Air Quality Update

Wildfire season is upon us and that means the potential for low air quality – read the following to find out more about how to deal with air quality this summer

Freestyle Canada Nominates Three to the Canadian Olympic Team

VANCOUVER – Freestyle Canada unveiled the athletes that have been provisionally nominated to Team Canada for the 2018 Winter Games thanks to their 2016-2017 season results. Consequently, mogul skiers Justine Dufour-Lapointe, Andi Naude and Mikaël Kingsbury should all be headed to PyeongChang next February, as they have all met the “Method A” selection criteria. “I am…

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Team Canada Named on Exciting Final Night at Trials

Victoria, BC – Sydney Pickrem did what she wanted by breaking her own Canadian record in the 200-metre individual medley while Alex Loginov did the unexpected by winning the 50-m freestyle in Sunday’s final night of racing at the 2017 Team Canada Trials. Pickrem won the 200 IM in two minutes, 9:56 seconds. That shaved…

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Swimming Canada Announces FISU Games & World Junior Teams

Victoria, BC – In addition to the announcement of the senior national team for the FINA World Championships Sunday, Swimming Canada also announced national teams for two other important development meets. A total of 24 swimmers (10 men, 14 women) will represent Canada at the FISU Universiade in Taipei. Many top athletes have competed at…

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Advanced Coaching Diploma Supporting Athlete Development in BC

VANCOUVER – With support from the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific, coaches are taking their education to the next level and are having a positive impact on their athletes’ development. The Advanced Coaching Diploma (ACD) is the pinnacle of a coaches’ education in the National Coaching Certification Program. ACD coaches are recognized as being among the…

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COC & CPC Applaud the Government of Canada for Investing More in Athletes

TORONTO – The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), along with its Athletes’ Commission, expressed gratitude to the Government of Canada for investing 18 per cent more in direct financial support to the country’s high performance athletes. In his 2017 budget, Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced the government would increase funding allocated to the Athlete Assistance Program (AAP)…

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Canada’s Most Decorated Swimmer Retires

Victoria, BC – Canada’s most decorated international swimmer is retiring, leaving an unfillable hole in the national team but also an unmatched legacy. Victoria’s Ryan Cochrane made the announcement this morning on the CBC Sports Player’s Own Voice as well as in an interview with Scott Russell. “Since the Games in Rio, I’ve been asked…

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Vancouver Athletes Flock to Athlete Advance YVR

The Canadian Sport Institute Pacific wrapped up its second of two Athlete Advance events on Saturday at the University of British Columbia. Athlete Advance is designed to help educate and inspire British Columbia’s future and current Olympic, Paralympic, and World Championship athletes in their quest for podium performances. In 2017, the Institute split its marquee…

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Canadian Sport Institute Pacific Mourns the Loss of Bill Thomson

It is with great sadness that we learned of the passing of Bill Thomson, ChPC, a true visionary in our Canadian sport community who played a pivotal role in the growth and formalization of coaching in Canada. As the inaugural Chairman of Canada’s first National Coaching Institute (NCI) in Victoria, B.C., Bill mentored more than…

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