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Rayanne smiles in front of Arbutus at Colwood.
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We love our admin team at Westshore!

December 8, 2023December 30, 2024

Rayanne is the newest addition to the admin team at our Colwood location. She’s also a swim instructor!

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Brandon Warren poses with his SwimRun gear at the finish line of SwimRun Victoria.
Health & science

Taking on, and recovering from, my first SwimRun

August 25, 2020March 19, 2021

Whew! That was a long race (3km of swimming and 18.4km of running to be exact). As I sit here 36 hours post-race nursing my sore muscles, I figured I…

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Two images: Left: Brandon stands on the left in a red jacket and sweat pants smiling against a receding mountain range of red soil. Right: Brandon stands again a wooden railing in a red flannel smiling. Behind him is a harbour with boats and a shop with tree-covered mountains to the right.
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A digital meetup and interview with Brandon Warren

July 22, 2020March 19, 2021

We met Brandon Warren for a chat over the interwebs to talk about moving East to West, physiotherapy, and getting outside. Thank you for your time, warmth, and generosity, Brandon! …

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The sky and water are pink with the sunset, and the mountains in the distance are various shades of blue. A person in a "crew" jacket paddles a boat to the left and Susan's head is visible above the water to the right.
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Coffee with Susan Simmons, long distance swimmer

August 10, 2019August 10, 2019

We were lucky enough to join Susan Simmons for coffee this week. We talked about 30 hour swims, being an athlete with MS, community, and conservation…

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Susan Simmons dives into the water on Dallas Road to start her attempt to double cross the Juan de Fuca.
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Susan Simmons dives into the water to start her historic attempt at a double cross

August 18, 2018September 11, 2018

On August 18th at 1pm Susan Simmons took off from Ogden Point on a 24 hour swim to Port Angeles, and back. With MS, for MS. Have a great swim…

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Chilly Salt Spring Training

October 2, 2017April 15, 2019

October morning swim ✔️ Burning skin from the cold ✔️ Feeling awesome ✔️ Beautiful gulf island experience at St. Mary’s Lake Resort. ✔️ Time for a hot shower!

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A swimmer takes a breath during the front crawl in a pool between lanes.
Health & science

Nine golden rules for swimming injury prevention

July 29, 2017May 11, 2018

Swimming is awesome. Compared to other sports, swimming has a relatively low risk of injury.

However, the most common body part injured while swimming

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Health & science

Getting comfortable with swimming can be a journey

October 31, 2016July 17, 2017

Swimming is a fantastic exercise but if you’re doing it for the first time as an exercise, it can feel awkward and unnatural and might take some persistence…

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Preparing for the Whistler Ironman

July 22, 2016February 19, 2019

Having a relaxing afternoon at the Whistler 70.3 pre-race meeting!

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Diana Nyad, endurance swimmer, address TED in 2013
Health & science

Humans are extraordinary

July 5, 2016May 7, 2017

We swim. We know swimmers. We work with athletes. We know marathon swimmers …

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Choose to Move: Swimming at Ogden Point

January 16, 2016February 23, 2019

Get in the water.

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Choose to Move: Flippers Throwback

December 14, 2015February 23, 2019

Flippers! So much fun!

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