Audrey Griffin was undefeated in all but three of her twelve Victoria Times "Through-Victoria Long Distance Swim" races. During the 1920's, this race was the single, biggest, annual sporting event in the capital city and thousands of Victorians lined the three miles from the Empress Hotel Causeway to the Gorge Hotel to see the powerful Audrey beat all the men and women who competed. Her 3 losses were to Tommy Wellburn (once) and John Cameron (twice). During her stellar career as a swimmer, from 1915 to 1929, she won BC Championship titles 13 times in various events, Pacific Northwest Championships 27 times in various events, the Alberta Championship 4 times and she won the Dominion Championship 5 times and placed second 3 times. She is a member of the BC Sports Hall of Fame.

Archie McKinnon moved to Victoria in 1913 and soon started a relationship with the YMCA that would last the rest of his life. He coached a number of different sports but was best known for his work in swimming and track & field. He coached at the YMCA from 1930 to 1960 and he helped more than 60,000 Victorians learn how to swim. Archie was instrumental in forming the YMCA Track & Field Team in 1920 and later the "Y Times" Track meet. He coached Canadian athletes at 4 Olympic games and was the "unofficial" swim coach at the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles, the official track coach at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, the official swimming coach at the 1948 Olympics in London and the official swimming coach at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki. He coached many top calibre athletes including Hall of Fame members Peter Salmon, Bill Parnell, Bruce Humber, Paul Rowe, Doug and Torchy Peden, and Art and Chuck Chapman. A well-loved member of the community, McKinnon was recognized with many awards and citations, including having the University of Victoria Athletic Complex and the YM-YWCA pool named after him. He has also been inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame.