Pacific Wave Artistic Swim Club

🌊 About Us

Pacific Wave Artistic Swim Club is a non-profit, volunteer-run artistic swimming club serving the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. With origins dating back to 1999, the club was founded by passionate parents and swimmers to make the sport more accessible to youth in our community.

🏆 Our Mission

PWASC delivers inclusive, athlete‑centred artistic swimming programs that support progression from recreational to provincial and national high‑performance pathways. We are a club committed to high‑performance standards in how we train, communicate, support athletes, and build our community. We create a safe, welcoming environment where athletes build skill, confidence, teamwork, and a lifelong connection to the sport.

Our mission is to:

  • Provide accessible, high‑quality programming across all levels

  • Foster teamwork, sportsmanship, and healthy competition

  • Build confidence, resilience, and positive self‑esteem

  • Support athletes in achieving personal and team goals

  • Promote physical fitness and long‑term athlete development

  • Grow and retain knowledgeable, committed coaches

  • Strengthen the artistic swimming community across our province

🥇 Our Values

  • Excellence Through Long‑Term Athlete Development We design all programs around long‑term athlete development, ensuring swimmers build strong fundamentals, progress with purpose, and have the opportunity to excel at every level — from recreational to national high‑performance.
  • High‑Performance Mindset for All We cultivate a training and coaching environment grounded in high‑performance standards: consistency, accountability, resilience, and a commitment to continual improvement. Every athlete, at every level, benefits from this mindset.
  • Coaching Excellence and Retention We invest in developing, supporting, and retaining knowledgeable, committed coaches. We intentionally grow future coaches from within our senior athlete community to preserve club culture and technical continuity.
  • Pathways to Provincial and National Success We provide clear, well‑supported pathways for BC athletes to pursue provincial and national team opportunities, contributing to the strength and visibility of artistic swimming in our province.
  • Community Leadership We strengthen the artistic swimming community across British Columbia by modelling best practices, sharing knowledge, and fostering collaboration among clubs, coaches, and athletes.

🏆 Our Vision

PWASC follows Canada’s Artistic Swimming’s (CAS) values of excellence, integrity, and accountability in a healthy & safe environment at every level of participation, fostering teamwork through fairness and respect.


🥇 Achievements & Recognition

Pacific Wave athletes and coaches have earned multiple awards from BC Artistic Swimming, including National Team of the Year honors, bursaries for excellence, and top rankings at provincial, national and international competitions. These achievements reflect our athletes’ commitment and the club’s growing standard of excellence.


âś… Why Choose Us?

  • Supporting athletes from age 7 to 20+

  • Programs for Beginners, Recreational, Provincial, Youth, National Streams, and Masters!

  • A welcoming, performance-driven culture rooted in community and excellence