St. George's School

About the Program

St. George’s School offers any interested boys the opportunity to participate and compete with the Varsity Swim team. The team competes in the BC School Sports Association and ISA competitions. The competitive season is the duration of Term 1.

Goals

In the spirit of the School’s mission: "Building Fine Young Men. One Boy At a Time", the goals of the Swimming Program are to:

Develop fine young men using swimming as a vehicle for personal growth
Develop each boy’s sense of self-worth as a valuable member of a dynamic swimming program
Create a culture and identity that future boys and teams will aspire to follow
Create a life-long love for the sport as a competitive option post-highschool for those that are at that level, and a healthy lifestyle option for all

Seasonal Snapshot

While each swimming season presents new opportunities for
competitive events, in general, a typical season is as follows:

12 weeks – last week of August to the 3rd week of November
a 4-5 day training Tour, usually every 2nd-3rd year
5-7 competitions, including afterschool time trials, intersquads, dual meets, championships etc.
all boys eligible for all competitions, except the season-ending BCSS Provincial Championships required direct qualification from the Sea-to-Sky Zone Championships.

Practice Format

Practice FormatIn-water practices are offered up to 5 days per week, both afterschool from 3:30 pm–5:00 pm and some mornings before school from 6:45-8:15 am. A full practice schedule will be available closer to the start of the season. Some practices will be open to the full team, others will be for JV aged (Grade 8-9 or 10) or SV aged (Grade 10 or 11-12) boys only.

Additional fitness and dryland practices may also be scheduled from time to time. As well we will aim to offer mid-day Pro-D sessions and clinics from time to time.

Coaches

List of 3 members.

Neil Jones

Head of Aquatics

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Hanna Pierse

Administrative Assistant Athletics

Bio
A graduate of University of British Columbia (B.A. Psychology). Hanna began her involvement in sports at a very young age as a swimmer, runner, and dancer. She took her passion for swimming to university where she competed as a UBC T-Bird for 5 years and represented Team Canada at international events such as the Pan American Games (2011), Jr. Pan Pacific Championships (2005) and World University Games (2009,2011). While a Student-Athlete she involved herself in the Athletics Executive Council and was a coach to young swimmers. After her retirement from swimming, she worked as a Chef with Canadian winter athletes, including the National Sliding and Ski Teams.

She now takes on the role of Administrative Assistant to Athletics, where she works with Chris Blackman to continue to support all athletics teams, staff and facilities.

She now enjoys swimming and road biking recreationally and is an avid backcountry skier, where she can challenge her physical limits and encourage lifelong learning outside of the classroom.
Andrew Conroy 09

Swimming

About the Program

Goals

Seasonal Snapshot

Practice Format

Coaches

List of 3 members.

Neil Jones

Hanna Pierse

Andrew Conroy 09

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