We are just one week away from Swim for Hope 2025!!
For 29 years the swimmers of Swimming Newfoundland and Labrador have raised funds to support the Cancer Care Foundation and their own home clubs! And the BEST part is that all funds raised stay right here in the province!
Our swimmers are helping to change lives!
So hurry and go to https://cancercarefoundation.ca/ and sponsor your favourite swimmer TODAY!
CBS Bluefins Swim Club Town of Conception Bay South Mount Pearl Marlins City of Mount Pearl St. John's Legends Swim Club City of St. John's Poseidon Swim Club Carbonear Pool & Recreation Complex Mount Pearl Summit Centre Gander Lakers Swim Club Town of Gander Deer Lake Dolphins Swim Team Aqua Aces Swim Club Town of Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador Corner Brook Rapids Swim Club City of Corner Brook Melville Mantas Swim Club Labrador City Cancer Care Foundation Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Lieutenant Governor Joan Marie J. Aylward
Hundreds of swimmers are on the move this weekend across Newfoundland and Labrador!
Best of luck to the swimmers competing this weekend at the CBS Bluefins Swim Club Hard Off the Block Invitational AND at the Melville Mantas Swim Club Frosty Frenzie Meet!
Meet info: https://swimmingnl.ca/meet-schedule-%26-summaries
Drive SAFELY, Swim FAST, and have FUN! Hopefully, Mother Nature won't disrupt things too much!
Melville Mantas Swim Club CBS Bluefins Swim Club Mount Pearl Marlins St. John's Legends Swim Club Poseidon Swim Club Gander Lakers Swim Club
PROVINCIAL RECORD UPDATE
Swimming NL is very pleased to announce 4 new Provincial Records!
Congratulations to:
GILLIAN SMITH (St. John’s Legends) broke the 14-year-old 100 Backstroke (11-12 female - SC) record, previously set by Catherine Silotch in 2011, with a time of 1:09.40 at the 2025 Penguin Plunge Invitational.
AND the Memorial University Sea~Hawks men were on fire with three new relay records at the Kemp-Fry Invitational:
CHRIS WEEKS, DANIEL PEARCE, LIAM TWEEDIE, and LIAM MACARTHUR broke the 400 Free Relay (Open – SC) record with a time of 3:28.86……..AND……..the 400 Medley Relay (Open-SC) record with a time of 3:47.47.
LIAM MACARTHUR, JAKE LECOURE, CHRIS WEEKS, and STEPHEN MILLEY broke the 200 Medley Relay (Open – SC) record with a time of 1:45.85.
Official records can be found here: https://swimmingnl.ca/records-%26-standards
St. John's Legends Swim Club Memorial University Sea~Hawks
Best of luck to the legion of swimmers heading to the
Gander Lakers Penguin Plunge at the Arts & Culture Centre Pool in Gander this weekend, January 31 - February 2, 2025!
Meet info: https://swimmingnl.ca/meet-schedule-%26-summaries
Drive SAFELY, Swim FAST, and have FUN!
Gander Lakers Swim Club Town of Gander Corner Brook Rapids Swim Club Deer Lake Dolphins Swim Team Aqua Aces Swim Club Poseidon Swim Club CBS Bluefins Swim Club Mount Pearl Marlins St. John's Legends Swim Club
PROVINCIAL RECORD UPDATE!
Swimming NL is very pleased to announce three new provincial records!
Congratulations to:
KATERYNA KORETSKA (St. John’s Legends) for breaking the 29-year-old 100 free (10 & under female – SC) record, previously set by Eileen Robinson (PSC) way back in 1995, with a time of 1:10.76!!!
…….AND……..
GILLIAN SMITH (St. John’s Legends) for breaking the 100 free (11-12 female – SC) record, previously set by Claire Chin (SJL in 2023), with a time of 1:00.62!!!
