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BCAS Member Info Update

Written by madewithlove on April 21, 2026. Posted in News.

Member Information

Dear Members, dear Athletes, Coaches, Officials, and Presidents, dear Parents,

BC Artistic Swimming is considering a possible merger with Swim BC. These initial discussions are purely exploratory; no decisions have been made.

We felt it was important to communicate this proactively with you at an early stage to ensure transparency and to keep you informed directly as we begin this process.

As part of our responsibility to the sport and our membership, we believe it is important to carefully consider opportunities like this within the broader context of the evolving sport landscape. Nationally and provincially, we are seeing increasing emphasis on collaboration, alignment, and sustainability, as highlighted in the Future of Sport in Canada Report.

With that in mind, we have begun a due diligence process to better understand whether such a merger could be feasible and ultimately in the best interest of our athletes, clubs, and the sport as a whole. This work is being carried out in cooperation with viaSport and will be supported by an external consultant.

At this stage, our focus is on gathering information, asking the right questions, and ensuring that we have a clear understanding of the potential opportunities and challenges. We are committed to keeping you informed as this process evolves and will ensure there are appropriate opportunities for engagement.

Should this process advance to a point where a formal proposal is developed, the ultimate decision would rest with the membership through a vote at a Special Annual General Meeting.

If you have questions or thoughts, please contact us. We appreciate your dedication and welcome your input as we move forward.

On behalf of BC Artistic Swimming,
Mandy Curtis, President
Patrik Zimmermann, Executive Director

AquaGo! Classes Start in January

Written by madewithlove on December 31, 2025. Posted in News.

Intro to Synchro

AquaGo! is a safe, fun, and inclusive program that allows swimmers to experience the art of artistic swimming (also known as synchronized swimming). We’re offering an 8-week Sunday morning camp starting in January 2026 for those swimmers looking to try something new.

Time: 9:00 am to 10:00 am
Dates: Sunday, January 11, 2026, to March 15, 2026 (no classes on Jan 18 and Feb 22)
Where: Ravensong Aquatic Centre
Who: Ages 8-11 (General guideline, certain 7 or 12-year-olds could fit)

If your little one loves to swim but you’re finding it challenging to enroll in swim lessons, our club may be the perfect fit for you. We’re offering a Sunday morning AquaGo! Program this January through March for swimmers who’ve thought about our club and might want to try it before committing to a full season in the fall. Come on out and see what we’re all about. We’re pretty sure your little one will have fun in the pool with us.

You can use this link to register now (instructions below): http://ravensongwaterdancers.rampregistrations.com/

Once you log in, select Particpant.

Next, either add or select your swimmer. Then select ‘Short Term Recreational’ for the Division.

The Sunday AquaGo! Package will be selected by default, then hit Continue.

Please proceed from there.

Intro to Synchro: Summer Camp in July 2025

Written by madewithlove on May 12, 2025. Posted in News.

Intro to Synchro

AquaGo! is a safe, fun, inclusive program that allows swimmers to get a taste of artistic swimming (a.k.a. synchronized swimming). We’re offering a 4-week summer camp in July 2025 for those swimmers looking to try something new.

Time: 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Dates: Tues/Thurs, July 8 to July 31
Where: Ravensong Aquatic Centre
Who: Ages 8-11 (General guide, certain 7 or 12-year-olds could fit)
Cost: $100 + BCAS Admin fee (around $3~)

If your little one loves to swim but you’re finding it hard to get into swim lessons, our club may be right for you. We’re offering a summer camp this July for swimmers who’ve thought about our club and might want to try it before committing this fall.

Come on out and see what we’re all about; we’re pretty sure your little one will have fun in the pool with us.

Click to Register Here

Arianna Beuerman from the Swim-a-thon 2023, with her water

Swim-a-thon! Tuesday, January 30, 2024

Written by madewithlove on January 12, 2024. Posted in News.

One of our biggest and most fun fundraisers of the year is the annual swim-a-thon! It is scheduled for Tuesday, January 30th at your child’s regular swim time and a lucky person(s) gets to accompany them poolside to track and cheer them on while the music is playing underwater on the speakers.

Kick off your fundraising efforts by asking your family, friends and co-workers and use the pledge form to keep track of donations. Donations can be made as a lump sum, flat-rate amount OR they can choose to donate per length. The athletes will have one full hour to swim as many lengths as they can (a length is from one end of the pool to the other = 25m; 2 lengths = 1 lap).

While we encourage all our athletes to push themselves, our youngest members may opt to use a flutter board for part of the event. Also, a tracking sheet will be provided at the event for the counters to use to keep track of the lengths.

All children will need to have a volunteer on deck for the duration of the event on Tuesday, January 30th to track the number of lengths they swim.

Pledge sheets, and any funds already collected, can be brought to the event (donations placed ‘by length’ can be collected in the week after the swim-a-thon when the total lengths swam is known) and turned in to a coach, the Treasurer or a Board member.

Things to remember:

Please arrive a few minutes early so they can be ready to start when the hour timer begins.
Water bottles on deck are strongly encouraged.
Counters can bring a foldable chair to sit on while on deck.
Counters are encouraged to cheer on the athletes!

Fun Fact:
Coaches track athlete’s results year-to-year to note the improvement.

See you at the pool!