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.
Sensational swimming at the 2024 MSNSW Long Course State Championships
The 2024 MSNSW State Long Course Championships were held on 13/14 April 2024 at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre.
Tuggeranong Vikings were represented by 19 swimmers: 14 women and 5 men. Overall, our club achieved a total of 848 points, placing us fourth from the 41 participating clubs.
Valiant Vikings visit Victorian State LC Championships
A couple of valiant Vikings visited the MSV State Long Course Championships held on Sunday, 7 April 2024 at the Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre. There was the opportunity to race up to six individual events in this one-day meet, which proved to be great race practice for Liz Daly and Caz Makin.
Spectacular conditions for Broulee Bay to Breakers Ocean Swim | 10 March 2024
Once again on the Canberra Day long weekend, several ACT-based open water swimmers from our club or friends of our club headed to Broulee for some fun, surf, and sun.
Sunday, 10 March turned out to be a spectacular day with clear skies, warm water, and great conditions for the 2024 Bay to Breakers 1.4k Ocean Swim.
More fun race practice at the Blacktown BPS Meet
It was a small group of six female Vikings who competed at the Blacktown BPS Meet held on 24 February 2024. It was a great opportunity to practice race strategies amongst many friends in a low-key and friendly environment.
Tuggeranong Masters make a big splash in the 2024 Sri Chinmoy Lake Swims
Calm waters and clear skies welcomed our club members and many other open water swimmers from around the ACT and NSW to Yarralumla Beach at Lake Burley Griffin for the first Canberra open water swimming event for 2024. The annual Sri Chinmoy Lake Swims offer a racing distance of 5km, 2.5km, and 500m, and this year’s event took place on Sunday, 18 February 2024.
Racing kicked off for 2024 at the Campbelltown BPS Meet
The first MSNSW race meet for the year kicked off on 27 January 2024 at the Campbelltown BPS Meet. The 50m outdoor pool at The Gordon Fetterplace Aquatic Centre is always a favourite with our Vikings crew and the Campbelltown Masters always put on a good meet!
The Sri Chinmoy National Capital 10km Swim 2023
After a cool November and then a week of heavy rain and gloomy weather, the Sri Chinmoy National Capital Swim 10km event was held under beautiful conditions on Sunday, 3 December 2023. Our club had two solo competitors.
2023 Christmas Awards presentation
Our club Christmas gathering and awards presentation was held at Tuggeranong Town Park on Sunday, 10 December 2023. Congratulations to the 2023 award recipients.
Long-time club volunteer recognised by ACT Government
In November 2023, long-standing club member, coach, and active committee member Greg Gourley was nominated for a special ACT Government volunteer recognition award for the fantastic work that Greg has done over many years for our club and the Masters Swimming community.
Belgravia Leisure to commence operating the Lakeside Leisure Centre
Belgravia Leisure will commence operating the Lakeside Leisure Centre in Tuggeranong on 30 November 2023. At the moment, our club does not foresee any issues for Tuggeranong Masters with the changeover and our club’s programs will continue as usual.