BC Artistic Swimming has updated our Artistic Swimming Restart Plan as of November 1, 2021. In order to align with the Public Health Office's priorities and in the spirit of the latest Public Health Order, the BCAS Board of Directors unanimously passed a motion in support of the following policy:

All BC Artistic Swimming members 12 years of age and older must be fully vaccinated by December 13, 2021 to attend any in-person artistic swimming activities.

This policy is being introduced to increase safety in the training and competition environment for all artistic swimming participants, our entire artistic swimming community, and the public and it applies to all athletes, coaches, staff, volunteers, parents, and spectators attending any in-person artistic swimming activity. The intent of this policy is to ensure that:

• we collectively respect our fundamental and ethical duty of care to ensure the safety and well being of all members
• we align with provincial health priorities and their intention to foster safe sport environments
• we can continue to deliver uninterrupted and unrestricted programming
• all members are held to the same standards regardless of geographic location
• we can safely come together for events and competitions that are delivered with few adaptations
  

Proof of Vaccination

• Clubs are responsible for the verification of proof of vaccination for their registrants, coaches, volunteers and spectators for in-person club artistic swimming activities.
• BC Artistic Swimming is responsible for the verification of proof of vaccination for all participants and spectators for in-person provincial artistic swimming activities, including all provincial events and competitions.
• The BC Vaccine Card Verifier App must be used by any party responsible for the proof of vaccination verification.
• Organizations are NOT permitted to retain any personal information obtained during the proof of vaccination verification process or a copy of the proof of vaccination card or QR code. Please refer to the Artistic Swimming Restart Plan for information about streamlining the verification process and access to training or competition environments.
  

Artistic Swimming Restart Plan