coaches, parents, officials, and volunteers to join us for this year’s SPRING CONFERENCE.

As the Covid-19 pandemic is ongoing, we will be hosting the conference once again online, however we will be using the Canadian based EventMobi as our host. We believe that it will provide all our conference participants with an excellent online experience and the opportunity to connect directly with participants from other regions.

This year’s Conference will FOCUS ON HEALTH.

Some of the confirmed education workshops include:

Mental Preparation for Competition
Healthy Sleep Habits
Carl Cooper’s Coaching Corner
Goal Setting for Coaches
And of course, some of our more fun sessions will include:

BCSSA Trivia / Kahoot
Virtual Wine & Cheese small groups
Active workouts and breaks