Swim PEI is pleased to announce the hiring of Technical Director Mark Fellner.
Mark brings with him years of experience as Executive Director/Technical Director with Swim Manitoba. He is also a coach educator, NCCP L4, and is excited to bring his skills as a swim developer and club development to the island.
Swim PEI is pleased to announce the hiring of Robin Loyola as Administrative Assistant.
Robin brings over 20 years of swim related administrative experience to our organization and is very excited to contribute to the Swim PEI community.
She has also spent many years on deck, swimming to a national level, is NCCP level 2 certified, has years of experience as an age group swim coach, and teaches NCCP swim courses.
Along with working closely with our Executive Director, Robin will be responsible for responding to all inquiries, as well as all other office related duties.
Robin has two sons, both swam competitively to a varsity level, Zander who currently works and lives in Charlottetown as a lawyer, and Reid who works as an investment banker in Calgary. Her husband Dave is also a swim coach, and they love spending their free time on PEI’s amazing golf courses or walking their dogs on the beach.
Swim PEI Inc. the Provincial sport governing body for competitive swimming in Prince Edward Island is seeking a Part-time Administrative Assistant. The position will be to a maximum of ten (10) hours per week. Reporting to the Executive Director of the Swim PEI, the Administrative Assistant provides administrative support to the staff and volunteers to ensure the smooth operations of the office, and support to member services.
Full Job Posting
Full Job Description
The deadline for applications is January 29, 2024. Please submit your resume and cover letter to:
Hiring Committee, admin@swimpei.com
Please note that only those candidates being selected for an interview will be contacted.
APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED
Please note the application deadline for the Canada Games Staff positions have been extended to December 11, 2023
Swim PEI is now accepting applications for 2025 Canada Games Staff positions including Head Coach, Assistant Coaches and Manager. Please submit your resume to admin@swimpei.com by December 1, 2023. Job Descriptions can be found in the links below.Head CoachAssistant CoachManager
The Swim PEI Nominations Committee is encouraging anyone who is interested in joining the Board of Directors for a two year term to submit their name and a few sentences about the skills they would bring to the Swim PEI Board of Directors to executivedirector@swimpei.com. The deadline to submit your application is end of day November 11, 2023 with the election of members taking place at the upcoming Swim PEI Annual General Meeting. There are three Director positions up for election at the Annual General Meeting.
The Swim PEI 2023 Annual General Meeting will take place on Sunday, November 19th following the Fall Splash meet at Credit Union Place in Summerside. The full notice and agenda can be viewed at the link below:
AGM 2023 Notice
Our Annual ADL Awards will then be presented following the meeting!
Swim PEI is now accepting nominations for the 2022-2023 season annual awards! The process to nominate someone is easy! Just click the links below to access the form for each award, answer the questions, and hit submit!
The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, October 20th.
The awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, November 19th as part of the Fall Splash meet at Credit Union Place in Summerside!
Alex B. Campbell Swimmer Award- This award is for the most outstanding swimmer during the 2022-2023 season. Someone who excelled at meets, was committed to their training, and showed leadership within their team.
Barney Bree Swimmer Award- This award goes to the swimmer who best demonstrated leadership, fair play, and sportsmanship both in and out of the pool. The recipient has shown their commitment to swimming by attending meets and consistently attempting to achieve personal bests. This person also was involved in additional activities such as other sports or clubs or volunteer work.
Coach of the Year Award- This award recognizes the outstanding achievements of a coach who has shown their commitment to the sport and the swimmers.
Official of the Year Award- This award recognizes the outstanding contribution of one official. This person must have demonstrated fairness always and played a role that benefited the swimmers. They acted professionally, recognizing that their decisions are not always popular.
Administrator of the Year Award- This award recognizes an administrator who is involved with swimming either at the club level or the provincial level. They have interest in advancing the sport of swimming for the benefit of the athletes. Their involvement helps to provide a well-run organization. This could be a registrar, meet manager, club manager, board member, etc.
Volunteer of the Year Award- This award recognizes the time and effort freely given by an individual. This person was involved in the organizing/running of many events this swim season. Their willingness to selflessly participate has ensured that swimming on PEI remains a positive experience.
Honourary Lifetime Achievement Award- This award recognizes the many years of meritorious service to swimming in Prince Edward Island by an individual (or group). Through a long association with our sport, this person has shown leadership, been supportive and encouraging and has made significant contributions to the development and growth of swimming.
Swim PEI will also be recognizing the top swimmers from each age category based on FINA points from the 2022-2023 season.
Applications for the position of a part-time Executive Director with Swim PEI are now being accepted. For the full job description, see link below:
Swim PEI- Executive Director Job description
To Apply:
Please send your resume with a cover letter detailing how your skills and experience would make you a great fit for this position by March 31, 2023 to info@swimpei.com.
