Includes

• Debbie completes the Open Water Triple Crown
• North Shore Masters Sprint Meet
• Swim Caps
• Shark Card is back
• Upcoming Meets
• Special Report – 2023 Vancouver Ironman

Debbie completes the Open Water Triple Crown

In September, Debbie completed the third leg of the Open Water Triple Crown. This is a remarkable achievement.

The Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming is a marathon swimming challenge consisting of three historically important swims:

• The English Channel, 33 km between France and England
• Manhattan Island Marathon Swim, a 48.5 km circumnavigation of Manhattan Island, New York City
• The Catalina Channel, 32.5 km between Catalina Island and the California mainland.

Look for more information on Debbie’s swim here.

North Shore Masters Sprint Meet Highlights

The North Shore Masters Sprint Meet was held on Saturday October 14 from 2:30 to 8:00 PM.

Thank you to all the volunteers, officials, NVRC staff and swimmers who came together to make this our most successful meet in its 14 year history. Here are some of the highlights:

• Over 150 swimmers attended; 15 North Shore Masters
• Over 45 volunteers made it all possible
• 11 North Shore Masters club records set – Esteban (4), Laura (3, plus a tie), Pam (1,plus a 5/100th miss), Debbie (1), Scott (1) and Ryan (1). Congratulations to all!
• See Results and Upcoming Meets
• Lots of support and enthusiasm for the many great swims.
• Timers and officials did a great job (see the clip below)

Team Aquatics Team Discount Offer

North Shore Masters is pleased to announce that Team Aquatic Supplies has provided our swimmers with a Shark Club discount card image that can be saved on your phones or printed and shown at the time of purchase at any of Team Aquatic Supplies stores for a 20% discount. The discount code listed on the card can be used for online store purchases for the same 20% discount.

North Shore Masters Swim Caps

The supply of North Shore Masters swim caps at $10 each is almost gone. We are thinking of ordering another hundred caps that will likely be priced at $15 each. We would like to know what the level of interest in the caps would be if we placed an order. Please let me know if you are interested in caps.

Upcoming Meets / Results

Event	Event Date	Location	Event Info	Entry Deadline
North Shore Masters Sprint Meet	October 17, 2026	Hollyburn	Meet Package	Registration Opens September 30. Sold out.
Ottermania LC	November 7, 2026	Watermania	Opens Sun October 12. Requires SwimBC membership. Enter via REMS.	November 4 at 5:00 PM if not sold out.
Nanaimo Ebbtides	November 21, 2026	Nanaimo Aquatic Centre	Registration Opens Nov 1, 2026. SWimBC membership required???
KISU Meet	December 2026	Penticton
Vernon Winter Splash	Februaru 2027	Vernon
Chilliwack March Madness	March 2027	Chilliwack
MSABC Championships	April 2027

2023 Vancouver Ironman

When Darren found out that the Penticton Ironman was cancelled due to wild fire smoke on the course, he decided to take the refund and create his own Vancouver Ironman. Here is his Vancouver Ironman race report. Its a great read! I couldn’t stop reading it!