University of Victoria Men's Swimming

Vizsolyi dives into his 33rd year as head coach of the Vikes Mens and Womens Swim teams. His wealth of experience at the CIS and club level has led to two CIS Coach of the Year awards, 186 medals at the CIS Championships and 10 Olympians. Since 1983, the Vikes have won 53 gold, 69 silver and 64 bronze at the CIS Championships and in 1980 the women's team won the Canada West conference championship. The Vikes have also had two CIS Outstanding Swimmer of the Year awards, and Vizsolyi himself was recognized by the CIS as Coach of the Year in 1988 and 1998. The Vikes best result at the CIS Championship came via the women's team in 1998 with a second place finish. The men's team has finished third overall four times (1987, '88, '00, '02). In international competition, 10 Vikes have competed at the Olympic and Paralympic Games and have won a total of 36 medals. Paralympic swimmer Stephanie Dixon is responsible for 19 of those medals, and she is the only athlete to ever break a world record at a CIS Championship. An additional 21 swimmers have competed at various international meets and have won 25 international medals. A native of Budapest, Hungary, Vizsolyi is extremely active throughout the swimming community. He is currently the Technical Director for Pacific Coast Swimming and the Pacific Sport National Swim Centre, as well as being an active member of the Swim B.Cs Technical Committee. In 1994, he served as Chairman of Swimming for the Commonwealth Games Society. He is a Nationally Certified Master Coach and is an Adjunct Asst. Professor at UVic. Furthermore, Vizsolyi is a Physician for various National teams and sport groups. As a swimmer, Vizsolyi competed at the club level for nine years, as well competing for UBC, where he was a finalist for four straight years at the CIAU Championships (1974-77). Vizsolyi holds a Fellowship in the College of Family Practise, the CASM Diploma of Sport Medicine, is a fully certified NCCP Level III swimming coach and an NCI Master Coach.   MAJOR AWARDS: CANADA WEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS  (1): 1980 CIS COACH OF THE YEAR (2): 1988 1998   COACH VIZSOLYI'S RESULTS AT CIS CHAMPIONSHIPS In 2015, Peter Vizsolyi dives into his 33rd year as head coach of the Vikes Mens and Womens Swim teams. His wealth of experience at the CIS and club level has led to two CIS Coach of the Year awards, 186 medals at the CIS Championships and 10 Olympians. Since 1983, the Vikes have won 53 gold, 69 silver and 64 bronze at the CIS Championships and in 1980 the women's team won the Canada West conference championship. The Vikes have also had two CIS Outstanding Swimmer of the Year awards, and Vizsolyi himself was recognized by the CIS as Coach of the Year in 1988 and 1998. The Vikes best result at the CIS Championship came via the women's team in 1998 with a second place finish. The men's team has finished third overall four times (1987, '88, '00, '02). In international competition, 10 Vikes have competed at the Olympic and Paralympic Games and have won a total of 36 medals. Paralympic swimmer Stephanie Dixon is responsible for 19 of those medals, and she is the only athlete to ever break a world record at a CIS Championship. An additional 21 swimmers have competed at various international meets and have won 25 international medals. A native of Budapest, Hungary, Vizsolyi is extremely active throughout the swimming community. He is currently the Technical Director for Pacific Coast Swimming and the Pacific Sport National Swim Centre, as well as being an active member of the Swim B.Cs Technical Committee. In 1994, he served as Chairman of Swimming for the Commonwealth Games Society. He is a Nationally Certified Master Coach and is an Adjunct Asst. Professor at UVic. Furthermore, Vizsolyi is a Physician for various National teams and sport groups. As a swimmer, Vizsolyi competed at the club level for nine years, as well competing for UBC, where he was a finalist for four straight years at the CIAU Championships (1974-77). Vizsolyi holds a Fellowship in the College of Family Practise, the CASM Diploma of Sport Medicine, is a fully certified NCCP Level III swimming coach and an NCI Master Coach.