We thank all applicants for their interest however only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
The Swim PEI Annual Awards for the 2021-2022 season were presented on Saturday, November 19th as part of the Summerside Fall Splash meet at Credit Union Place. Find all award recipients listed below, head over to our Facebook page for more photos! Congratulations to all!
ADL/Sport PEI Annual Awards
Volunteer of the Year- Angela Oatway (CBAC and Canada Games manager)
Official of the Year- Charlene VanLeeuwen (CBAC)
Administrator of the Year- Bonnie Payne (SDSC)
Coach of the Year- Tom Ponting (CBAC)
Barney Bree Swimmer Award- Camren MacLeod (CBAC)
Alex B. Campbell Swimmer Award- Elena LeClair (CBAC)
Swim PEI Award
Honourary Lifetime Membership Achievement Award- Edie Rogers (CBAC)
Individual Swimmer Awards
These awards are based on FINA points in top or certain events over the course of the season.
Female
10 and Under
Gold BAN, Ivy CBAC
Silver MARTIN, Autumn SDSC
Bronze HE, Charlotte CBAC
11 to 12
Gold BAN, Ivy CBAC
Silver CAMERON, Mila SDSC
Bronze CARR, Rylie CBAC
13 to 14
Gold YORKE, Leanne SDSC
Silver CORRIGAN, Sophie CBAC
Bronze CARR, Nadia CBAC
15 to 17
Gold LECLAIR, Elena CBAC
Silver NICKERSON, Holly CBAC
Bronze LEVESQUE, Julianne SDSC
18 and over
Gold LEVESQUE, Julianne SDSC
Silver ABOU EL NAJA, Maya CBAC
Bronze RUNGE, Meghan CBAC
Male:
10 and Under
Gold REID, Ryan SDSC
Silver MURRAY, Hudson SDSC
Bronze SHI, Steve CBAC
11 to 12
Gold OSTRIDGE, Luke CBAC
Silver SONG, Chengxuan [Sky] CBAC
Bronze WONG, Yi Tak Eden CBAC
13 to 14
Gold MACDOUGALL, Keegan SDSC
Silver TANG, Raphael CBAC
Bronze BAN, Xitong (Tom) CBAC
15 to 17
Gold DU, Yifeng (David) CBAC
Silver SAUER, Andrew CBAC
Bronze ROBERTS, John CBAC
18 and over
Gold ETTINGER, Evan CBAC
Silver MACDONALD, Ryan CBAC
The Annual General Meeting and Awards ceremony for Swim PEI will take place on Saturday, November 19th. The meeting will follow the morning session of the Fall Splash at Credit Union Place in Summerside. The meeting and awards will take place at The Oval. Times will be finalized closer to the date, once the meet schedule is out.
Clubs will be permitted to appoint three (3) voting delegates to represent their club at the meeting. All are welcome to attend both the AGM and the awards ceremony!
Swim PEI is now accepting nominations for the 2021-2022 Annual Awards. The Nomination Deadline is close of business on Friday, October 21st.
Nominations will be accepted from the Swim PEI community in the following categories:
Alex B Campbell Award
Barney Bree Award
Coach of the Year Award
Official of the Year Award
Administrator of the Year Award
Volunteer of the Year Award
Honourary Lifetime Achievement Membership Award
David Neil Mills Memorial Award
Awards for the following categories are awarded based on a tabulation of FINA points for events swimmers participated in September 1, 2021 – August 31, 2022. Nominations are not accepted for these categories.
Top 10 & Under Swimmer Award (1 each for Female & Male)
Top 11-12 Swimmer Award (1 each for Female & Male)
Top 13-14 Swimmer Award (1 each for Female & Male)
Top 15-17 Swimmer Award (1 each for Female & Male)
Top 18 & Over Swimmer Award (1 each for Female & Male)
Detailed Awards Criteria can be found here: Swim PEI Award Criteria 2021
Please provide as much detail as possible on why you feel the nominee is deserving of the award.
Nominations will only be accepted by email. Please send nominations to admin@swimpei.com with the subject Swim PEI Awards.
The 2022 Canada Summer Games swim team has been finalized. See the link below for the full list of athletes who will be attending the 2022 Canada Summer Games August 5th-14th in Niagara, Ontario. Congratulations to all!
2022 CANADA SUMMER GAMES- Final Team Selection
More info will follow including info for athletes and parents to attend a Zoom call on Tuesday, May 31st.
Swim PEI will be holding a special meeting on Saturday, June 11th at the Credit Union Place in Summerside prior to the Summerside meet. This meeting will allow the board of directors as well as voting delegates from the member clubs to review and pass the amendments to the Swim PEI Bylaws. All club registered members, swimmers, coaches, and officials, are invited to attend. Only those identified as voting members will be eligible to vote.
The proposed bylaw amendments can be found at the link below.
Bylaw review – proposed amendments
All guidelines on the voting process can be found below. Those representing a club as a voting member must submit a voting delegate registration form at least 7 days prior to the meeting (June 4, 2022).
AGM Voting Delegate Info
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