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2003 - Goodbye to a Great Year
31 December 2003

With 2004 upon us, it is time to say goodbye to 2003 - a landmark year for TVSC.  We've had many highlights and changes occur in 2003 so we thought it would be a good idea to add a summary for our members to reflect upon.  You can find this summary here.  2004 is set to be another great year for the Vikings as we carry forward the successful results of 2003.  We look forward to seeing all of our members striving for even better things in 2004.  Go Vikings!!!

Good Luck to our 47 State Qualifiers

21 December 2003

The total number of Viking State Team members now stands at 47.  TVSC would like to say congratulations to the 13 swimmers who have qualified for "Little State" and 34 swimmers who have qualified for "Big State". Good luck for the upcoming Championships and the strong competition ahead.  The full list of qualifiers is listed below:

9-12 yrs (3-4 January 2004)

13-18 yrs (13-19 January 2004)

A Great Finale for 2003

21 December 2003

The Vikings swimmers finished off the year with some great results at 2003's last local meet, the Canberra Christmas Classic.  There were a lot of tired swimmers and Mums and Dads glad to see the end of the meet, but the results were still very impressive for this time of year.  PBs were still around 60 percent with several swimmers scoring perfect rates - TAYLOR BRODIE, KATHERINE CYMBALAK, NICK D'ARCY, MICHAEL HUTCHESON, TESSA LANE, SIAN LEY, LIDIA NARDI, ALEX & THOMAS RAMSAY, BEN & JUSTIN TRABINGER and  PETER WALTON.  Special congratulations to BEN GRADY who swam a great PB to achieve a new National time in his 100 Free and MARTIN POLLOCK who also achieved a National time in his 200 Breaststroke.  JOSH WOOD produced a last minute State time in his 200 Fly swim to take our State qualifiers to 47 (see above).  Congratulations Josh!  Also picking up new State times were MATT D'ARCY (200 IM, 200 Free, 100 Back), NATASHA COSSETTO (200 Breast), TRENT PATTENDEN (50 Free & 100 Fly), SEB TAZREITER (100 Fly, 200 Back, 200 Free) and STEWART THOMPSON (200 Back).  There were plenty of Gold Medals as well with these being won by DYLAN APPELQVIST (5), NATASHA COSSETTO (3), HAYDN MARSH (3), ADAM BINGHAM (2), ELLE PATTENDEN (2), BEN TRABINGER (2), TIM CAMERON, REBECCA GILLESPIE, JESS HANCOCK, MICHAELA LEONARD, BEN PATTENDEN, MARTIN POLLOCK, MEAGAN RAMSAY and JOSH WOOD.  Well done everyone!  Results for Boys, Girls and TVSC Swimmers can be found at our Local Results page.

Narooma Awards

11 December 2003

For those of you who didn't hear all the awards presented at the Narooma Barbeque, we have attached the list.  

