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
6-7 competitions, including afterschool time trials, intersquads, dual meets, championships etc.

Practice Format

Water practices are offered up to 4 afternoons per week, Monday to Thursday from 3:30pm–5:00pm. Additional fitness and dryland practices will also be offered. Stay tuned for practice times. A potential morning practice time may be availabe.

Coaches

List of 3 members.

Neil Jones

Head of Aquatics

njones@stgeorges.bc.ca
Hanna Pierse

Administrative Assistant Athletics

hpierse@stgeorges.bc.ca
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

andrew@andrewconroymusic.com

Swimming

About the Program

Goals

Seasonal Snapshot

Practice Format

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Coaches

List of 3 members.

Neil Jones

Hanna Pierse

Andrew Conroy 09

St. George’s School