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2005

Special Christmas/January Training Times
20 December 2005

During the period 19 December to 4 February special training times will exist at TVSC.  There will also be some changes to training venue for Country & State Qualifiers.  PLEASE NOTE THAT FOR THE PERIOD 26-31 DECEMBER TRAINING WILL BE LIMITED TO SUMMER COUNTRY AND STATE QUALIFIERS OR THOSE SWIMMERS WITHIN 1 SECOND (100M) AND 2 SECONDS (200M) OF COUNTRY & STATE QUALIFYING TIMES - FOR REMAINING SWIMMERS, PLEASE ENJOY YOUR WEEK OFF AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU BACK AT TRAINING ON 2 JANUARY 2006.  Please click here to view the special training times.

Coaching Arrangements During Holiday Period
22 December 2005

During the holidays our new coaching team will be conducting TVSC training sessions.  The team now includes new coaches Stephanie Cossetto and Ben Huntley, both of whom recently undertook their Swimming Australia Green License Coaching Course in Sydney. Steph and Ben bring State level swimming experience to their coaching and add to the qualified team of David Murphy, Justene Cannon-Taylor, Bethany Miles and Greg Wright. Greg will be assisting with several sessions over the holiday period especially when David is absent on representative duties with our swimmers at the State Age Championships. Greg’s learn to swim business is flourishing and it is great that he has made time to coach for us over the holiday period.  We'd like to take this opportunity to recommend Greg's swim school - Trevally Swim School at Wanniassa (Phone:  6291 4162).  All who know Greg will know that he is offering quality personalised swim teaching at reasonable rates - thoroughly recommended by all at Tuggeranong Vikings Swim Club.

30 Vikings Qualify for NSW State Age Championships
19 December 2005

Congratulations to the 30 TVSC members who have qualified for the NSW State Age Championships to be held in early January at Homebush.  Special congratulations should go to Catriona Bisset who, as a first-time qualifier, will get to wear her new rep. shirt for the first time at this meet.  Well done all!  The full list of clever Vikings follows:

Srecko Antoski Impressive at Pacific School Games

8 December 2005

Congratulations to Srecko Antoski who had a great meet at the Pacific School Games in Melbourne last week.  Not only did Srecko break 3 club records (12 yrs 50 and 100 Breast and 50 Free) but he also won a Bronze Medal in the 12 yrs 50 Breast, as well as finishing Top 10 in 100 Breast (4th - Srecko also qualified for the first time for the Australian Age Championships in Sydney in April with this swim) and 50 Free (10th) and 100 Free (10th).  Needless to say, Srecko also swam PBs in all of his events.  Great results Srecko!  Congratulations should also go to Antonio Badalassi who finished with four 3rd placings in the SWD events. Great swimming Tone!   Full results from the meet can be found here and ACT and Vikings results here.

Special "GIRLS ONLY" Stroke Clinic, 
Friday 23 December , 10 am-3 pm

25  November 2005

The clinic will be conducted by Special Guest Elite Athlete and Clinician: Sally Foster.  Sally trains under Shannon Rollason at the AIS (Coach of Alice Mills and Jodie Henry). She is currently ranked in the top 20 in the world for 50 and 100 Breaststroke and top 5 in Australia for 50 Freestyle, 50 and 100 Breaststroke. She is also in the Top 10 Australian IM Swimmers. Cost will be only $10. Girls must be aged 10 years or over. For more details and registration please click here. 

Good Luck to the 30-Odd Vikings Taking Part in the Pacific School Games 

25  November 2005

TVSC would like to wish the Vikings members of the ACT Team who will be participating in the Pacific School Games in Melbourne from 27 November to 3 December the very best of luck.  We hope you enjoy the unique experience of competing against swimmers from all over the Pacific area as well as South Africa.  Swim hard and have fun!

