Information For Schools/Teachers/Sponsors
Registration of Your Team in STARS
Teams, swimmers and coaches will need to be registered in the BC High School Sports STARS system. This can be found at: https://stars.bcschoolsports.ca/
Teams will need to be registered first by school principals on the STARS
https://stars.bcschoolsports.ca/
Swimmers and Coaches need to be registered on STARS
at https://stars.bcschoolsports.ca/
Registration instructions are posted on the STARS login page.
Date deadlines for the above are listed in the Meet Package
This is a requirement of participating in the Zone Championship Meet.
Swimmer Classification
Per pages 107 - 109 in the BCSS Handbook 2025/26
Swimmers will be classified as “A”, “B” or “Para” swimmers according to the following criteria:
“A” Swimmers are defined as:
• A student-athlete with an SNC (Swimming Natation Canada) number who competes in a Winter Swim Meet as of September 1 of the previous year.
• A student-athlete who trains at a Swim Academy.
“B” Swimmers are defined as:
• As of January 1st of the championship year, the swimmer trains and competes from May 1st to
September 1st with no restrictions.
• Any student-athlete that does not fit the 'A' Swimmer definition. (Coaches are reminded that if a 'B' swimmer competes in any meet between September 1 and the date of the BCSS Provincial Swimming Championship in that school year, they are no longer a 'B' swimmer).
• A student-athlete who does not possess an active SNC number.
All para swimmers must have a classification provided by an BCSS designated classifier to compete at the BCSS Provincial Championship.
Classifications for Para Swimming Competitors:
• S1-10 is for physical impairment
• S11, S12, S13 are for visual impairment
• S14 is for intellectual impairment Note: IPC charts will be used to score S1-14 categories
Exceptions
• “B” Swimmers may compete in any A Category event as the BCSS Swimming Championships is not SNC sanctioned. No SNC number is required.
• “A” swimmers cannot compete in any B Category event.
• “B” swimmers may compete in A or B category relays, but may not swim the same relay in both A and B categories.