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Good Luck to the Vikings Swimmers at Junior State Age

29 December 2002

Good luck to Meagan, David, Nic, Kelsey, Elle, Kate, Alannah, Stephanie, Sebastian, Trent, Martin and Colby as they take on NSW's best at the State Age Championships (9-12 yrs) in Sydney on 4-5 January. Swim well and enjoy the experience.

28 Vikings Qualify for State Age

9 December 2002

28 Viking swimmers have qualified for the NSW State Age Championships to be held in Sydney on 4-5 January (9-12 years) and 17-23 January (13-18 years + Open) on 18-23 January and 32 have made the times for the NSW Country Championships due to be held at SAC on 21-23 February. These are our largest teams yet for both of these events. To find out who has qualified, please click here. Don't forget that the opportunity exists for last minute qualifiers this weekend at the Canberra Christmas Classic.

Last Minute Qualifiers at Christmas Classic

15 December 2002

The Vikings' swimmers had a great meet at the Canberra Christmas Classic. New State qualifying times were picked up by Sebastian Tazreiter (200 Free), Alannah Grimm (100 Breast), Colby Rook (200 and 400 Free) and Nick Duncan (100 Breast). Tessa Lane (100 Free) and Matthew D'Arcy (100 Fly - at his first meet!) increased our number of Country Qualifiers to 34 with Niall Jacobsen (100 Breaststroke) adding to his tally. Swimmers of the Meet would have to be Brendan Taylor for his mighty effort in swimming 8 from 8 PBs and Tara Hodgson who achieved 7 PBs from 7 swims. Niall Jacobsen and Heather Roche were almost as clever, swimming all but one PB. It was a great way to wrap up the year - Well done Vikings!!! Results for Boys, Girls and TVSC Swimmers can be found on our Results page.

Haydn Marsh Shatters ACT Record at ACT Summer

24 November 2002

12 year old Vikings' swimmer Haydn Marsh lopped almost another second off his own ACT Resident's Record for 100m Butterfly at the ACT Summer Meet on 23-24 November. Haydn finished the meet with 3 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medals. Adam Bingham also had a successful meet, winning five gold and four silver medals from 9 swims. Other Viking victors were Meagan Ramsay (3) and the Breaststroking Pattendens, Trent (2), Elle (1) and Ben (1). James Quinton, Heather Roche and Ben and Justin Trabinger all swam 100 percent PB rates at the meet with many others almost achieving that feat. Results for Boys, Girls and TVSC Swimmers can be found at our Results page.

Vikings Excel at Development Meet

11 November 2002

The Vikings swimmers had a great day at the Brindabella Development Meet on 10 November. 100 percent PB rates were achieved by Chelsea Brodie, Sebastian Tazreiter, Rebekah Baldwin, Mollie Stubbings, Trent Pattenden and Meagan Ramsay. Ashleigh Streatfield won four first placings from four swims with Carla Papas 3, Derek Bayley 3, Stephanie Banham 2, Tara Hodgson 2, Ben Pattenden 2 and Dominic Garlick, Eloise Griffiths, Jessica Griffiths, Emma Papas, James Quinton, Meagan Ramsay, Lyndsay Reyn and Michaella Tazreiter all one each. Well done Vikings! Results for Boys, Girls and TVSC Swimmers have been added to our Meet Results page.

Ashleigh and Josh Tops in Winter Club Night Point Score

4 November 2002

Congratulations to Josh Leonard and Ashleigh Streatfield who were our male and female winners in the Winter Club Night Competition. Ashleigh and Josh swam more PBs than any other swimmer at our Winter Club Nights to win their trophies. Ashleigh also picked up the award for Individual Medley PBs. Other winners were Brendan Taylor (Free), Ben Pattenden (Breast), Michaela Leonard (Back) and Stephanie Banham (Fly). Well done to all swimmers who came along and took part in the series. Let's hope you can do as well during the Summer. Don't forget that next Club Night will be held on 22 November.

Early Season Success

4 November 2002

Although the PB rate was not high, which was not surprising so early in the season, our Vikings swimmers had great success at the recent Telopea Summer Meet. Special congratulations should go to two of our swimmers who achieved personal firsts at the meet. Haydn Marsh achieved his first National Qualifying time in his 100 Fly swim and Niall Jacobsen swam his very first Country qualifying time in 100 Free. Lots of medals were won with Haydn Marsh picking up 4 gold and a silver, Adam Bingham 5 gold, a silver and a bronze, David Pollock 3 gold and 2 silver, Meagan Ramsay 2 gold, 2 silver and a bronze and Angela Lewis and Elle and Trent Pattenden 1 gold each. Results for Boys, Girls and TVSC Swimmers have been added to our Meet Results page.

Reminder - Entries Closing for Christmas Classic

13 November 2002

Entries for the Canberra Christmas Classic close this Friday, 15 November. Could all members please note that entries will not be accepted after this date. As this is one of Head Coach, Chris De Britt's, targeted meets for the season, we would like as many Vikings as possible to attend, so make sure you get those entries in on time. This is the last chance for those swimmers trying to qualify for NSW State and is a great opportunity for our newer swimmers to have a swim at the AIS - good practice for those school carnivals coming up early next year. Don't miss it!

Goulburn Qualifying Meet Cancelled

13 November 2002

For the information of TVSC members and other local swimmers please note that the Goulburn Qualifying Meet scheduled for 17 November has been cancelled.

Another Glorious Weekend in Narooma!

27 October 2002

60 Vikings swimmers, along with assorted families and friends, travelled to the lovely little seaside town of Narooma this weekend for their Annual Two-Day Carnival. As usual, the hospitality in this picturesque town was laid on and a great time was had by all. The weekend kicked off with a barbeque on Friday night followed by a game of spotlight for the kids and a few "sociable drinks" for the parents. On Saturday morning a welcome late start meant that most had time to get over the night before and had plenty of time to prepare for the long day ahead. Nevertheless, our swimmers performed extremely well, considering the emphasis for this meet was on fun, not PBs. A huge number of medals was won by our swimmers and meet records broken over the two days, not to mention the welcome cash incentives for the bigger kids. Quite a few of our swimmers still managed to swim impressive PB rates - these included Catherine Cymbalak, Stephanie Garlick, the three Leonards (Josh, Ryan and Michaela - who obviously benefited from their recent northern holiday!), James Quinton, Alex & Thomas Ramsay, Nicole Taylor and Justin Trabinger. On Saturday night the team and entourage (approximately 150 people!) enjoyed a great meal, testing the principles of the "All You Can Eat" captions at the Narooma Services Club, followed by a unique Trivia Night. A late night, which included the commencement of Daylight Savings and the loss of an hour's sleep, did nothing to dampen our swimmers' spirits, although quite a few were yawning on the blocks as the weekend came to a close. The verdict? A very special weekend and let's start planning for next year! To check out the results for Boys, Girls and TVSC Swimmers please access our Meet Results page. Anyone with photos, please contact your Web Manager.

60 Vikings Swimmers Heading for the South Coast

20 October 2002

With 60 Vikings swimmers heading for Narooma next weekend and lots of activities (as well as a swim meet!) planned, a great time is assured. Our weekends in Narooma are legendary so our members should make sure they don't miss out on any of what has been designed for them. For details of what is happening when and where, please click here. See you there - hold your breath Narooma!

Welcome to the 2002/2003 Swimming Season

14 October 2002

Welcome back to our swimmers as they return from schools holidays, rested and ready for a great summer season. Many of our swimmers have had great holidays in such exotic places as Bali, Darwin, Cairns, the Gold Coast, etc. whilst many have had good rests in good old Canberra. Nevertheless, we're sure that all have had a good rest and are eager to get back to their friends at training. As usual, we have a very full summer program ahead, culminating in Age Nationals in April. To check out the revised ACT Calendar, including local and representative meets, please click here. For more detailed information, including programs of events and qualifying times for Country, State and National meets, please check out our Competitor Info. page.

Would You Like to Become an Official?