TVRU&ASC Scholarships 

25  November 2005

Our major sponsor, the Tuggeranong Valley Rugby Union & Amateur Sports Club provides scholarships to members of its affiliate clubs entering Year 11 to assist them to successfully combine their sport and academics.  The scholarships are for Years 11 and 12 although successful applicants need to reapply for the second year.  If any of our members will be entering Year 11 in 2006 and are interested in applying for the scholarships, they should contact our Sponsorship Co-Ordinator, STEVE COSSETTO by e-mail or phone 0407 734 407, as soon as possible to obtain a copy of the application form.  Completed application forms should be returned to Steve by Wednesday, 8 December.

General Meeting, Wednesday, 7 December 

22  November 2005

A General Meeting will be held at the pool at 5.30 pm on Wednesday, 7 December.  The reason for the meeting is to discuss and decide the following proposal:  "That fees be increased by 10 percent across all squads from 1 January 2006 to cover the cost of GST as determined by the ATO. "  Members may not be aware that TVSC has been absorbing the 10 percent GST payment since first incurred by the club in April 2003. As it is no longer possible to do this, we need to approve the 10 percent increase as of the next billing cycle.  We need at least 15 members to pass the motion, so as this is pick up time for many parents, please make the effort to come into the pool and participate in the voting - it is anticipated that this will not take long.  

Equipment Lost from Pool on Weekend of 5-6 November 

15  November 2005

Could the person who borrowed a new Speedo lightblue/darkblue triangle shaped kick board and new yellow and blue Speedo size 9 – 11 fins from the cage at TLLC on either Saturday, 5 November or Monday morning, 7 November, please return them to either the coach on duty or to Kerry Trabinger (62927074) AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.  We appreciate that these items may have accidentally been taken home by a swimmer, but as they were a very recent birthday present, their owner is looking forward to being able to wear them once again at training. We would be grateful for your co-operation in this matter and urge that swimmers in future ensure that they have their own equipment at training and do not borrow other members'.

Time Keeping at Meets – How You Can Help
11 October 2005

With quite a few meets coming up,  it is time to remind our members of their obligation to TVSC and the ACT swimming community to assist with time keeping at meets.  Because we usually send large teams to local meets, we are expected to provide several time keepers – sometimes up to six at a time.  Several of the Spring and Summer meets run over two days.  This doubles our responsibility to provide time keepers.  Unfortunately, recently at meets this job has fallen on the shoulders of just a few, sometimes requiring parents to be behind the blocks all day.  This is not fair to those involved and should not be necessary considering TVSC’s large participation at meets and membership in general.  Some of our new parents may be a little hesitant in volunteering for this job but, please, don’t be.  You do not need to be qualified as a time keeper to hold a watch at the end of a lane just willing to lend a hand.  On most occasions we require three time keepers per lane so there is always someone more experienced to show you what to do.  You will get the best seat in the house (it’s also cooler on pool deck compared to the stands), will get fed and watered for your assistance, get to meet other club members and catch up on poolside gossip, and your kids will be thrilled that you are helping their club.  TVSC operates a roster system so that you will not be required to time keep all day.  Shifts are usually for 2 hours.  We try to arrange it that parents only need to time keep once over a two day weekend but sometimes, due to low numbers of parents attending, parents will be asked to back up on the second day.  Of course, if more parents attended and assisted (and they should!) this would be unnecessary.  You can also choose which time period is best for you – i.e. if you are only there for the morning, then you can time keep during that time and don’t have to wait around because of time keeping commitments.  So, please, if you are approached at a meet by a TVSC parent to assist with the timekeeping, please be positive in your response.  Alternatively, you can fill in our time keeping form (here) and slip it in with your child’s entries – this way you get in first and choose a time most convenient to you.  

Get Your Order in for New Club T-Shirts

19 October 2005

TVSC is currently in the process of changing its Club T-shirt.  Expressions of interest are currently being taken by our Uniform Co-ordinator, NARELLE BRODIE.  A photo of the new shirt can be found here.  The cost will be $40 per shirt.  Sizes range from XS to XXL – these are adult sizes but the XS should fit an average sized child of about 8 or 9.  Narelle has sample sizes to try on for those interested. If you wish to order a shirt please contact Narelle (e-mail or phone, 6291 6186 ah.) by Friday, 4 November.  Delivery should be within 4 weeks after that – an ideal Christmas present for our aspiring Jodies and Grants!!

