The Lakeside Leisure Centre Pool reopens on Friday, 29 October 2021. 

Hurrah! This means that our club is returning to our regular swim training and other activities starting Saturday 30 October 2021

Swimmers do not need to book at the pool, just turn up and sign in with the Checkin CBR app. The limits on facility participants and lane number have been eased and will not impact us.

So it’s time to regain some lost condition and maybe lose some Covid kilos!

Sunday, 31 October is the end of the month which means that we are also having our end of month drinks, with a modified form of the swim card draw and an optional dinner at the Vikings Town Centre Club.  Since no one has been able to swim recently, the draw will be based on tickets issued on participation, volunteering and clubwear.

Welcome back!
Greg Gourley, President

Report by Catherine Alexander, Postal Swims Coordinator

It wont be long before we are back in the pool and if your considering extending your swim sessions from training to a further pathway to enjoy swimming and extended fitness, Postal swims may be for you. Below is an article giving you some insight into this swim category.

Our club has strong Postal swims participation.  These members compete in our pool, for the satisfaction of completing a swim challenge, presented from a distant club.  Our swimmers have taken part in far-ranging events from Bunbury in WA to Toowomba in Qld without leaving the Tuggeranong Valley!  They do it for the “fun and the fitness”, but the merchandise awards for successfully completing the swim are always a nice bonus.

The last swim completed was the Surrey Park Seahorses, “The Animal”.  Each swim has a different format and this one is a real beast, as the demanding list of swims must be completed on one single day.  To be a successful entrant each swimmer had to complete:

• 200m each of Butterfly, Backstroke and Breaststroke
• 400m Individual Medley, and
• 800m Freestyle.           

Postal swims occur throughout the swimming calendar and are a good partner with the Endurance 1000 program.  They are a great way to build fitness and endurance, and a great way to get to know other club members.

It has been a tough time with Covid lockdown and I hope everyone is managing ok. Remember, we will be back in the water. We did it last year and we will do it again.

We do have some members braving the cold lake and many are out running, walking, and riding. Even gardening helps with keeping active and enhancing your well-being.

If you want to use this time to develop your swimming knowledge, our website is a great place to start, with lots of info including technique and tips articles.

The club is planning to have some swims in the lake in October and hopefully we will be back in the pool late October.

As I was walking this morning I was thinking about swimming and what I personally miss:

– Remember your love of swimming and why you swim.

– Swim for the joy of swimming. Remember how it feels to slide through the water and forget your worries.

– Swim for your mental health.

– Swim for socialising and enjoy catching up again with your swimming friends.

Going fast and hitting those times will come again in time.

… and as Arnie said we will be back!!!

Anne Smyth, Head Coach

Don’t forget our AGM is on Monday, 27 September 6.30 pm via Zoom. Join us online and contribute to your club!