11 October 2002

ACT Swimming is about to commence the next round of lectures for those persons wishing to become qualified officials. We can never have too many officials. If any Vikings parents or older swimmers are interested in attaining qualifications please let Judy McLeod know of their interest (phone 62542386 or email emcleod@pcug.org.au) ASAP. It is proposed to start with the Starter lecture in the week starting 14 October. To find out the type of courses available and the necessary requirements, please click here. Keep your eyes on this space for the times and dates of upcoming lectures/exams.

Goodonya Sam!

30 September 2002

Congraulations to Samantha Baldwin who took out the Female Championship of the ACT Winter Development Meet Series. Showing how much she has improved over the Winter, Sam was the female swimmer who swam the most amount of PBs during the series. Well done.

TVSC Triathlon

8 October 2002

TVSC's "Welcome to Summer Triathlon" was held at the Tuggeranong Lakeside Leisure Centre on 7 October. First home in the three divisions were Declan Wilson (Juniors), David Pollock (Intermediates) and Matt Pollock (Seniors). Well done fellas - and wasn't it good to get back in the water!

Vikings Win Several Medals at National Schools Champs

29 September 2002

Our seventeen National Schools representatives acquitted themselves very well indeed at the recent Australian Schools Championships in Darwin. The Vikings' swimmers featured prominently amongst the medal winners in the tropical north. Most successful was Adam Bingham who came home with six medals in total (1 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze) and a new National Schools' record in his 200m Freestyle win. Angela Lewis proved that she is on the road to recovery from her recent shoulder injury, picking up two bronze medals in her freestyle events. Rachael Miles also had a great swim in her 200m Breaststroke, winning a silver medal and Trent (gotta grow those fingernails!) Pattenden put in a determined swim to win a bronze in his 100 Breaststroke event, missing out on his National time by just .02 secs. Interested in how the Vikings and ACT team members fared? Check out the full results here.

Alterations to Training Times for School Holidays

7 September 2002

With Chris and Ben and the majority of our senior squads having a break for the first week of the school holidays, there have been changes made to our training schedule for this period. To find out what squad is training when, please click here. Highlight of the "down time", and to celebrate the commencement of the 2002/2003 summer season, will be the triathlon for all squads which will take the place of normal training on Monday, 7 October (public holiday). For details of this exciting event, please click here. Don't miss it!

Good Luck to the Vikings 17 Schools Reps

17 September 2002

Seventeen TVSC members embark this week for the tropical north to take on Australia's best at the National Schools Championships in Darwin. Good luck Vikings - let's hope you enjoy both the competition and the change of climate. The Vikings members of the team are listed here.

Vikings Excel at State SC Age Champs

15 September 2002

Congratulations to the Vikings State team. The results were very impressive with Haydn Marsh the star. Haydn won two gold medals (50 and 100 Fly) and a bronze in 200 IM. Adam Bingham won his first Winter State medal, finishing third in 100 Free and swimming six from seven PBs as well as achieving finalist placings in four other events. Several other finalist ribbons were achieved by the Vikings team with Trent Pattenden wishing his finger nails were just a bit longer in his 4th in 100 Breast. David Pollock (200 IM), Nic Duncan (50 Back), Kathleen Rowell (100 Breast) and Martin Pollock also took home the prized purple ribbons. Well done all. To view the Full Results please click here and the results for Tuggeranong Vikings here.

Congratulations and Good Luck to the Vikings' 24 State Qualifiers

25 August 2002

24 Vikings swimmers have qualified for the upcoming NSW State Age Short Course Championships. To check out the impressive list of qualifiers please click here. Good luck to the team as they take on NSW's best at the Sydney Aquatic Centre on 14-15 September.

Changes to Narooma Meet Program of Events

10 September 2002

There have been a few changes to the Program of Events for the Narooma Meet scheduled for the weekend of 26-27 October. Click here to check out the changes.

