SWIMMING WITH THE WAVE

The White Rock Wave Masters Swim Club was formed in 1999. The club is both a competitive and social group, with most swimmers interested in local competition. Many teams compete internationally in both pool and open water races. In fact, many of our members have become addicted to open-water swimming and swim regularly on Saturday mornings around Lake Sasamat in Port Moody during the warmer months.

The club is a fun and competitive group, having recently won the MSABC Provincials and being a 6-time consecutive winner of the MSABC league trophy for teams of our size. Everyone can compete and contribute points for the team. Workouts focus on skill refinement, stroke efficiency, developing endurance, and speed. The ability to swim 50 metres in all competitive strokes is expected. The minimum workout for the slower lanes is approximately 2000 metres per hour, while the faster lanes complete over 3000 metres per hour of practice.

For competition, your age is taken as of December in the year you are competing. We have swimmers competing on our team well into their 80s, and Betty, our oldest competitor, is 101 this year. In Canada, you must be at least 18 to participate in the Masters swimming program. We currently have approximately 90 members on our roster.

Club members currently hold numerous BC Provincial, Canadian, and World records. Swim meets are not just about swimming races, though. Club members enjoy the opportunity to travel together and spend time exploring. Social activities are a part of every swim meet. The great thing about Masters Swimming is that there is a place for everyone. You compete against people who swim at your speed (men and women swim together in races, and ages are also mixed--you are placed in a heat according to your time).