Secretary/Registrar - Kim Bientjes

I have always loved the water – even though I was not an age group swimmer. I started with Masters after I finished high school, and have swum with several Masters’ clubs in the lower mainland (North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Abbotsford and Chilliwack). Swimming is exercise I combine with hiking and biking – and with the Chilliwack Masters Club I have started to swim competitively as well (locally, provincially and nationally). So I guess you can call me a late starter, but it has been so much fun, meeting like minded people and staying in shape in the process!

I can recommend it to anyone – the Chilliwack Master Swim Club logo of Fun, Friendship and Fitness is exactly what we stand for!

Vice President - Mark Langer

I developed a love of swimming as a competitive swimmer during my childhood in Québec. After graduating from university, I worked various jobs taking me from Ontario to Saskatchewan, and eventually in 1997, to British Columbia, my home. My love of swimming never waned, and a chance encounter with a Chilliwack Masters swimmer in 2018 convinced me to join the club.

I have never looked back. I love the camaraderie found within this swim team, and enjoy competing at the local, provincial, and national levels with other swimmers who share my passion.

President - Kayt Hine

Growing up near Harrison Lake; swimming has always been a big part of my life. Living so near the water, my parents wanted my siblings and I to know how to swim. All three of us were signed up for regular swim lessons and were, eventually, all enrolled in the Spartan swim club.

I swam with the Spartans competitively at an LMR level for about five years. During this time I also took my National Lifesaving and Water Safety Instructor courses, and started working in aquatics as a Lifeguard and Swim Instructor. It was about a year after graduating high school and leaving the Spartans that I decided I wanted to get back into swimming. At this time the only Masters team in Chilliwack was run by Justin Daily under the Spartans. After a year off, it felt great to be back in a team atmosphere!

After Justin could no longer run the program, Chilliwack Masters officially became a Club and I have continued to swim, compete, and volunteer as part of the executive team in the roles of Graphic/Web Designer, and Assistant Meet Manager.

Director at Large - Sylvia Robertson

I started swimming with the Chilliwack Masters Swim Club 2 years ago, and am now in my 3rd year with them. I have always loved the water and a lot of water sports/activities, although I have never swum with a club or competitively growing up. I did swim previously with a Masters group for a couple of years, quite a long time ago, at the old Cheam pool. Lifeguarding and teaching swimming at all age levels helped pay my way through university. Aside from swimming, I also enjoy stand-up paddleboarding, hiking, mountain biking (easy trails only!) and wake-surfing.