Great Results from Vikings Development Meet

8 September 2002

In the penultimate meet of the ACT Winter Development Series, our Vikings swimmers enjoyed great success with a huge number of PBs swum. A PB rate of over 75 percent was achieved by our Development swimmers with Sam Baldwin, Derek Bayley, Tori Boundy, Jessica Griffiths, Alannah Grimm, Niall Jacobsen, Sarah Lewis, Kari Moore, Carla Papas, Elle & Trent Pattenden, Alex Ramsay, Madelyn Reyn, Jessica Round, Michaela Tazreiter, Ben & Justin Trabinger and Peter Walton all scoring 100 percent PB rates. Results for Boys, Girls and TVSC Swimmers can be found at our Results page.

Vikings Senior and Junior Swim Camps, 8-10 October and 11-12 October

25 August 2002

Final details are now available for the Vikings' October Swim Camps. To find out about the Senior Leadership Camp click here and to check out what's happening at the Junior Pyjama and Swim Camp click here. Don't forget that we require your Expressions of Interest, Permission Notes and full payment by Friday, 20 September to secure your place on the camps. Those who experienced the events last year can confirm what a great time was had by all, so don't miss out.

Update on Narooma Trip, 26-27 October

25 August 2002

The Program of Events for the Narooma Annual 2-Day Swim Carnival has now been posted on this web-site. There are still a few cabins available so anyone who has not yet booked should contact Neil Bingham (phone 0417 293 595, e-mail neil.bingham@act.gov.au) as soon as possible. For all the details and information on accommodation, socialising and the meet, please click here. Entries for the meet will close with TVSC on Friday, 27 September.

Vikings Place Second at ACT SC Championships

18 August 2002

"Hats off" to the Vikings swim team for their performance at the ACT Short Course Championships. There were great performances all around, with a large number of PBs swum. Lachlan Grimm (9 years 50 Breast) and Jarred Ballard (16 yrs 50 and 100 Back) achieved their first State qualifying times, Jonno Rousseau picked up three new State times (50 Fly, 100 Free and 100 Back), Rachael Miles, a new time in 50 Fly and Meagan Ramsay and Elise Dale both picked up new qualifying times in their 50 Breaststroke swims. Haydn Marsh was outstanding, medalling in 9 out of his 10 events and picking up 8 gold medals. Chris Dowton, Katherine Cymbalak, Tara Hodgson, Michael Hutcheson and Rachel Knowler all swam 100 percent PBs with Jonno Rousseau, Sophie Silec, Brendan Taylor, Tori Boundy, Dominic and Stephanie Garlick, Christie Jones, Michaela Leonard, Elle Pattenden, and Tara-Lee Russell also excelling. A highlight of the meet was to see three of our swimmers, Jarred Ballard, Jonno Rousseau and Ben Grady, all achieve their goal of breaking the one minute barrier for their 100 Free swims and Adam Bingham smashing the 2 minute mark for his 200 Free. A great effort from all. You can find the results for Boys, Girls and Vikings swimmers at our Results page.

TVSC Development Meet, 8 September 2002

18 August 2002

TVSC will be holding a Development Meet at the Tuggeranong Lakeside Leisure Centre on Sunday 8 September. We're hoping that all of our development and newer swimmers will attend to gain some competition experience. Time trials will also be accepted for those swimmers who have broken the break times (with those swimmers ineligible for awards). You can find the Program of Events here. Entries for TVSC swimmers will close on Friday, 23 August 2002.

Vikings Senior and Junior Swim Camps, 8-10 October and 11-12 October

18 August 2002

The Annual October Swim Camps are coming up. These camps are for all Vikings swimmers, irrespective of age or squad, and swimmers will be accompanied by coaches and volunteer parents. The Seniors (12 years & over as of 8 October) Camp will involve a trip to Tuross by bus, departing Tuggeranong Pool at 12.00 noon on Tuesday, 8 October and arriving back at the pool by 6.00 pm on Thursday, 10 October. The Juniors Camp will involve a night at the Green Hills Lodge, Cotter, departing Tuggeranong Pool at 8.30 am on Friday, 11 October and returning at approximately 10.30 am on Saturday, 12 October. A Junior Club Morning will follow the camp on Saturday morning from 10.30 am to 12 noon. Thanks to our Swim-a-thon funds, we will be able to keep costs down to approximately $50 for the Senior Camp and $20 for the Junior Camp - all food, lodgings and transportation included. More details and application forms will be available soon so watch this space.

