Virginia (Ginny) Smith Inducted into the CSCA Hall of Fame

On Friday September 27, 2024, the Canadian Swimming Coaches Association (CSCA) inducted Virginia (Ginny) Smith into the CSCA Hall of Fame as a Community Coach for her incredible contributions as a coach.

Virginia “Ginny” Smith:

Smith was a volunteer coach at the Yarmouth Y from 1973 to 2016.  She has been instructor at national swim conferences, developed the Nova Scotia Swim Coaches Association, and has been a head coach of the Nova Scotia Canada Games swim team.

Many of the swimmers Smith has coached have gone on to swim at the university, national or international levels. She also developed many documents on woman and swimming which continued to be used at the national level.

She was inducted into the Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame in 2001.

For Smith, being inducted into the CSCA Hall of Fame is an acknowledgment for all volunteer coaches.
“This means that Canadian Swim Coaches Association appreciate and values the role of volunteer swim coaches who pursue their careers in a professional manner, realizing that not every community can afford what a professional/paid coach might request,” she said.

One of Smith’s fondest memories was in 1987 when she and Nigel Kemp took a team to the British Nationals at London’s Chrystal Palace.

“The pool was unique and above it were housed layer upon layer of swimmers from all over Europe,” she said. “The swimmers swam well.  The icing on the cake was the fact that my son was on the team as well.”

Congratulations Ginny & all other inductees into the 2024 CSCA Hall of Fame!

Many thanks to the CSCA for recognizing the hard work of so many remarkable coaches!