Vancouver Vikings is a non-profit, parent-run, competitive summer swim club and a member of the British Columbia Summer Swimming Association (BCSSA). The club’s goals are:
More information about the club can be found on the About page.
Sadly, the Vikings have made the difficult decision to POSTPONE our new swimmer assessments (previously scheduled for April 5 / 19) for the 2020 summer swim season until further notice. Online registration for these assessments has also been postponed.
We will continue to monitor the spread and impacts of COVID-19 and make decisions based on the health, safety and well-being of our Vikings family and the Vancouver community in general.
We are thinking of all of you and hoping you are safe, healthy and well.
Dear Vikings,
We are writing to assure you that the Club is closely monitoring the spread of COVID-19. Given how rapidly things are changing – travel advisories, quarantines, and new event cancellations happening every day – we expect some of you have questions or concerns about the remainder of the Winter Maintenance season, and possibly even about our summer swim season.
Your Executive has assessed the situation and has decided on the below course of action.
For your convenience, here is the most recent announcement from BCSSA regarding COVID-19, posted on March 12: http://www.bcsummerswimming.com/clubs/6594/announcements/2170135-Covid-19-Update-regarding-Coaches-Conference
We understand that this is a time of stress and uncertainty for many of you. We want to reassure you that we care deeply about the health and safety of our Vikings family, and that we are working hard to make decisions with everyone’s best interests in mind.
If you have any questions, please contact any member of the Executive found on our contact page here.
In 2020, the Vikings are offering two options for swimmers who either must or wish to compete in BCSSA’s OCAT category.
Option 1 is our OCAT Limited Training Program. This program involves reduced fees, restrictions on practice attendance, and mandatory attendance at certain meets. To take part in this program, swimmers must meet certain eligibility requirements.
The Vikings have a total of only 4 spots available in this program for the 2020 summer season: 2 in OCAT 1 (1 girl, 1 boy) and 2 in OCAT 2 (1 girl, 1 boy).
If you are interested in this OCAT Limited Training Program, please visit our OCAT page here for details and to apply.
Summer swimming is right around the corner! Here are the key registration dates for our summer session, which runs from May 1 to late August, 2020 (details re fees coming soon):
*Any swimmer who swam with us in summer 2019 and/or one or both of the last two sessions of winter maintenance.
**As we monitor the impacts of COVID-19 and make decisions mindful of the health and safety of our Vikings community.
