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.

Team BC alumni throws perfect game at Pan Ams

Sara Groenewegen strikes out 10 in 8-0 win over Venezuela

Team BC gymnast wins Pan American medals

Shallon Olsen wins two Pan American medals while rugby’s Nathan Hirayama wins silver

Team BC alumni part of first medal at 2019 Pan American Games

Desirae Ridenour (Cowichan Bay) and Hannah Henry (Victoria) win silver medal in triathlon

Team BC alumni Jamie Macdonald retires

Macdonald represented Canada at the 2018 Olympic Games

Alumni Desirae Ridenour selected for Pan Am Games

Triple gold medallist at 2017 Games heading to Lima, Peru

Team BC alumni win medals at the Judo Open Nationals U16-U21

Judo athletes from Red Deer win four medals

Team BC Hockey Coach Delaney Collins makes history at Canada Games

Delaney one of three female hockey coaches to podium at Games

Team BC Freestyle skiers head to Italy

Five Team BC alumni to head to World Championships

Team BC finishes 2019 Canada Winter Games with 87 medals

Team BC’s delegation of 349 showcased their commitment through 87 podium performances including 30 gold, 28 silver, and 29 bronze medals.  Team BC was fourth in the overall medal count.

Gold medal record day for Team BC

30 gold medals the most Team BC has won at a winter games

Cross Country adds final gold medal for Team BC

Cross Country adds to Team BC’s record setting gold medal count

Squash adds another silver medal

Men’s team matches women’s result

Women’s squash earn team silver

Team BC Lucia Bicknell wins second medal of games

Gold for men’s curling!

Team BC breaks record for most golds in a Canada Winter Games

Bronze for women’s hockey at Canada Winter Games

Team BC wins 5-4 in bronze medal game over Ontario at the Canada Winter 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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