Thursday Afternoon Run Session
18 October 2005

Starting this Thursday, 20 October, the two TVSC senior squads will be participating in a lake run prior to the commencement of their afternoon training session.  Yuriy would like all swimmers to be at the pool and ready to commence the run by 4.25 pm.  Swimmers will be back at the pool by 5.20 in time to start their swim session at 5.30.  Don't forget to bring your running equipment. 

Return of Perpetual Trophies
18 October 2005

Could all swimmers who won TVSC awards at our Presentation function please return the perpetual trophies to our Awards Co-ordinator, Janine Brown as soon as possible. 

Fund Raiser - Bunnings Sausage Sizzle, 29 October
16 October 2005

TVSC has been given the opportunity to run the weekly sausage sizzle at Bunnings, Newcastle Street, Fyshwick on Saturday, 29 October.  We will be cooking and selling sausages from 8.00 am to approximately 3.00 pm on that day.  We are, therefore, calling for volunteers to assist us with the operation of the barbeque.  WE NEED YOUR HELP! We are asking Vikings members to donate two hours of their time to come along and assist with cooking and selling the sausages.  We will need three or four people per shift.  If we get many volunteers the roster can be amended to a shorter period. ASTRID SMITH has been charged with organising the fund raiser so if you can help, please contact Astrid (by e-mail or ph. 62927696) and let her know your preferred time slot.  Senior swimmers are also welcome to come along and help.  Don't forget that all profits will be used to sponsor an upcoming special event for your children.

Kick Off to Summer Season

11 October 2005

36 Vikings swimmers attended the CSD Pentathlon at the AIS last weekend.  This novel meet gave our swimmers the opportunity to start off the long course season in a fun way – a fifty metre swim of each stroke followed by a 200m IM.  There were lots of PBs swum, indicating lots of improvement over the winter season.  Most impressive were SRECKO ANTOSKI, TESS APPELQVIST, JOSHUA BROWN, TIFFANY DAVIES, AMANDA FLETCHER and MIKHALA PETERS who all achieved 100 percent PBs.  There were some big improvements, particularly in the Medley – LUKE ABBERTON (18 sec improvement), SRECKO ANTOSKI (8 secs), DEREK BAYLEY (12 secs), CHELSEA BRODIE (7 secs), AMANDA FLETCHER (18 secs), CHEYENNE PETERS (8 secs) and ALEX RAMSAY (9 secs).  Well done to all!  You can find results for Boys, Girls and TVSC Swimmers at our Local Meets page.  

TVSC Swim-a-thon - 14 October
11 October 2005

Don't forget that the TVSC Swim-a-thon will be held this Friday, 14 October.  It will be held  instead of the usual Friday night training program and will be followed by Club Night.  All squads will take part in the Swim-a-thon during their normal training times and distances attempted will be structured to suit different squads, ages and swimmers.   You still have time to chase up some last minute sponsors.  To find out more about the Swim-a-thon and to get a copy of the sponsorship form, please click here.  Don't forget Mums and Dads that we will also require your assistance as lap counters.

New Swimming Year - Registration Due 1 October
25 September 2005

This is a quick reminder that Swimmer Registration (Capitation) is due on 1 October.  All swimmers who compete after 1 October MUST HAVE PAID THEIR CAPITATION FEE so if you are planning on entering a meet scheduled after that date, make sure you have filled in the relevant form and paid your $25.50 to our Registrar.  Please note that not only competing swimmers must be registered for the 2005-2006 swimming year.  All swimmers who take place in swim club activities, including training, must also be registered members.