Another Fun Weekend in Narooma

9 December 2003

Sixty six Vikings swimmers and associated family members and coaching staff journeyed to the South Coast town of Narooma last weekend.  Although the weather was not entirely favourable, it did improve as the weekend went on any many managed to get in a trip to the beach.  Thank goodness for our new Vikings fleecy tops which came in very handy, especially during evening festivities.  The weekend was a howling success for all involved and a great time was had by all.  With early wake up calls thanks to the sea gulls, we were up and at the pool bright and early each morning.  This enthusiasm carried on during the day with a great deal of cheering and sportsmanship led by Chief Cheerleaders ASHLEIGH MANSELL and AMY BROWN (see picture).  There were still plenty of PBs, especially amongst our younger members - it seems that most of the older kids were too busy having a good time to overexert themselves in the pool!  NICK D'ARCY achieved his very first State qualifying time in 100m Breast and BEN TRABINGER picked up a new State time in his 200 IM.  Well done guys!  There were oodles of medals won by the Vikings swimmers as well as several meet records broken.  ADAM BINGHAM won all eight of his events and broke three meet records and  HAYDN MARSH won seven events and broke three meet records.  The list of others to win Gold Medals is very impressive -  NICK D'ARCY (5), BEN PATTENDEN (5), MICHAELA LEONARD (5), DAVID POLLOCK (5),  KRYSTEN MANSELL (3), BEN TRABINGER (3), LACHLAN TRABINGER (3), STEPHANIE COSSETTO (3), LACHLAN GRIMM (3), ELLE PATTENDEN (2), MEAGAN RAMSAY (3), MARTIN POLLOCK (2), JOSH WOOD (2), THOMAS RAMSAY (2), JUSTIN TRABINGER (2), LYNDSAY SAYWELL (2), NATASHA COSSETTO, BEN GRADY, MATT POLLOCK, JONNO ROUSSEAU and MICHAELLA TAZREITER.  Others to win medals included DEREK BAYLEY (and lots of PBs!), KATE BINGHAM, TIM CAMERON, MATT D'ARCY, NIC DUNCAN, KYLIE FITZSIMMONS, STEPH GARLICK, LAURA & PAT HUDSON, MICHAEL HUTCHESON, RYAN LEONARD, TRENT PATTENDEN, DANIEL & REBECCA PHILIPPA, BIANCA PITTS, MELANIE QUIGGIN, ALEX RAMSAY and  NATALIE SMITH.  There must have been a lot of heavy cars coming up the mountain on the way home!  We would like to pass on our thanks to the Narooma meet organising committee for the well run meet and the people of Narooma in general for their great friendly hospitality.  To see some snaps of our great weekend, please click here.

A Couple of Reminders

10 December 2003

This being such a busy time of year, we would like to remind our members of a couple of very important events and deadlines coming up during the next few days.   Don't forget that this Friday, 12 December, is the last Club Night for 2003.  Electronic entries should be with the Club Night Co-ordinator by 9.00 pm this Thursday.  You can find the Program of Events here.  Also, we have our Annual Christmas Party on Sunday, 14 December from 12 noon at Kambah Venture Playground.  It's not too late for yor to register your expression of interest - just e-mail Sylvia Mansell with your family details.  Lastly, entries for the NSW Age Championships (13-18 yrs + Open) close this Friday, 12 December (please note that the closing date is NOT 19 December as previously advertised).  

65 Vikings Swimmers to Rock the South Coast

2 December 2003

Approximately 65 TVSC swimmers, accompanied by coaches and families, will be travelling to the lovely little South Coast town of Narooma this weekend to attend the Annual Narooma 2-Day Meet.  There'll be lots of fun, surf, fishing, socialising with friends and, of course, competition, during the weekend.  Good luck to all attending and, most importantly, enjoy yourselves!

4 Viking Swimmers Bring Home Medals from NSW Distance Championships

1 December 2003

Four members of the Tuggeranong Vikings Swim Club won medals at the NSW Distance Championships held at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on 29-30 November.  ADAM BINGHAM won Gold in the 15 years 1500 Free, TRENT PATTENDEN took out the Silver in the 13 years 1500 Free,  MELANIE QUIGGIN won a Bronze medal also in the 13 yrs 1500m Freestyle and ALANA FORSTER won a Bronze medal in the 17-18 years 400 IM.  With only a team of six attending the Championships, this was a brilliant result for the Vikings.  Well done team!   Full results from the Championships can be found here.

Reminder - TVSC Christmas Party

27 November 2003

Don't forget  that the TVSC Christmas Party will be held on Sunday, 14 December at the Kambah Venture Playground.  TVSC will be footing the bill for a sausage sizzle for our swimmers and their families.  Each swimmer will also receive a lolly bag (Sssshhhh, Don't tell Chris!). There will also be Harley rides for those adventurous spirits for a small fee of $5 each (all proceeds to TVSC).   The festivities will commence at 12 noon.  To assist with catering, if you plan to attend please complete the attached form and place in the Other Correspondence Box at the pool or e-mail Sylvia Mansell directly by Saturday 29 November.  Don't miss it!!

