Langley Flippers
Making a splash for over 60 years!
The Langley Flippers is a summer swim club with a history in Langley of over 60 years. We are a non profit club run by an elected volunteer Board of Directors and a member of the BC Summer Swimming Association and the Fraser Valley Region. We offer high quality professional coaching and technique instruction for all ages and abilities. The goal of our team is to provide every member an opportunity to improve swimming skills and achieve success at his or her level of ability, from novice to Provincial competitor.
Langley Flippers foster long term growth and development of the athlete as a person, not only as a swimmer. To achieve this, we encourage the process of achieving excellence, not simply the attainment of the goal. We believe that through emphasizing the process, each individual will develop strong personal characteristics, such as an appreciation for the value of hard work, teamwork, self-discipline and strong self-esteem.
The Swim Club undertakes the responsibility to provide each individual with the support necessary in their pursuit of excellence. We provide a safe and positive environment to foster the development of the skills required for each individual to achieve their goals. At the Langley Flippers we believe that “Excellence is an Attitude”.
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Our Programming
Our Speed Swimming Programs are offered over a 12 month period each year.
Summer Schedule:
- Practices commence May 1st at the Walnut Grove Swimming Pool and as of the second week of May, the flippers transfer over to Al Anderson Memorial Pool for the remainder of the season.
- Swim Meets begin at the end of May and run through to August.
- Concluding with the Provincial meet held mid- August
Fourth weekend in June – The Flippers host our annual swim meet at the Al Anderson Pool, with 500+ swimmers and their families from throughout the Fraser Valley Region. We are fully responsible for staffing and coordination of all aspects of the entire swim meet. Participants from outside the Flippers will be traveling to our city and enjoying our hospitality for the weekend!
Fall and Winter Schedule:
Winter Maintenance program is held in two 10 week sessions at the Walnut Grove Community Pool.
- September to December
- January to March
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Volunteer Requirements
Volunteer Requirements
Each family is required to contribute to the club in three ways:
- Fundraising
- Volunteering your time
- Registration fees
The volunteer positions in the club include, but are not limited to:
- The Board of Directors
- President
- Treasurer
- Secretary
- Registrar
- Director of Speed Swimming
- Director of Officials
- Director of Equipment
- Director of Marketing
- Meet Manager
- Timers and Recorders
- Deck Officials
- Crash Deck
- Announcers
- Team Photographer
- etc.