Welcome to Legacy Masters Swim Club

In Susie’s Lane: Supporting Our Beloved Coach

No one is more dedicated to Masters Swimming than our incredible coach, Susie Skoda. She is at the pool eight different times a week, pouring her skills and energy into our community.

Now, Susie needs our community to rally around her.

Susie was recently diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer and is beginning chemotherapy immediately. Coaching is her sole source of income. Because of the aggressive nature of her treatment, she will be unable to work (or work a very limited amount) for at least the next six months.

Our goal is to raise $30,000 to help relieve the burden of financial stress and give Susie the gift of peace of mind. 

We are hoping the broader East Vancouver community, Masters Swimming BC, and anyone whose life Susie has touched will join Legacy Masters in supporting our coach. Every donation, no matter the size, allows Susie to focus entirely on her treatment and recovery.

Thank you for your generosity and support. If you have any questions or want to help further, please reach out to Jane Halton (on behalf of Legacy Masters).

Call for Volunteers: Meal Train for Susie

A Meal Train page has been set up to coordinate weekly grocery and meal deliveries using a pre-set grocery list. Susie is happy to cover the cost of groceries — having them delivered is what is most helpful right now. Here’s the sign up link if you are able to volunteer. https://www.mealtrain.com/trains/1rryoz

Thank you to everyone who has jumped in to help care for and support her. Please reach out to Stephanie if you have any questions.

Legacy Masters Swim Club

Legacy Masters Swim Club has been around for almost a decade. We started out in 2016 with fifteen swimmers, two lanes, and one scheduled workout a week. Today we have a roster of more than sixty swimmers, six different training groups, and eleven scheduled workouts a week. We train at Britannia Pool, steps from Commercial Drive in the heart of East Vancouver, and attend swim meets at venues across the province

Training groups meet 3 times a week, and group members also have the option of attending extra skills sessions for an additional fee. Standby swimmers are assigned to lists according to speed and swimming ability, and they can attend up to 3 workouts and/or skills session per week as per availability.

What is A Masters Swim Club?

Masters swimming is an organized group sport for adults 18 years of age and older.

Swimmers train together under the auspices of a coach and measure their progress by participating in friendly competitions.

Lots of masters swimmers were competitive swimmers growing up – but that doesn’t mean you have to be a masterful swimmer to be a masters swimmer.