Awesome Results for Our Swimmers at the TVSC Development/Intermediate Meet
13 September 2005

Approximately 60 Vikings swimmers participated in the recent TVSC Development/Intermediate Meet.  This was the last meet of the Swimming ACT Kippax Winter Development/Intermediate Series.  Final series results will be released soon.  Our Vikings swimmers performed brilliantly with a huge number of PBs achieved.  Most impressive were NICK ALCAZAR-STEVENS with 5/5 PBS, LUKE ABBERTON (5/6), TAYLOR BRODIE (3/3), TAMSIN DE MEILLON (4/5), DOM GARLICK (4/5), NICK PHILIPPA (5/5), and ALEX RAMSAY (5/5).  Biggest improvements were LUKE ABBERTON'S 200 IM (14 secs), NICK ALCAZAR-STEVENS' 200 Back (13 secs), BLACK APPELQVIST'S 200 Back (31 secs!), NATHAN DE MEILLON'S 50 Free (9 secs), LACHLAN GRIMM'S 200 IM (6 secs) and 200 Breast (19 secs - even with a Lighthouse view!), ZAC NEULINGER'S 50 Free (6 secs) and 50 Breast (5 secs), ALEX RAMSAY'S 200 IM (5 secs), MEAGAN RAMSAY'S 200 Back (8 secs), 200 Fly (8 secs) and 200 Breast (6 secs) and THOMAS RAMSAY'S 100 Breast (8 secs).  We also believe that one of our senior swimmers is contemplating switching from Fly to Breaststroke after an unexpected and very impressive 8 second PB in her 100 Breaststroke event.  There are rumours that she might even start doing the stroke at training now!  Congratulations to all for their great efforts.  We would also like to pass on to all involved in the organisation of the event our warmest gratitude for their assistance in the planning of the event as well as for their help on the day.  Thanks to all.  Results for Boys, Girls and TVSC Swimmers can be found at our Local Results page.  Keep your eyes on this site over the next week or so for some photos from the meet.

35 Vikings Qualify for NSW SC Stage Age Champs
27 August 2005

Thirty five Vikings have qualified for the NSW SC State Age Championships to be held at Homebush next month.  Special mention should go to CHELSEA BRODIE, AMY BROWN, ELIZABETH PHILIPPA and LACHLAN TRABINGER who will all be attending their first State Championships.  With one more qualifying meet still to go, there's still a chance for more Vikings to join the team.  Good luck and well done to all who will be attending.  The team members are listed below. Go Vikings!

30 Vikings Selected for ACT Pacific School Games Team
27 August 2005

The thirty Vikings swimmers listed below have been selected to represent the ACT at the Pacific School Games to be held in Melbourne on 26 November to 4 December 2005.  This is an awesome performance and all members should be justifiably proud of their achievement.  Well done Vikings!  Hope you enjoy the experience of competing against swimmers from all over the Pacific region and, most importantly, have a terrific time.  Information on the Pacific School Games can be found here and the Swimming Program of Events events here.

Information Evening to Discuss New Squad Structure 

16 August 2005

From 1 October the Tuggeranong Vikings Squads will be restructured to better meet the needs and aspirations of the swimmers in the club. 

Our goal is to provide squads with a training atmosphere of learning, challenge and commitment that lead to excellence.  The squad restructure is a new beginning with a planned progression of excellence that optimizes critical growth periods in each athlete's personal development. 

We believe each athlete will reap invaluable long-term benefits from a total commitment to excellence and the "team concept" whether he/she chooses to make an athletic career out of swimming or not.  A challenging environment that places the needs of the team first, will surround athletes in our program. We will expect the best of all swimmers and we will therefore set high goals and train toward our goals every day.  

An Information Night to discuss the new TVSC squad structure will be held on Thursday evening, 25 August at 6.00 pm downstairs at the Town Centre Sports Club at Greenway.  All TVSC swimmers and parents are invited to attend to hear Head Coach, David Murphy, speak about the future for the club.  Training will take place that evening but will be held earlier (please speak to your coach) for those squads who usually commence training at 5.00 pm.  Don't miss this important chance to find out how the new squad structure will affect you/your child.  Be there!

Looking for Volunteers - New Club Night Co-Ordinator and Representatives for ACT Sub-Committees
16 August 2005

Our current Club Night Co-Ordinator has been forced to resign due to ill health and we are looking for a replacement.  The job is quite easy as our Race Secretary looks after the computer and manual entry and seeding of entries, so all that is required is for someone to oversee the equipment (watches, chairs, etc. - and there are always volunteers to assist), order and collect the barbeque ingredients and organise all our willing helpers on the night.  Club Night is held around once a month so will not take up too much of your time.  If you can assist, please contact TVSC President Rod Hore by e-mail.  He will be glad to hear from you.

