Vikings travel West for National Championships 2018
Report by Caz Makin, Club Captain
The MSA National Championships 2018 were held in Perth at the superb HBF Stadium complex from 18-21 April 2018. Most of the events were held in the indoor 50m LC format 8-lane indoor pool except the Womens 400m Freestyle and Mens 800m Freestyle which were held in the 50m LC format 10-lane pool in the lovely WA sunshine.
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Nationals are a chance to meet swimmers from all over the country from all different member state organisations of Masters Swimming Australia and to see a part of Australia you may not have visited before and take a holiday as well as compete in the event.
Six Vikings travelled to Perth to compete: Caz Makin, Katrina Burgess, Donna Campbell, Lisa Haureliuk, Troy Watkins, and Ron Watkins.
PBs were achieved, club records were set and medals were won .... and lots of fun was had by our swimmers who took part in the following events:
Women’s Relay Team
Lisa Haureliuk (F35-39) 50m, 100m Freestyle 50m, 100m Backstroke - Lisa won 2 Silver medals and 1 Bronze medal.
Caz Makin (F50-54) 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m Freestyle 50m Backstroke 50m, 200m Breaststroke 50m, 100m Butterfly 200m, 400m Individual Medley - Caz won 2 Silver medals and 9 Bronze medals.
.Katrina Burgess (F50-54) 50m, 400m Freestyle 50m, 100m, 200m Backstroke 50m, 100m, 200m Breaststroke 100m Butterfly - Katrina won 2 Silver medals and 2 Bronze medals.
.Donna Campbell (F55-59) 50m, 100m, 200m, 400m Freestyle 50m Backstroke 50m, 100m, 200m Breaststroke 50m Butterfly
Troy Watkins (M50-54) 50m, 100m Freestyle 100m Breaststroke 50m Butterfly
Ron Watkins (M75-79) 100m Freestyle 50m Butterfly 200m Individual Medley - Ron won 1 Gold medal.
RELAYS We fielded three relay teams over the four days of competition including two women’s and one mixed team.
Relay Medal!
The finale to the four days of competition saw our womens 4x50m Freestyle relay team determined to win a medal and racing with steely determination holding off Claremont Masters to snatch the Silver medal behind PowerPoints. Our ladies were delighted with their reward for the effort and team spirit which always shows through in the relay events, which are so much fun!
Tuggeranong managed to achieve 24th from 104 clubs competing and all of our swimmers should be proud of their personal and team achievements.
We witnessed some spectacular swimming as always at Nationals and some nail-biting relay finishes.
The 2018 Masters Swimming National Championships Final Results are available to download.
The 2019 National Championships are being held in Adelaide from 19-23 March. Put it in your calendar Vikings!