A quick review of Lane Etiquette
Many of the rules of swimming etiquette are unwritten .... You’ve heard of ‘road rage’, well there’s also something called ‘lane rage’, and you can avoid it by following some important guidelines and rules:
Celebrating Conny Stamhuis – still swimming strong at 90yrs
PHOTO - Betty Brussels (L) and Conny Stamhuis (R) at the 2017 World Masters in Budapest, Hungary On the occasion of her 90th birthday - February 18th, 2022 This week Conny turns 90 and, in celebration of that landmark, we…
The 2021 100×100 Charity Swim does it again!
Okanagan Masters Swim Club in conjunction with the H2O Adventure + Fitness Centre was pleased to host the annual 100 x 100 Charity Swim event this past Sunday, Dec 12th. Event organizer and OMSC President Ann Stanley noted that 2021…
100 x 100 Ultimate Holiday Challenge
ATTENTION 100x100 SWIMMERS - New information below: You can register for the 100x100 ($25 per person) and submit your filled in PLEDGE sheet at the H2O Front Desk any time now. Get ahead of the line up on Sunday morning…
2019 Fright-Fest
Thank you to everyone that volunteered and swam in our annual Fright-Fest Swim Meet. There was a lot of fast times, fun relays, great prizes and good times. See you next year! Fright Fest results are here - 2019 FrightFest…
2019-20 Annual Swim Plan
Thanks to Coach Rohan for preparing the OMSC 2019-2020 Annual Swim Plan. Please click on this link to view the plan - 2019-2020 Annual Swim Plan
A History of Okanagan Masters Swim Club (OMSC)
(Photo credit - an old banner with the original logo of OMSC. Contributed by Connie Stamhuis) A number of Masters swim clubs have operated in the central Okanagan area for several years, having successfully grown the image and support for…
Coach Emily Epp Receives Jan Morrow Award
Coach Emily Receives Jan Morrow Award Congratulations to OMSC Coach Emily Epp, this year’s recipient of the Jan Morrow Award. Jan Morrow was an active member of the Kelowna Masters Swim Club (KMSC) in the 1990s who contributed significantly to…
2019 Annual Award Winners
Congratulations to the 2019 season swim award recipients who were celebrated at the OMSC end of year event in June. Here is a list of the winners. Be sure to check out their plaques in the trophy display case at…
Congratulations to OMSC’s 2019 Provincials swimmers
April, 2019 - MSABC Provincials in Victoria saw 7 OMSC swimmers post excellent results. Congratulations to: Conny Stamhuis (87) - 4 top three finishes including 3 first places! Brenda Balderson (65) - 6 top three finishes including 1 first place!…