TVSC Swimmers Enjoy State SC Open Experience

11 August 2002

Four of the Vikings' younger Vidar squad swimmers, Debbie Lewis, Claire Lewis, Jonno Rousseau and Adam Bingham, travelled to Sydney on 10-11 August for their first NSW Open Short Course Championships. Jonno pulled out a great PB in his 13 & U. 400m Free swim to finish fourth whilst Adam finished 5th in the 14/15 400 Free and swam a 29 second PB in the Open 1500 Free to gain 6th place. Well done Vikings! You can find the full results from the Championships here.

Narooma Trip

31 July 2002

It's on again! The TVSC annual pilgrimage to the lovely coastal town of Narooma will take place on the weekend of 26 and 27 October. Cabins at the Easts Caravan Park adjacent to the pool have been booked for TVSC members for the nights of Friday, 25 and Saturday, 26 October. For all the details and information on accommodation, socialising and the meet, please click here. The Program of Events for the meet is not yet available - watch this space. We'd love to have as many Vikings as possible join us for this great experience. Our trips to Narooma are legendary - don't miss out in 2002!

Successful Woden Meet

28 July 2002

This weekend's Woden Meet highlighted the talent of our junior swimmers with a large number of medals and PBs achieved by our very talented youngsters. 8-year old Ashleigh Streatfield had a huge meet, winning 4 gold medals and 4 PBs from as many swims. Our "Terrific Trio" of 7-year olds, Michaela Leonard, Tory Boundy and Nicole Taylor scored three trifectas in their events with Nicole scoring 100 percent PBs and Tory and Michaela just missing out by one. Our 10-year old boys, Nic Duncan, David Pollock and Ryan Leonard also had a great meet, scoring two trifectas in the 50 Back and 100 IM, as well as winning lots of other medals along the way. 12-year old Haydn Marsh had a fruitful meet, winning four gold medals and three silver medals and achieving six PBs from seven swims. Dee Dee Allison (a mighty nine from nine swims), Ben Grady, and Niall Jacobsen swam perfect PB rates with many others achieving high rates. Boys' and Girls' results from the Sprint Meet (Sunday) and Boys' and Girls' results from the Long and Short Meet (Saturday) as well as results for TVSC Swimmers can be found at our Results page.

Country Wrap Up

21 July 2002

The final results for the TVSC Country team are now available. The 24 member team finished the meet with six gold medals (Adam Bingham (3), Haydn Marsh, Ben Grady, Martin Pollock), three silver (Jonathon Rousseau (2) and Nic Duncan), seven Bronze Medals (Ben Grady (2), Debbie Lewis (2), Trent Pattenden, Matt Pollock, Adam Bingham) and 45 Finalist ribbons. In what was a super team effort, 20 swimmers achieved Finalist placings. Haydn Marsh, Nic Duncan, Adam Bingham, Ben Grady, Jono Rousseau and David Pollock won Finalist ribbons in all of their age events and David Pollock and Meagan Ramsay swam 100 percent PBs. And we placed 5th in the overall point score. Well done team!

Impressive TVSC Results from the NSW SC Country Championships

15 July 2002

The Vikings swimmers excelled at the NSW SC Country Championships held in Griffith on the weekend. A large majority of our swimmers (sorry, haven't worked out the stats yet!) won Finalist Ribbons. Adam Bingham had a great meet, finishing with medals or finalist ribbons in all of his age events as well as picking up the Ion King Trophy for Male Swimmer of the Meet. Our medallists were: Adam Bingham with three Gold (100 Free, 200 Free and 100 Fly) and a Bronze (100 Back), Ben Grady with one Gold (100 Fly) and two Bronze (100 Free and 200 IM), Martin Pollock, one Gold (100 Breast), Haydn Marsh, a Gold (100 Fly), Jono Rousseau, two Silver (100 Free and Fly), Nic Duncan, a silver (100 Back), Debbie Lewis, two Bronze (100 Free and Breast), Matt Pollock, a Bronze (100 Breast), and Trent Pattenden, a Bronze (100 Breast). Special mention should be made of first-time qualifiers Elle Pattenden and Chris Murphy who both picked up Finalist ribbons in their Breaststroke events. As well, all had a great time, with many sampling the tasty local produce. All in all, it was TVSC's most successful Championship meet yet. Congratulations to all, especially to coaches Chris and Ben for their dedication and "staying power". Results for Boys, Girls and TVSC Swimmers can be found at our Results page.

