News stories
Catch up on all the news from our club, and check out what our swimmers have been getting up to recently in the pool and beyond.
FINA World Top 10 LC 2020
The sole meet in 2020 where many of us swam at Campbelltown in January last year resulted in some Fina Top Ten World Rankings!
Sri Chinmoy 10k National Capital Swim 2020
The National Capital Swim has always been a 9km swim down the full length of Lake Burley Griffin. At the request of some of our club members, the swim length was increased for 2020 to 10km, making it an official 'Marathon' Swim.
Masters Swimming Australia Coach of the Year 2019 Award
This national award recognises the huge amount of work that Greg has done in his coaching role within Tuggeranong Masters Swimming ACT as a club and acknowledges Greg's outstanding contribution to coaching and towards the development of coaching at all levels of Masters Swimming within Australia.
Merrylands BPS Meet | 22 February 2020
Six Tuggeranong members headed up the highway to Sydney to attend the Merrylands BPS Meet held on 22 February 2020.
Campbelltown BPS Meet | 18 January 2020
The rain stayed at bay, making for an excellent day of racing for 11 brave Vikings swimmers at the first meet for 2020: Campbelltown BPS Meet.
100x100s for a merry Vikings post-Christmas 2019 workout!
A few merry Vikings, gathered at Phillip outdoor 50m pool in Woden on the morning of Sunday, 29 December 2019 to swim some or all of an impromptu 10km post-Christmas workout.
Vikings secure top spots in MSA National Swim Series 2019
The Masters Swimming Australia National Swim Series boasts a mix of Long and Short Course meets across Australia.
Vikings had two swimmers: Caz Makin and Brian Curtis who both placed first in their respective age groups.
Caz also placed first in her age group in the 2018 series, making this two years in a row, but this year she topped it off by finishing as the top overall point-scoring female in the 2019 series.
Vikings prove small teams can be champs at MSNSW State Short Course Championships 2019
What an amazing swim meet the Vikings had at this year's NSW State Short Course Championships which were held at the Peninsula Leisure Centre, Woy Woy, Central Coast on 12/13 October 2019.
17th Australian Masters Games, Adelaide 2019
In the days leading up to the October long weekend five Tuggeranong Vikings, Donna C, Maria C, Brenda D, Cecilia K and Kris K, with their incredibly supportive partners in tow, took to the road and air to compete at the 17th Australian Masters Games in Adelaide.
Thredbo Training Camp | October 2019
Once again, our friends at Ryde Aussi Masters (RAMS) took the lead in organising a long weekend swim training camp at Thredbo Village, in the beautiful Australian Alps.
The weekend of 4-7 October 2019 coincided with the NSW Labour Day public holiday Monday and the official close of the Winter 2019 ski season.