Cheer on Team Alberta at the 2022 Canada Summer Games in Niagara, Ontario. Watch the FREE LIVE webcast – niagara2022games.ca/watch CBC Sports/CBC GEM Broadcast Schedule – all times are EST. Swim team highlights will be posted on our social media Instagram Twitter Facebook Canada Games Website: https://www.canadagames.ca/
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Are you looking for a rewarding opportunity to develop your career with an organization that values “Excellence, Integrity, Innovation and Collaboration”? Are you interested in working with an organization that provides leadership to advance sport and swimming at all levels of involvement? Then join Swim Alberta and help us to achieve our vison of “every swimmer has the opportunity to …
Call for Nominations for the Swim Alberta Board of Directors – 2021-2024 Nominations invited by 4:30 pm MDT, Friday August 13, 2021. Download Nominations Information Swim Alberta is the governing body for competitive swimming in the province of Alberta with the vision of “Every swimmer has the opportunity to reach their full potential” and a mission to “govern, lead and …
22 June 2021 – ASSA update on competitions, Regionals, and Provincials
Cole Pratt, Cascade Swim Club, has been nominated to Canada’s Olympic Swim Team after his second place finish in the 100m Backstroke at the Canadian Olympic Swim Trials meet held in Toronto. Joining Cole in Tokyo is his coach Dave Johnson. Also joining Cole are former Alberta swimmers Rebecca Smith (Red Deer), Finlay Knox (Okotoks) and Yuri Kisil (Calgary) who …
31 May 2021 – Swim Alberta Update – Alberta’s Open for Summer Plan is now available.
The Alberta Summer Swimming Association and Swim Alberta held a Town Hall on Thursday, 25 March 2021. The focus of the Town Hall was to provide clubs a view of the 2021 season may look like under current health restrictions and to provide an opportunity for clubs to ask questions. The Town Hall was recorded and has been posted here.
Swim Alberta joins forces with Lifesaving Society for next phase of We Are Ready Edmonton, AB – March 17, 2021 The campaign, which continues with the launch of one of three new videos, encourages an evidence-based approach to reopening pools, highlights mental health and wellness, and reinforces that facilities are ready to safely welcome back swimmers. In the recently published Swim Alberta led study “A Safe Return to Sport and …
In consultation with its Member Clubs and based on the success of last year’s cohort mitigation strategies, Swim Alberta and its Member Clubs are happy to welcome swimmers back to the pool through the launch of our We Are Ready Campaign. Swim Alberta is committed to safety as a priority for our membership, proactively monitoring the situation and working alongside …
February 5, 2021 Alberta Health approves Exemption for High Performance Athletes to Train Swim Alberta is pleased to share with our membership that an Exemption for targeted High Performance Athletes has been approved by Alberta Health and communicated to Swim Alberta late this afternoon, February 5, 2021. In December, recognizing the need of athletes who are on Athlete Assistance with …
February1, 2021 To: Club Presidents, and Association Members; RE: 2021 Summer Swim Season Update In a commitment to keep Alberta Summer Swimming Clubs and Membership informed of new and changing information, we wanted to provide the following update: I know we are all doing our best to navigate to the COVID-19 pandemic and I thank you for patience and understanding …
November 17, 2020 Message from Swim Alberta I realize there has been much discussion and concern from the swimming membership as it relates to the announcement on Thursday by the Government of Alberta and the CMOH Order 37-2020 (Order). Along with all of you, Swim Alberta was surprised by the announcement and had only been given the heads up about …
SWIM ALBERTA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Wednesday, November 18th at 7:00 pm. Further information available here: https://swimalberta.ca/clubs/swim-alberta-conference-agm/
Swim Alberta is currently seeking nominations for the Swim Alberta Board of Directors from individuals who are passionate about the sport of swimming, can embrace our values of excellence, integrity, innovation and collaboration and are looking for a rewarding volunteer role with a progressive provincial sport organization. Further information is available here. Nominations invited by 4:30 pm MDT, October 16, …
Since 2003 Sherwood Park has had two-year round clubs – the Silver Tide Swim Club and Sherwood Park Swim Club. For the first time in 17 years the two are now becoming one with the announcement of the Strathcona County Silver Rays. The benefits for members of both former clubs will be exponential. “Combining the two swim clubs represents an …
8 July 2020 – View ASSA Return to Webinar here. 22 June 2020 – ASSA Update on Return to Swimming available here.
ASSA Executive Update on COVID-19: Provincial Announcement on 9 June 2020 is available here.
The Board and Staff of Swim Alberta would like to wish you a Happy and Safe Holiday season and we look forward to working with you in 2020.
For months the Edmonton native believed the 1,500-metre freestyle would be her best chance to earn a spot on the Swimming Canada team heading to this summer’s FINA World Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. O’Croinin finished second in the gruelling race on the opening day of the 2019 Canadian Swimming Trials but failed to swim under the qualifying time. Instead …
The Festivals are back, and the South will be kicking it off in style May 25-26, 2019 at the Max Bell Aquatic Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta. The Summer Festival is one of the highlights for females aged 10 & under and males 11 & under as for most swimmers this competition is not only their first opportunity to experience a provincial …