Celebrating the student-athlete: University of Calgary Varsity Swim Club’s Nathan Versluys Named Top Academic All-Canadian Swim Alberta is thrilled to celebrate the outstanding achievement of Nathan Versluys, a dedicated University of Calgary Varsity Swim Team athlete, who has been named the Top Male Academic All-Canadian at the University of Calgary for his remarkable performance both in the classroom and in …
Swim Alberta Press Release – 2024 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
Edmonton, Alberta – Swim Alberta Athletes Shine at Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, Contributing to Canada’s Record Medal Haul Alberta’s swimmers and coaches were instrumental in Canada’s outstanding performance at the 2024 Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships, held at the Australian Institute of Sport Aquatic Centre in Canberra, Australia. Canada matched its best-ever medal total of 15 from the 2016 …
Want to Swim? Find a Club!
Many swim clubs provide several different types of programming, including pre-competitive programing for those not quite ready to join. To assess swimmers’ abilities prior to group placement, clubs may offer rookie camps or individual assessments. Contact the club(s) in your area to determine the best fit for your swimmer(s). To get started, below is a link to the Swim Alberta …
Swim Alberta Swimmers Punch Their Tickets to the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, 2024 Junior Pan Pacific Championships, and the World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Junior Championships
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 30 May 2024 (Calgary, AB) – The 2024 Olympic & Paralympic Trials, Presented by Bell have recently concluded after seven exciting days of racing at the Toronto Pan American Centre. While the events primary selection focus is to select the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic teams, national junior team selections were also on the line. A total …
New Registration System Information Portal – ASSA Chosen as Pilot Host
The Alberta Summer Swimming Association will pilot the new registration system beginning with affiliation which will open 26 February. Looking for more information about the new registration and results system, check out https://www.swimming.ca/en/registration-system-portal/
Edmonton to Host Canadian Open: A Boost for Swimming in Alberta
Swimming Canada has recently announced the host locations for its revamped event schedule through 2028. This exciting lineup includes 21 editions of six domestic events, including the Canadian Open, Masters championships, Trials, short-course national championships, Open Water Festival, and the Ken Demchuk International Invitational. The strategic planning behind these events is part of Swimming Canada’s “Canadian Way” event hosting strategy, …
Team Alberta competes at 58th annual Mel Zajac International Swim Meet
VANCOUVER – 19 swimmers raced for Team Alberta at the 58th annual Mel Zajac International Swim Meet from June 2 to 4 at the UBC Aquatic Centre. Originally founded in 1963 as Canada Cup by swim coach Howard Firby, the Mel Zajac Jr. International Swim Meet works to bring elite national and international talent to Vancouver to race local athletes. …
Five medals for Albertan swimmers at 2023 Best Fest Festival
MALLORCA, Spain – From May 27 to June 2, five Albertan swimmers competed at the 2023 Best Fest open water swimming festival. Over the course of the week, Dominik Kwiecien (GPP), Shayne Bowie (EKSC) and Kealeigh McLeod (UCSC) brought home five medals across a variety of events. Kwiecien captured silver in the 5-km and 10-km events in the elite junior …
Applications now being accepted for Newcomer Grant
Swim Alberta’s vision is to ensure that every swimmer has the opportunity to reach their full potential. Our mission is to govern, lead, and support competitive swimming. Swim Alberta’s Newcomer Grant will provide four (4) newcomers with grant support for one season with a Swim Alberta affiliated club. There are four (4) $1,000 awards to be given out to grant …
New National Registration System Launching September 2024
Swimming Canada Announces SportLoMo as New Registration System Provider Ottawa, ON – Swimming Canada is pleased to announce the partnership with SportLoMo, the leading provider of technology solutions for sports organizations, to bring a new and improved registration system to its members and participants. The new system, powered by SportLoMo, will streamline the registration process, making it easier and more …
2022 Canada Summer Games
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:Â https://www.canadagames.ca/
Swim Alberta Provincials LC
The 2022 Swim Alberta Provincials – Long Course is set to begin this Thursday July 28th at the Kinsmen Sport Centre in Edmonton, AB. The event will go from July 28-31, 2022. Preliminaries will begin at 8:30am with a warm up at 7:30am and Finals at 4:30pm with warm up at 3:30pm each day. The four-day competition will be host …
Summer Provincials – Meet Information
This weekend, Swim Alberta’s Summer Provincials Long Course which is sponsored by Team Aquatic Supplies, will be held at the MNP Community & Sport Centre (formerly Repsol Sport Centre).  The event will includes top 20 qualifiers plus the top Summer Swimmers who will be participating as part of the ASSA All Star team.  Athletes will be racing for both individual and aggregate …
2022 Swim Alberta Summer Provincials – Top 20 Qualifiers Published
Congratulations to all qualifiers for the 2022 Swim Alberta Summer Provincials! Final Top 20 Qualifiers: Short Course | Long Course Qualification for Summer Provincials is based on the top 20 swims in any event 50m-400m for females 14 & under and males 15 & under. The qualifying window was Sept 1 until March 31 for short course and until June 15 for …
Swim Alberta Summer Festivals
The Summer Festival’s are back and will be held on June 18th and 19th, 2022!! Festival South will be held at the Family Leisure Centre in Medicine Hat, AB and will be hosted by the Alberta Marlin Aquatic Club. Festival North will be held at Tri Leisure Centre in Spruce Grove, AB and will hosted by the Parkland Pirates Swim …
Bell Canadian Swimming Trials Alberta Results
The Bell Canadian Swimming Trials were held April 5-10, 2022 in Victoria, B.C. Alberta did a phenomenal job with 15 clubs attending. Alberta athletes were in the finals a total of 120 times and winning a total of 35 medals. There was also a total of 5 provincial senior records that were broken and 13 provincial age-group records broken at …
Provincial Championships Results
The 2022 Provincial Championships were a massive success this past weekend. A massive thank you to all our athletes, families and friends that came out to the event. As well a special thank you to Olympian Swim Club for being excellent host, Kinsmen Sports Centre for being our host facility and of course our sponsor Esquire for the Youth Recognition …
Provincial Championships
The biggest event for Swimming in Alberta is BACK!! The Swim Alberta Provincial Championships will be held in Edmonton at Kinsmen Sports Centre from March 17th-20th. Preliminaries will begin at 8:30am Friday to Sunday. Finals beginning at 4:30pm Thursday to Sunday. Over 430 swimmers including 5 para athletes, 14 out of province swimmers from 3 teams and 30 clubs this …
Provincial Trials
The 2022 Swim Alberta Provincial Trials are this weekend March 11-13th at the Repsol Sports Centre in Calgary. The Provincial Trials is the first stage of provincial heads and finals racing and the last chance to qualify for the Swim Alberta Provincial Championships. Only Preliminaries will be held Friday with warm up at 2pm, preliminary warm-up begins at 7:30 am …