Whitehorse swimmers and fans will have an opportunity to meet Olympian Scott Dickens this weekend.

Dickens competed with Canada's national swimming team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

The 28-year-old Burlington native will work with the Whitehorse Glacier Bears to train senior and junior swimmers, and will also participate in this weekend's time trial event.

"Off to Whitehorse in the morning for (a) swim clinic,” Dickens posted on his Twitter account yesterday. "Not sure how to pack for -20 C!! One parka is (definitely) not enough.”

He will offer a free public chat Saturday morning, and will be at the Canada Games Centre pool Sunday morning to meet with or offer tips to interested swimmers.

"It's super exciting to have an Olympian come up,” said Glacier Bears' head coach Stephanie Dixon. "It's rare for the kids to get an opportunity to chat with somebody of that calibre, and also to see him swim – which is the most important.”

Dixon said simply watching an Olympian swim can do wonders for young athletes.

"Breaststroke is a very technical stroke, probably moreso than any of the other ones,” she told the Star.

"It's a two-legged stroke, so I would definitely say it's my weakest stroke as an athlete as a coach,” Dixon chuckled.

"So I'm really excited to have somebody who's an expert come up to help the kids with that. To have my tips reiterated by an Olympian will be very powerful for the kids.”

The 28-year-old Dixon was born with only one leg, but didn't allow that to stop her from swimming.

Today, she is considered one of the top swimmers with a disability in the world.

As for Dickens, he has not only experienced the highs of competing, but also the lows and has inspiring advice to offer to budding Olympians and swimming amateurs.

He finished 16th in the 100-metre breaststroke in London last summer, after finishing 19th in the same event at the 2004 Athens Olympics. He won two medals at the 2007 Pan American Games in Brazil, and earned his first national title at the 2004 Canadian Olympic Trials.

"He really enjoys giving back and working with younger kids being a mentor,” Dixon said of Dickens. "Not all Olympians are like that. It's kind of a personality thing, so we appreciate that he wants to come and work with our kids.”

The Whitehorse Glacier Bears Swim Club has been helping young athletes develop and excel in the sport of competitive swimming.

The club has produced several accomplished swimmers including Mackenzie Downing, Alexandra Gabor, and Bronwyn Pasloski.

The coaching team is headed by Dixon, who won several medals in the 2000, 2004 and 2008 Paralympics, and broke the Canadian record in 2000 for the most gold medals in a single Games.

The public is invited to hear Dickens speak Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon in the upstairs concourse area of the Canada Games Centre. There is no cost for this event.

He will be at the pool Sunday from 7:30 to 9 a.m. to meet with fans.

Regular admission is required to enter the pool.

For more information, visit www.whitehorseglacierbears.ca.