ACT Summer Results

23  November 2003

The Vikings again had some impressive results at the ACT Summer Meet on 22-23 November.  BEN GRADY led the way with 6 PBs from 7 swims and a new National qualifying time in 200 Fly.  BEN TRABINGER achieved a 100 percent PB rate and picked up a new State time in 200 Back and a new Country time in 100 Free.  The two MICHAELAs (TAZREITER and  LEONARD) both achieved perfect PB rates and their very first State qualifying times in 100 Fly and Breast respectively.   Several others achieved perfect PB rates or almost - DYLAN APPLEQVIST, TORI BOUNDY, NICK D'ARCY, STEPH GARLICK, LAURA HUDSON, TESSA LANE, BETHANY MILES, BEN & ELLE PATTENDEN, DAVID & MARTIN POLLOCK and LOUISE SCHMIDTCHEN.  New State qualifying times were also picked up by DYLAN APPLYQVIST (100 and 200 Free and Fly), NATASHA COSSETTO (200 IM & 200 Back), JESS HANCOCK (50 Free), DAVID POLLOCK (100 & 200 Back), MARTIN POLLOCK (50 & 100 Free and 100 Back) and MATT POLLOCK (200 Back). DYLAN APPLEQVIST (200 IM), STEPHANIE COSSETTO (100 Back), ELLE PATTENDEN (200 IM) and DANIEL PHILIPPA (100 Breast - his first QT!) all swam new Country qualifying times.  Whew!  Well done Vikings.  Results for Boys, Girls and TVSC Swimmers can be found at our Local Meet Results page.  Coming up with a good result also were our catering ladies (led by General Jenny Bowen-Smith) who fed and watered the hungry hordes on the Sunday of the meet.  Many thanks to all those who helped on the day and who made culinary contributions.

Update on ACT Distance Championships

20 November 2003

The ACT Open Male and Female Distance Champion will be decided from 1500m and 800m Freestyle events swum at the Canberra Christmas Classic (19-21 December) and ACT Open/Development Championships (27-29 February).  To be eligible to claim the title, the girls will need to swim the 1500 at Christmas Classic and the boys the 800 at this meet.  The reverse will apply for ACT Open/Development.   Canberra Swim Club has kindly extended the closing date for these events only to 12 December.  1500 and 800 times will need to be entered at Christmas Classic but for the ACT Open/Dev. Championships, entrants can enter either their Open qualifying 800 or 1500 times or their 400m times if they have qualified with those times for their age at the ACT Age Championships. 

TVSC Swimmers Produce Great Results at Ginninderra Development Meet

16 November 2003

A valiant band of ten swimmers travelled to Kaleen for the Ginninderra Development Meet.  All members of the team came home with at least one ribbon.  DEREK BAYLEY produced five firsts from five races and PBed four of them.  NICHOLAS ALCAZAR-STEVENS also won all four of his races, scoring 3 from 4 PBs. DANIEL PHILIPPA (3), NICK PHILIPPA, ELIZABETH PHILIPPA, MAX and CATALINA ALCAZAR-STEVENS  and TARALEE RUSSELL (2) also achieved first placings, with LOUISE SCHMIDTEN and DANIELSTEEMSON picking up 4 seconds from 4 swims and a second and a third respectively.  Well done guys!  Results for Boys, Girls and TVSC Swimmers can be found at our Local Meets page.

New Training Session for Development Squads

11 November 2003

Our Saga, Gebo, Njord and Idun Squads now have a new training session available to them on Tuesday afternoons.  The new session will operate in a similar format to Saturday mornings and will run from 4.00 - 5.00 pm.  For a complete list of training times for these and other Viking squads, please click here.

Narooma Souvenir T-Shirt Offer & Barbeque Info.
1 November 2003
TVSC has arranged for souvenir t-shirts to be purchased for our annual trip to Narooma on 6-7 December.  The shirts (which will be similar to our 2001 shirts but in a red colour with highlight printing in white and black) will be printed with the names of all TVSC members competing at Narooma.  The special subsidised rate of $10 is available only to those actually competing at the meet.  Shirts can be purchased by parents, supporters and non-swimming siblings for $15.  The order form can be found here. Also attached on the same page is information about the barbeque planned for the Saturday night at Narooma with provision for members to indicate their family attendance.  The barbeque, which TVSC is providing free of charge for TVSC members and families will take place at the caravan park from 6.00 to 8.00 pm on Saturday, 6 December.  Please have your form and money for the t-shirt offer in "The Box" by Saturday, 8 November and the form concerning the barbeque in the same box by Saturday, 15 November.

