What is Artistic Swimming?
Originally known as Synchronized Swimming, its roots date back to the early 20th century. By 1952, it was officially included in the Summer Olympics as a women’s event. The sport evolved over the decades, incorporating more Solo athleticism, complex choreography, and high-level acrobatics. Today, Artistic Swimming remains a dynamic and visually stunning Olympic sport, showcasing a blend of athleticism, creativity, and precision. Over the years Canada has secured 8 Olympic medals, 34 Pan American Games medals, 17 Commonwealth Games podium finishes and 26 World Championships medals.
The landscape of Artistic Swimming in British Columbia
Provincial and National Competition events span age groups, including:
◉ AdAS Solo Tech, AdAS Solo Free
◉ Youth Duet, Youth Mixed Duet
◉ Youth Team
◉ Technical Solo, Free Solo
◉ Technical Duet, Free Duet
◉ Mixed Technical Duet, Mixed Free Duet
◉ Mixed Ability Team
◉ Free Combination
◉ Technical Team
◉ Acrobatic Team
Provincially, BC Artistic Swimming offers technical training meets, a Provincial Qualifiers and Provincial Championships for all competitive streams including Limited Competitive, Provincial Stream and National Stream.
This past August 2025, Team BC Artistic Swimming placed 5th in the Team events at the Canada Summer Games, in St. John’s Newfoundland. Artistic Swimming is expected to switch back to Canada Winter Games in 2031.
BC Summer Games is part of British Columbia’s biennial celebration of sport and community and will be next held in Kelowna July 22 to 26, 2026. Over 3000 athletes, coaches and officials will participate across 19 sports in Kelowna, including Artistic Swimming. 56 BC Artistic Swimming athletes (male and female) ages 11-15 will be eligible to qualify to represent their geographical zone.
NSASC athletes are included in the Zone 5 Vancouver-Coastal eligibility.