Report by Greg Gourley On Saturday 9 March 2013, one lone Viking (Greg Gourley) was to take on the Riverina Rush’s 10km open water swim in Lake Talbot, Narrandera. The morning started at 6am by wakening for a breakfast of super food – something that would provide enough GG power to last 3 hrs. What was [...]
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Husky Ocean Swim Classic – 15 February 2013
Report by Caroline Makin The Husky Ocean Swim Classic 1k is part of the huge Husky Triathlon festival weekend. Three of our members: Nicolee Martin, Kristen Leydon and Caroline Makin decided to dip their toes into the ocean at Jervis Bay on the evening of Friday 15 February 2013, as a warm up for their Sprint [...]
Sri Chinmoy Lake Swims – 10 February 2013
Report by Jeanette Droop Nine Vikings set their alarms for an early morning dip in Lake Burley Griffin on Sunday, 10 February 2013 as competitors in the 2.5 km or 5km Sri Chinmoy Lake Swims. All elements were aligned making for an excellent swim: the sun was hot, very few clouds and no wind making [...]
Cole Classic Ocean Swim – 3 February 2013
Report by Anne Smyth The Cole Classic is a huge spectacle to swim in – a great experience to do! Over 4,000 swimmers competed in the 2km and 1km events on Sunday, 3 February 2013. It was the 30th year the event has been held, which they claim to be Australia’s biggest ocean swim. Three of our members, Anne [...]
Tathra Wharf to Waves 2013
Report by Roger Dietrich Nine Vikings and some suffering swimmers’ spouses travelled to Tathra for the Tathra Wharf to Waves event on 27 January 2013. A very friendly and social long weekend was enjoyed by all and even though it rained a bit it did not spoil the fun, friendship and fitness component of the [...]