AND
the 50 backstroke (11-12 female -SC) record, previously set 15 years ago by Catherine Silotch (SJL in 2009), with a time of 31.28!!!
Congratulations Gillian and Kateryna! Incredible times!
For all official Swimming NL Provincial Records visit https://swimmingnl.ca/records-%26-standards
St. John's Legends Swim Club
Swimming NL/Memorial University Bursary 2024-25
The Swimming NL Memorial University bursary, valued at $1000.00 annually, is available to a student continuing beyond their first year of studies at Memorial University of Newfoundland.
The bursary recipient will be a swimmer in good standing with Swimming Newfoundland and Labrador and will be a returning member to the Memorial University of Newfoundland Seahawks Varsity Swim Team.
Awarding of this bursary will be based on swimming performance at the varsity level. It will be awarded by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Scholarships and Financial Aid to a student in good academic standing at the university.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS: March 6, 2025.
Please scan/email to Swimming Newfoundland and Labrador [email protected]
For the application visit https://swimmingnl.ca/award-programs
Memorial University Sea~Hawks
PROVINCIAL TEAM NEWS & Happy Tibbs Eve!
Swimming Newfoundland and Labrador (SNL) is pleased to announce the roster for the Canada Games Core Team. These 34 Paralympic and Olympic Program swimmers, representing four Swimming NL clubs, will serve as the pool of athletes from which the Canada Games team will be selected.
Final selection for the Canada Games Team will be made considering only those on the Core Team and based on long course results from the East Coast Championships (March 27 -30, 2025) and the Team NL Provincial Travel Team Meet (May 15 -18, 2025) at the Dr. Ralph Hicken Invitational.
The Core Team will compete at the Dr. Ralph Hicken Invitational as part of the full Swimming NL Provincial Team. The senior Provincial Team members will be selected and announced at a later date.
Full details regarding the Swimming Newfoundland Labrador (SNL) Canada Games Selection Criteria can be found at https://swimmingnl.ca/canada-games
Congratulations swimmers!
Anna Rideout - SJL
Alexandra Campbell - SJL
Arianna Higdon - SJL
Ava Decker - MPM
Charlie Ball - CBS
Claire Comerford - MPM
Elly Stafford - CBS
Emilia Young - SJL
Emily Wardle - SJL
Gavin Baggs - MPM
Gillian Smith - SJL
Hannah Kavanagh - MPM
Harlow LeBlanc - SJL
Henry Pearson - SJL
James Murphy - MPM
James Ryan - MPM
James Traverse - SJL
Kallie Symonds - SJL
Karter King - SJL
Kiarra Higdon - SJL
Logan Gosse - MPM
Lynne Thorne - SJL
Madeline Ladha - SJL
Makenzie Wishart - SJL
Matthew Earle - SJL
Michael Collins-Wall - SJL
Nathan Luscombe - MPM
Nathan Wilson - SJL
Noah Gates - GLSC
Owen J.Carew - MPM
Samuel Goodland - MPM
Seamus Kavanagh-Penney - CBS
Toren Smyth - SJL
Tyler Breakspear - MPM
Gander Lakers Swim Club Town of Gander CBS Bluefins Swim Club Town of Conception Bay South Mount Pearl Marlins City of Mount Pearl St. John's Legends Swim Club City of St. John's Team NL Government of Newfoundland and Labrador 2025 Jeux du Canada Games
Provincial Record Update
PROVINCIAL RECORD UPDATE!
Santa delivers early! Swimming NL is very pleased to announce six new provincial records!
Congratulations to:
JAKE LECOURE (Memorial University Sea~Hawks) for breaking the 16-year-old 50 breast (Open Male – SC) record set by Nick Smith (MUSC) in 2008 with a time of 29.00
AND
the 100 breast (Open Male -SC) record also set by Nick Smith in 2009 with a time of 1:04.51!!!
…….AND……..
