Port Moody Aquarians

The BCSSA (BC Summer Swimming Association) offers access to Hy-Tek's Team Stats Online. Through this system you can access individual swimmers times for the season as well as provincial and regional rankings. Instructions for using the information you will find using this link are below: BCSSA Hy-Tek Results

For individual swimmer times follow these steps:

Click on the ATHLETES box second from left
Choose Female or Male check box
Choose the first letter of the last name. There may be more than one page of any letter and you may have to use the "Go to page X" option at the far right.
Click on the blue highlighted "Times" link on the left
From the "Course" drop down menu on the left just above all the even boxes choose SCM for Short Course (25) Metres
Choose an event and the times for this season will appear

For Provincial or Regional Rankings

Choose RANK box, third from left
From "Course" drop down menu choose SCM (Short Course Metres)
From "Division" drop down menu pick the Division
For Provincial Rankings do not choose anything in the "Region" drop down menu. For Regional Rankings choose Simon Fraser Region
Choose the event and a the rankings will appear. You may have to scroll through pages using the "Go to page" drop down menu on the far right.

What are Swim Meets?

Swim Meets/Competitions are the backbone of any summer swimming season. They are a chance for swimmers of virtually all abilities to display the skills and strokes they refine all season in practices. They are a fun and relatively relaxed opportunity to compete against other children of the same age and abilities.

Swim Meets…The Basics
There are a number of different swim meets and swim meet formats that different clubs across BC feature throughout the Summer Swimming Season. Hopefully, this list of the different formats and meet types will be a useful tool for those unsure of what to expect from swim meets:

A/B Swim Meet – This is the most common form of swim meet in Summer Swimming. The Port Moody Aquarians will attend A/B swim meets in Coquitlam, Burnaby, Port Coquitlam and Abbotsford this coming season, as well as hosting our own A/B Meet. These meets take place on Saturday and Sunday and they run from early morning to mid/late afternoon. Swimmers at these meets range from 5 to about 20 years old and are separated into Divisions by age (Division 1 = youngest to Division 8 = oldest). Swimmers of many different ability levels are encouraged to participate in these meets, including new swimmers. However, the ability to swim at 2 lengths of all or at least 2 of the strokes is often a good guideline for those who are interested in competing.
Development Meet – Development Meets are geared towards the new and younger swimmers. There are a few of these meets throughout the season. For the upcoming year the Aquarians will be attending development meets at Coquitlam as well as hosting our own. These meets are often held during the evening on a Friday or Wednesday night. They are open to those swimmers who do not yet have the ability to swim 2 lengths of the pool, those who are new to competing and those who do not have the skills in all the strokes. Events include 25-Meter Races of all 4 strokes, as well as the option of doing 50-Meter races of their better strokes. *** Important Note – Some clubs are now combining A/B Swim Meets and Development Swim Meets. This means that instead of running separate meets, they are having Development events (25-Meter events) at the A/B Swim Meets on the weekends. PMA will be attending a couple of these meets this coming season, so watch for this.
Regional Championships – Every year, towards the end of the swimming season. The 5 clubs of our region (PMA, Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam, Burnaby and Burnaby Mountain) compete in the Regional Championships. This serves as the qualifying meet for the Provincial Championships, as well as the final meet of the season for those that do not qualify for Provincials. This meet is run as an A/B Meet, meaning that there are no 25-Meter events. The top three swimmers in each event qualify for the Provincial championships in late August. This year’s Regional Meet will be held at Central Park Pool in Burnaby.
Provincial Championships – At the very end of the season there is the Provincial Championships meet. This meet features Summer Swimmers from around the Province who have qualified for the meet within their individual regions. This meet is 3 days instead of the usual two, to account for the larger amount of swimmers. It is held at different venues through BC every year. This year’s Provincials will be held in Kamloops.

There are a few variations and different meets that become part of the summer, but they are relatively similar to those mentioned above. However, this is a very basic guide to swim meets. There is much more that goes into them and more to know about them. If you have any questions regarding Swim Meets feel free to contact me at dgeary@sfu.ca.
Thanks and see you around the pool.

David Geary
Head Coach
Port Moody Aquarians Summer Aquatics Club

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