Also, TVSC has been asked by Swimming ACT (as have all ACT clubs) to provide a representative on two very important sub-committees, the Brophy Committee (to assist with arrangements for the James Brophy Memorial Inter-District Sprint Meet held every March) and the Annual Presentation Night Committee (to assist with arrangements for Swimming ACT's Annual Presentation Function, usually held in May each year.  No particular skills are required and this is an ideal opportunity for you to assist your club.  If you wish to volunteer, please contact TVSC Vice President, Trace Pitts by e-mail.  

Impressive Results at Telopea Development Meet
31 July 2005

45 Vikings swimmers attended the Telopea Development/Intermediate Meet on 31 July with an awesome overall 80 percent PB rate.  Well done team!  DYLAN APPELQVIST, TESS APPELQVIST, SIMON D'ARCY, DOM GARLICK, ALANNAH GRIMM, JENNY HOWSE, CHRISTIE JONES, BEN PATTENDEN, DANIEL PHILIPPA, ALEX RAMSAY, THOMAS RAMSAY, SOPHIE SILEC, LACHLAN TRABINGER and GERI WADDLETON led the team, all scoring 100 percent PBs.  Many swimmers made last minute times for ACT Winter whilst new State times were picked up by NICK D'ARCY (50 Free), ASHLEIGH STREATFIELD (100 Breast), JUSTIN TRABINGER (100 Free) and LACHLAN TRABINGER (100 Free).  Results for our swimmers can be found here.

Introducing TVSC's New Head Coach
10 July 2005
David Murphy was recently announced as TVSC's new Head Coach.  Most of you will know David as Assistant Coach at TVSC and prior to that at Brindabella Swim Club.  We welcome David to his new role and look forward to lots of exciting things happening at Vikings in the future.  Over the next few weeks David and the rest of the coaching crew will be looking at individual swimmers and squad structure with a mind to putting together a new and invigorated program for TVSC.  You can find out a little more about David by clicking here. here.

News Flash!  Morning Training Sessions to Commence at 5.30 am from Tuesday, 5 July
3 July 2005
Please note that from Tuesday morning, 5 July, all weekday morning training sessions will commence at the Tuggeranong Lakeside Leisure Centre from 5.30 am.  This is a great bonus for our swimmers - we have been fighting to obtain 2 hour morning sessions for a very long time.  The earlier start will apply to Vidar and Isa Squads at this stage.  Idun and King swimmers who train mornings should consult their coach as to their commencement time.

Awesome Results from SC Country Championships
4 July 2005
Congratulations to our TVSC team who performed so brilliantly at the recent NSW SC Country Championships at Homebush.  With an incredible Team PB rate, several swimmers achieved perfect PB rates - KAHLIA COSSETTO (4/4), NIC DUNCAN (4/4), NIALL JACOBSEN (2/2), DAVID POLLOCK (5/5), NATALIE SMITH (2/2), JUSTIN TRABINGER (5/5) and JOSH WOOD (4/4).  Several others swimmers were just as impressive with near perfect scores - LACHLAN GRIMM (2/3), CHRISTIE JONES (4/5), BIANCA PITTS (5/6), MATT POLLOCK (2/3) and MEAGAN RAMSAY (6/7).  But PBs were not enough for our team - they also brought home quite a few medals.  DAVID POLLOCK was the most successful, winning a Silver (200 IM) and 2 Bronzes (100 Breast and Back), followed by TASH COSSETTO (Silver, 200 IM), MEAGAN RAMSAY (Silver, 200 IM), TEAGAN HORE (Bronze, 100 Breast), DANNY PHILIPPA (Silver, 100 Breast).  Several swimmers also won their first Finalist Ribbons - CHELSEA BRODIE, NIALL JACOBSEN, CHRISTIE JONES, MOLLY KAMENZ, BIANCA PITTS and JOSH WOOD. A full list of Finalists can be found below:

Fundraising Venture - Canberra Entertainment Books

15 June 2005

50 Vikings Qualify for Upcoming NSW SC Country Championships

15 June 2005