Congratulations and Good Luck to TVSC's Country Qualifiers

2 July 2002

Thirty two Vikings swimmers have qualified for the NSW SC Country Championships to be held in Griffith on 12-14 July. Good luck to the team who will be taking on NSW's best country swimmers at the meet. You can check out who has qualified here.

An Update on ACT Swimmings' Officials Lectures/Exams

12 June 2002

The following lectures and exams will be run by ACT Swimming at the Hughes Community Centre. There have been some changes to original times and dates. For further information please contact Judy McLeod on 62542386.

Great Results from Ginninderra Meet

23 June 2002

The Vikings swimmers were very successful at the Ginninderra Qualifying Meet. Stand out swimmers were Claire Lewis who achieved a new Country time in 200 IM and 200 Back and swam 100 percent PBs, Stephanie Banham with a new Country time in 100 Free and 100 percent PBs and Kathleen Rowell who swam 5 out of 6 huge PBs. New Country times were also achieved by Alannah Grimm ( 200 IM), Adam Bingham (100 IM) and Nicholas Duncan (100 Fly). New State times were picked up by Meagan Ramsay (100 Free, 200 IM, 100 Breast and 50 Back), Elle Pattenden (50 Breast), Nick Duncan (50 Breast), and Michael Leach (50 Fly). Other swimmers who should be mentioned for great swims include Josh Leonard, Ben Pattenden, Michael Hutcheson, Kelsey Boundy, Trent Pattenden (18.5 sec PB in 200 IM!!) and our new Backstroking dynamo, Ben Trabinger. Congratulations to all swimmers for your efforts and achievemements. You'll find the results for Boys, Girls and TVSC Swimmers at our Results page.

TVSC's Committee for 2002-2003

12 June 2002

TVSC's Committee for 2002-2003 was elected at it's Annual General Meeting on 11 June. For details of our new office bearers and committee members please click here.

18 Vikings Swimmers Selected for All Schools Team

3 June 200

David Pollock, Meagan Ramsay, Ryan Leonard, Nick Duncan, Elle Pattenden, Sarah Lewis, Kate Bingham, Stephanie Banham, Martin Pollock, Trent Pattenden, Colby Rook, Angela Lewis, Debbie Lewis, Haydn Marsh, Adam Bingham, Matthew Pollock, Kathleen Rowell and Alana Forster have been selected to represent the ACT at the All Schools Swimming Exchange to be held in Darwin in September. Well done Vikings!

22 Vikings Swimmers Make ACT Swim Squads List

28 May 2002

22 Viking swimmers were chosen as members of the ACT Swimming Swim Squads. For details of which Vikings swimmers made which team please click here. For the complete list of all ACT team members please click here.

Would You Like to Become an Official?

28 May 2002

ACT Swimming is looking for new officials. If you are interested in becoming a qualified Timekeeper (usually the one most people start with), Recorder, Starter, Check Starter or Referee please check out the details here. From TVSC's point of view, it would be great to have more qualified members amongst our ranks. The next round of lectures begin on 3 June.

