Swim BC Staff and Office Contacts

The staff of Swim BC encourages you to contact them, either by phone or email, if you have any questions regarding the sport of swimming within BC.

The staff currently consists of four full-time positions, along with one part-time position, carrying out the following roles:

Swim BC office address:

104 - 4430 Chatterton Way
Victoria, BC V8X 5J2

Phone: (778) 430-9100
Fax: (778) 265-9200

STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES

Executive Director - Ken Radford

  • Reports to the Board of Directors via the President

  • Responsible for the management of all the business and affairs of Swim BC

  • Ensures the policies and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect

  • Acts as Technical Consultant to the Board and the swimming community

  • Oversees all program planning, design, development and delivery

  • Responsible for human resource management and supervision of Swim BC

  • Designated liaison with the Provincial Government, Sport BC, Swimming Canada and other sport governing bodies

  • Responsible for annual government reporting, evaluation and grant application

  • Financial management

  • Revenue generation

  • Assistance with recreation community in development of swimming facilities

  • Coordination of volunteer activities

  • Club/coach consultant

Senior Manager, Technical Operations - Carrie Matheson

  • Provincial Championships administration and management

  • Provincial Championships technical information development and rules interpretation

  • Para-swimming oversight and management

  • Provincial standards management

  • Officiating management (development, training and registration) and committee liaison

  • NCCP management (promotion, certification inquiries, NCCP certification compliance)

  • Competition and Time Trial sanctioning

  • Management of Swim BC Awards program, criteria review, communications and promotion

  • BC Swimming Hall of Fame management

  • BC Games (Canada Games); BC Senior Games liaison

  • iSPARC liaison

  • Funding programs management

  • Team BC Team Manager recruitment, training and development

  • Membership registration oversight

NCCP Coordinator - Chad Webb

  • Schedule, organize and effect delivery of all Swim BC NCCP courses

  • Facilitate or ensure facilitation of Community Coach, Swimming 101, Swimming 201 and Swimming 301 courses

  • Represent Swim BC to the Swimming Canada NCCP planning committees.

  • Manage NCCP communication with membership