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2007

Members - We Need Your Help to Cater for Volunteers at our Development/Intermediate Meet

29 August 2007

TVSC is holding its annual Development/Intermediate Meet at TLLC on Sunday, 9 September.  To repay all those wonderful volunteers who come along to such meets and help out with officiating, we are required to feed and water those helpers.  Therefore, we are asking the assistance of our members to donate foods suitable for morning and afternoon tea and a cut lunch.  Such things as cakes, slices, cookies, crackers and cheese, meats, salad vegies, fruit, etc. are required to enable us to "put on a good spread".  You do not need to be attending the meet to contribute - you can make arrangements to drop off donations to JOANNE ABBERTON, who has taken on the job of co-ordinating the catering at the meet. If you can help out (and we need people on the day as well, to help dish out the food) please contact Jo via e-mail by clicking here.

Vikings Receive Government Grant of Almost $2,000

30 August 2007

The Vikings committee has just received confirmation of a grant from the Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaCSIA). This is the first year that TVSC has applied for the sports grant which will be used to purchase new exercise mats, a first aid kit plus a laminator. Parents and swimmers alike will be glad to see the old and mouldy exercise mats thrown out and replaced by 30 new waterproof mats.  It may make those push-ups and crunches just a little easier!

FaCSIA has advised that funds will be deposited within 6 weeks, and the purchases will be made as soon as possible after that.

Congratulations to Vikings Very Own State Silver Medallist  24 August 2007

13 year old ASHLEIGH STREATFIELD must be one of the ACT's biggest improvers over the last 12 months.  After winning a Silver medals at Winter Country in her best event, the 100m Breaststroke, Ash has stepped up to now be a contender at State level.  Ashleigh not only made the podium for her Silver medal in 13 yrs 200m Breaststroke (with a 3 second PB), but also brought home finalist ribbons in two other events, 100m Breaststroke and 200 IM.  This gave her a 100 percent PB and Finalist rate.  Another who shone at the recent NSW Age Championships is 16 yr old DANIEL PHILIPPA who picked up Finalist ribbons in his two pet events, 100 & 200m Breaststroke (the latter in a 2 sec. PB!).  Others to earn Finalist placings were CHRISTIE JONES (15 yrs 100 & 200m Breaststroke) and LUKE ABBERTON (13 yrs 200 Fly).  Well done Vikings!!

Good Luck to our State Team

14 August 2007

Congratulations to the 21 Vikings swimmers who have qualified for the NSW Age Championships this upcoming weekend.  We wish you all good luck and hope you have an enjoyable time at the Championships.  The list of talented Vikings is below:

Attention Race Secretaries - Meet Shell Available for TVSC Development/Intermediate Meet, 9 September

8 August 2007

The TM Meet Shell for the upcoming Tuggeranong Vikings Development/Inter. Meet to be held on 9 September is now available.  You can download the files by clicking here.

Adjourned Annual General Meeting to be Held this Friday, 13 July, Preceding Club Night

11 July 2007

The adjourned TVSC Annual General Meeting, held over from 1 July, will be held this Friday, 13 July, prior to our regular Club Night.  Please make the effort to get to the pool by 6.00 pm for this very important event.  Our club will not be able to continue to function if a successful AGM does not take place. If you are not prepared to serve on the committee, at least come along and make up a quorum. We need at least 15 members to proceed with the meeting.  If you want TVSC to continue, then you will need to do your bit by at least turning up for the AGM. Be there!