Great Results from TVSC Annual Meet

26 May 2002

The Vikings swimmers produced great results from their annual Metropolitan, Country and State Qualifying Meet. With an overall PB rate of 70 percent, all swimmers shared in the achievement. 100 percent PB rates were swum by Stephanie Banham, Coady Laurie, Jonathon Harding, Chris Murphy, Jessica Hull, Ben Pattenden, James Quinton, Claire Lewis, Alex Ramsay and Sophie Silec. Jarred Ballard, Katherine Cymbalak, Chris Dowton, Alana Forster, Stephanie Garlick, Alannah Grimm, Rachel Hogan, Josh Leonard, Debbie Lewis, Trent Pattenden, Lyndsay Reyn, Janelle Rowell, Ben Trabinger and Bridie Welfare all missed out on 100 percent rates by just one swim. Quite a few Meet Records were broken by the Vikings as well with Haydn Marsh (12 yrs 100 Fly), Adam Bingham (14 yrs 50 Fly and 100 Free), David Pollock (10 yrs 100 Breast) and Kathleen Rowell (Open 200 Breast) featuring prominently. Gold Medals were won by Adam Bingham (5), Kate Bingham (2), Nick Duncan (3), Alana Forster (2), Ryan Leonard, Debbie Lewis, Haydn Marsh (2), David Pollock (3), Matthew Pollock (2) and Kathleen Rowell (2). New Country times were achieved by Chris Murphy (his first in an impressive 9 second PB in 100 Breast), Jarred Ballard (50 Free and 200 Back), Alannah Grimm (100 Back), and new State qualifying times picked up by Kate Bingham (100 Fly and 200 IM), Claire Lewis (50 Back - Open State, and 100 Back), Debbie Lewis (100 Free), Martin Pollock (50 Back), and Matt Pollock (50 Back, 50 & 100 Breast). Well done Vikings!! Results for Boys, Girls and TVSC Swimmers can be found at our Results page.

TVSC Swimmer Selected for NSW Sharks Squad

18 May 2002

Congratulations to Vikings swimmer Adam Bingham who has been selected as a member of the elite NSW Sharks Squad. Adam was one of only five ACT swimmers, and the only male, selected in the Sharks Squad. The Squad is selected annually based on results from the National Age Championships. If you would like to see who else has made the Sharks, please click here.

Change to BG Dev. Meet Start Time

14 May 2002

There has been a change to the start time for the Burley Griffin Development Meet due to be held this Sunday, 19 May. Warm Up will now commence at 11.00 am with the Meet commencing at 12 noon at the Canberra Girls Grammar School Pool.

Vikings Churn Up the Pool!

5 May 2002

Our Vikings swimmers were supreme at the recent Brindabella Meet held at the TLLC. A whopping 70 percent PB rate was achieved by our swimmers with Claire Lewis, Christie Jones and Ben and Elle Pattenden all scoring 100 percent. Elle achieved her first Country and State time in 100m Breaststroke while Jarred Ballard (100 Back), Stephanie Banham (200 IM), Kate Bingham (100 Fly), Elise Dale (200 IM) and Colby Rook (100 Breast and 200 IM) all achieved new Country Times. Claire Lewis (50 Back), Kate Bingham (50 and 100 Back), Haydn Marsh (50 Back, 50 and 100 Breast), Nick Duncan (50 Back), David Pollock (50 Back, 100 Free), Martin Pollock (50 Breast and 200 IM), Matt Pollock (100 Free), Meagan Ramsay (100 Back) and Colby Rook (100 Fly) all swam new State times. It looks like quite a few of our swimmers are enjoying the change to short course swimming. Results for Boys, Girls and TVSC swimmers can be found on our Results page.

Sponsorship for our Meet

2 May 2002

Any member or friend of the Tuggeranong Vikings Swim Club who would like to sponsor a race (Cost - $20) for our Metropolitan, Country and State Qualifying Meet on 25-26 May should contact Neil Bingham (ph 6292 1135 ah) by 10 May or add your name to the list on the noticeboard at the pool. This is a great way to support the club and will assist in meeting the cost of purchasing medals for the meet.

TVSC Presentation Function

28 April 2002
The Vikings tied up the 2001-2002 swimming year with a function at the Lanyon Rugby Club. Annual Awards as well as Club Champions and over 250 Club Records were presented. The winners of our awards are listed here. Keep your eyes on this space for photos to follow. Congratulations to all of our awardees as well as all who participated in our Club Championships. All Vikings should be extremely proud of the part you