Coach Profile: Jennika Efford – Swimming

Meet swimming coach, Jennika Efford of Victoria. She was a mentor coach at the 2016 BC Summer Games and will join Team BC as an apprentice coach at the 2017 Canada Summer Games.

13 alumni headed to Rio for the Paralympic Games

British Columbia will be sending another strong contingent of athletes to the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games with more than a quarter of the team hailing from this province including 13 BC Games and Team BC alumni.

2017 Canada Summer Games Apprentice Coaches Announced

Three Team BC coaches have been selected to the Apprentice Coach Program for the 2017 Canada Summer Games.

Five alumni bring home medals from Rio

Five Team BC and BC Games alumni contributed to Canada's record setting medal haul at the Rio Olympic Games.

28 paddlers named to Canada Summer Games long list

Twenty-eight canoe and kayak paddlers from eight BC clubs have been selected to the Canada Summer Games long list squad. 

37 BC Games and Team BC alumni set to make an impact in Rio

When the Olympic Games get underway in Rio there will be 37 Team Canada athletes who will remember that their journey began with the BC Games and Team BC.

B.C. boasts strong athlete contingent for Rio

There are 142 athletes, 45% of the national team, with a connection to B.C. on the Canadian Olympic team heading to Rio. This is the largest percentage of national team athletes with an affiliation to B.C. in recent history.

Countdown to the Games: One Year to Go

2017 Canada Summer Games Host Society launches official countdown to The Hottest Summer in Half A Century

Six Team BC alumni nominated to Canadian Rowing Team for Rio 2016

Six Team BC alumni have been named to the Canadian Rowing team to compete at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.

Daily Recap – August 21, 2022

Team BC wrapped up the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games with a successful final day of competition, capturing 10 more medals, including five Gold medals. BC finishes these Games third in the overall medal standings, with a total of 128 medals, including 34 Gold, 51 Silver, and 43 Bronze.

Daily Recap – August 20, 2022

Team BC brought home a total of 21 medals, including a Gold medal in Road Cycling and three Gold medals in Golf, on Day 15 of the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games, which brings BC’s total medal count to 118.

Daily Recap – August 19, 2022

Team BC added 10 medals to its medal count, including one Gold medal in Day 14 of the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games.

Daily Recap – August 18, 2022

Team BC brought home 5 medals on Thursday on Day 13 of the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games to bring the team’s total medal count to 88.

Daily Recap – August 17, 2022

Team BC had a successful Day 12 at the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games with another 2 gold medals, 3 silver medals, and 3 bronze medals to bring the total medal count for the team to 83.

Daily Recap – August 16, 2022

Team BC captured 5 medals, including 1 gold, 2 silver, and 2 bronze, to open week 2 of the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games.

Daily Recap – August 13, 2022

Team BC wrapped up a successful week one of the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games on Saturday with a total of 70 medals, including 19 Gold, 33 Silver, and 18 Bronze.

Daily Recap – August 12, 2022

Team BC captured multiple medals, including a historic silver in box lacrosse, a gold medal in triathlon, and hardware at the 3000m Open Water Swim along with other strong performances. More medal opporunities await tomorrow. 

Daily Recap – August 11, 2022

A day full of medals and clutch wins highlighted an exciting Day 6 at the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games for Team BC, as the province combined for 18 medals.

Daily Recap – August 10

Rugby Sevens won a historic Gold medal as Team BC picked up thirteen medals on Wednesday for a total of 42 medals, moving to second in the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games standings.

Daily Recap – August 9, 2022

Team BC added 10 more medals to its medal count, including five gold, four silver, and one bronze, in another action-packed day at the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games.

Daily Recap – August 8, 2022

Triathlete Colette Reimer (Victoria) won BC’s first Gold of the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games, as Team BC put up a total of 15 medals on the second day of competition to lead the medal standings.

Daily Recap – August 7, 2022

Swimming earned the first four medals of the 2022 Canada Summer Games for British Columbia as Team BC put together a successful string of performances on the first day of competition in Niagara.

Daily Recap – August 6, 2022

Wrestler Rupinder Johal of Abbotsford led a Team BC contingent of 382 athletes, 87 coaches and managers, and 25 mission staff into the Opening Ceremony of the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games on Saturday.

Alumni Profile – Micah Zandee-Hart

For Micah Zandee-Hart, her Canada Games experience helped fuel her Olympic dream, which culminated in wining Gold at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.

Team BC flag bearer named, roster set for 2022 Canada Summer Games

The Team BC contingent and flagbearer have been named ahead of the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games. 

TERRITORY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We respectfully acknowledge the lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen)-speaking Peoples on whose traditional territory the BC Games Society office stands, and the Songhees, Xwsepsum, and WSÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day. We recognize that our work in this province spans the territories of more than 200 First Nations, as well as Métis and Inuit communities.

 
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