CHRIS WEEKS (Memorial University Sea~Hawks) for breaking four of his own records (Open Male -SC):
50 free – 22.07
100 free – 48.17
50 fly – 23.06
100 flu – 53.99
Congratulations Jake and Chris!
The paperwork is still coming in for some other recent records and we can’t wait to share those updates with you! Stay tuned……
To check out the new format of the official Swimming NL Records go to: https://swimmingnl.ca/records-%26-standards
Memorial University Sea~Hawks Gander Lakers Swim Club Mount Pearl Marlins
2025 Canada Games - Major Technical Officials Application Available
2025 Canada Games - Major Technical Officials Application Available:
Swimming Canada (SNC) will be accepting nominations for Major Technical Officials (MTOs) for the 2025 Canada Summer Games swimming and open water events, occurring August 9-14 and August 15-16 respectively in St. John's Newfoundland & Labrador.
Officials must be fully certified at level 3 or higher. Provinces are strongly encouraged to nominate upcoming officials currently at level 3 or 4 who have shown commitment & ability in supporting championship competitions at the provincial and national level, in addition to those experienced level 5's who may deserve recognition for years of service. The SNC selection committee will be looking for at least 1 level 3/4 from each province/territory to attend the Games.
If you are interested in being selected as an MTO please complete and submit this application form by December 31, 2024 (5pm).
The application form can be found here: https://forms.gle/oqcVscKvznv4dwr7A
Melville Mantas Swim Club Northern Lights Swim Club, NL Canada Aqua Aces Swim Club Deer Lake Dolphins Swim Team Corner Brook Rapids Swim Club Gander Lakers Swim Club Poseidon Swim Club CBS Bluefins Swim Club St. John's Legends Swim Club Mount Pearl Marlins 2025 Jeux du Canada Games Team NL Jeux du Canada Games
ATTENTION SWIMMERS:
2025 Canada Summer Games - Contenders Declaration to Compete and Commitment Form now available: https://swimmingnl.ca/canada-games
Submission deadline: December 19, 2024
Go to and bookmark https://swimmingnl.ca/canada-games for all your Team NL Swimming Team information.
MMelville Mantas Swim ClubNNorthern Lights Swim Club, NL CanadaAAqua Aces Swim ClubCCorner Brook Rapids Swim ClubDDeer Lake Dolphins Swim TeamGGander Lakers Swim ClubPPoseidon Swim ClubCCBS Bluefins Swim ClubSSt. John's Legends Swim ClubMMount Pearl MarlinsTTeam NL
2025 Canada Summer Games
Now Available……….
· Assistant Coach Application
· Assistant Coach (Special Olympics) Application
· Team Manager Application
Go to and bookmark https://swimmingnl.ca/canada-games for all your Team NL Swimming Team information.
Aqua Aces Swim Club Deer Lake Dolphins Swim Team Melville Mantas Swim Club Corner Brook Rapids Swim Club Gander Lakers Swim Club Poseidon Swim Club Mount Pearl Marlins St. John's Legends Swim Club CBS Bluefins Swim Club Team NL 2025 Jeux du Canada Games
Best of luck to the more than 350 swimmers heading to the
Mount Pearl Marlins '2024 Sink or Swim Invitational' at the Mount Pearl Summit Centre in Mount Pearl, November 15-17, 2024!
Meet info: https://swimmingnl.ca/meet-schedule-%26-summaries
Live Stream: https://www.youtube.com/live/YtqqRFMwh5w
Drive SAFELY, Swim FAST, and have FUN!
CBS Bluefins Swim Club Corner Brook Rapids Swim Club Club Natation Les Drakkars Gander Lakers Swim Club Melville Mantas Swim Club Memorial University Sea~Hawks Ottawa Swim Club Poseidon Swim Club St. John's Legends Swim Club City of Mount Pearl VOCM CBC Newfoundland and Labrador The Telegram NTV News Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Swimming Newfoundland and Labrador serves as the provincial governing body for competitive swimming.
