Swimmers set to make big splash in Earl Mah Aquatic Centre Swim meet this weekend

It's a busy weekend ahead for the Earl Mah Aquatic Centre
as the Rupert Rapids host an invitational swim meet

Prince Rupert's Rapids will be welcoming swimmers from across the province this weekend as the Earl Mah Aquatic Centre plays host to the BC Martine Employer's Association Invitational Swim Meet.

The event makes for one of the big events on the northwest swim calendar this year as the swim season moves into the heart of their fall and winter schedule.

Club records and provincial marks make for some of the focus for the three day event which hits the water at 4:30 today will carry on through the weekend wrapping up on Sunday.

Competitors will be taking part in a number of categories for those from ages five to nineteen years.

The schedule of events for the busy three days looks as follows:

Additional notes on the event can be accessed here.

You can follow the Prince Rupert Amateur Swim Club's Social media feed for updates from the pool as the weekend moves forward.

With the swim meet, the City of Prince Rupert has advised of the Temporary closure of the facility for public swimming  during the course of the event.

More notes on swimming and aquatics in the Northwest can be explored from our archive page.