Results from BG October Meet
26 October 2003
For so early in the season, the Vikings' results from the Burley Griffin Meet held on 25-26 October were a sign of big things to come during summer.  Martin Pollock achieved a new State time in 200 Back, and 200 and 400 Free, and new Country times were picked up by STEPH BANHAM (100 Back), MATT D'ARCY (200 IM) and LYNDSAY SAYWELL (100 Fly).  ADAM BINGHAM "accidentally" pulled out a National qualifying time in his 200 Back swim as well.  100 percent PB rates were achieved by STEPHANIE COSSETTO (7/7), MATT D'ARCY (4/4), DAVID POLLOCK (5/5) and JOSH WOOD (5/5). Others who went close to this achievement included BLAKE APPLEQVIST, TAYLOR BRODIE, KAHLIA and NATASHA COSSETTO, SIAN LEY and DANIEL and ELIZABETH PHILLIPA.  Medals were very plentiful for our swimmers with Gold medals (or $5 for the 13 & Overs) won by ADAM BINGHAM (9), DAVID POLLOCK (6), NATALIE SMITH (3), STEPHANIE BANHAM (2), LACHLAN GRIMM (2), MEAGAN RAMSAY (2), MARTIN POLLOCK, LYNDSAY SAYWELL and BEN TRABINGER.  Results for Boys, Girls and TVSC Swimmers can be found at our Local Results  page.

Last Chance to Acquire Narooma Accommodation
27 October 2003
As the final list for accommodation will be sent to Narooma this Thursday morning, TVSC members still have until Wednesday night to book one of the few remaining cabins at the tourist park.  If you have decided that you would like to come along and join us for this fun trip to the south coast, please e-mail Neil Bingham for details or contact him on 0417 293 595 by Wednesday, 29 October. You can click here for more details, here for the Program of Events or contact Neil.  Neil will shortly be contacting all those who have previously indicated their participation and who have booked cabins to finalise numbers.

Narooma Update
21 October 2003
Most of those people who have booked cabins at Narooma through TVSC will now have received a note/e-mail concerning payment of the deposit for the accommodation.  If you have not, please e-mail Neil Bingham for details or contact him on 0417 293 595.  There have been some changes to the original format for the weekend, with the barbeque now being planned for the Saturday night at the van park and people making individual arrangements for the Friday.  A note/e-mail will be sent out early next month confirming details and numbers.  Keep your eyes open also for information on our souvenir t-shirt offer.  In the mean time, there are still a couple of cabins left.  These all have toilets although some will require use of the communal showers.  If you are interested in this fun trip away, please click here for more details, here for the Program of Events for the meet and/or contact Neil Bingham.  For those parents and siblings who are interested in deep sea fishing, again, please contact Neil.  For those who have already shown interest in the fishing expedition on the Saturday, Neil will contact you over the next couple of weeks.  Don't forget that entries for the meet close with TVSC on 7 November.

Winners of Club Night Point Score Competition
15 October 2003
Announced recently were the winners of the TVSC Winter Club Night Point Score Competition.  The GRIMM Family did very well with both ALANNAH and LACHLAN winning the Female and Male Point Scores respectively.  Congratulations to all our winners, as well as all those who came along and took part in Club Nights during the Winter season.  See below for a full list of awardees:

TVSC Club Captains Announced
13 October 2003
TVSC new Club Captains were announced at Club Night held on 10 October.  The announcement follows an extensive selection process of nomination, application and interview.  As can be seen from the list of our young leaders below, the successful applicants are all deserving recipients of the honour of being Vikings Club Captains.  We would like to thank all nominees who took part in the process and in particular would like to thank our immediate past captains and vice captains who did an outstanding job in representing our swimmers.  Keep you eyes on this site for profiles of our new captains.