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
Caz Makin Caz Makin

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.

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Valiant Vikings visit Victorian State LC Championships
Caz Makin Caz Makin

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.

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More fun race practice at the Blacktown BPS Meet
Caz Makin Caz Makin

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.

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Tuggeranong Masters make a big splash in the 2024 Sri Chinmoy Lake Swims
Mark van Deursen Mark van Deursen

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.

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Racing kicked off for 2024 at the Campbelltown BPS Meet
Caz Makin Caz Makin

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!

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The Sri Chinmoy National Capital 10km Swim 2023
Caz Makin Caz Makin

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.

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2023 Christmas Awards presentation
Caz Makin Caz Makin

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.

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Long-time club volunteer recognised by ACT Government
Caz Makin Caz Makin

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.

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