More Medals & Impressive Results from the  NSW SC Country Championships

8 July 2007

Following on the Vikings swimmers awesome results at the first day's competition of the Winter Country Championships, Day 2 proved to be just as successful.  10 yr old LACHLAN TRABINGER continued his hot form, bringing home a Gold Medal in his 100m Freestyle event.  Lachlan finished the meet with 100 percent PBs. ASHLEIGH STREATFIELD also followed her Bronze Medal on Day 1, with a Silver in the 100m Breaststroke.  NIALL JACOBSEN, who has been whittling away huge chunks off his PB in almost all events lately, kept this trend going at this meet, earning Finalist ribbons on Day 2 in 200 Free, 200 IM and 400 IM.  ELLE & TRENT PATTENDEN also proved very successful, both gaining 100 percent in all their events swum as did CAMILLE HERSTIK and DANIEL PHILIPPA.  TAMIKA BRINKLEY and OLIVIA ALARCON, at their first rep. meet, also swam PBs in their events.  Others to gain Finalist placings included LUKE ABBERTSON (13 yrs 100 Fly. Luke also achieved a whopping 7/8 PBs), AMY BROWN (12yrs 100 Fly), TEAGAN HORE (16 & O. 100 Back), ELLE PATTENDEN (15 yrs 200 IM & 100 Fly), and  LACHLAN TRABINGER (10 yrs 50 Free). And with a final PB rate of 70 percent, there's a good chance that coach David will have a big smile on his face at training on Monday night.  Well done Vikings!  You can find results for  Boys, Girls and TVSC Swimmers at our State & National Results page.

Medals & PBs at the NSW SC Country Championships

7July 2007

At the completion of Day 1 at the NSW SC Country Championships currently being held at SOPAC, our swimmers have achieved some very impressive results.  10 yr old LACHLAN TRABINGER has won two Bronze Medals, in the 100 Back & 200 IM and 13 yr old, ASHLEIGH STREATFIELD has won a Bronze medal in her 200 IM event.  Finalists include NIALL JACOBSEN (400 Free & 100 Free), RYAN HORE (100 Breast), TEAGAN HORE (50 Back), LACHLAN TRABINGER (100 Fly), DANIEL PHILIPPA (50, 100 & 200 Breast), ELLE PATTENDEN (50 & 100 Breast), JUSTIN TRABINGER (100 Back) and ASHLEIGH STREATFIELD (50 Breast).  And there were some huge PBs along the way.  Well done team!  And we've still got another day to go.  Keep up the good work.  Full Results for Day 1 can be found here.

42 Vikings Qualify for Winter Country

18 June 2007

42 Vikings swimmers have qualified for the NSW SC Country Championships to be held at Homebush on 7-8 July.  Well done Swimmers!  Special Congratulations should be given to EMMA KELLY, OLIVIA ALARCON, SHAUN PHILIPPA, EMILY VAN GERWEN and TAMIKA BRINKLEY who have achieved their first qualifying times.  Let's hope you all have an awesome time at the Championships and swim some PBs.  Don't forget that you still have a last minute chance to join the team by qualifying at this weekend's Ginninderra meet.  Good luck!  Our current team is listed below:

Tuggeranong Vikings Swim Club Annual General Meeting

10 June 2007

The Annual General Meeting of the Tuggeranong Vikings Swim Club will be held on Sunday 1 July at the Town Centre Club at Greenway.  The AGM will be held while our swimmers go ten pin bowling at the Tuggeranong Bowl.  All TVSC members are encourage to attend. Details of the AGM and the bowling event can be found here.  Information on TVSC committee positions and the committee nomination form can be found here,

More Vikings Selected in Schools Team

4 June 2007

Congratulations to the following swimmers who have been selected to represent the ACT at the National Secondary Schools Championships in Hobart in August.  Well done Vikings!  It is a great accomplishment to be chosen to represent, not only your school, but also your Territory.  We hope you have a fabulous time.  The list of our lucky swimmers follows:

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!

29 May 2007

On behalf of all members of the Tuggeranong Vikings Swim Club, we would like to pass on our gratitude to all volunteers who assisted us at our meet last weekend.  Thank you especially to those officials from Swimming ACT who give up so many of their weekends to support and promote our sport.  Many thanks also to those TVSC volunteers who assisted us in the running of our main meet.  In particular, we should mention our Meet Directors, ROD HORE and TIM ABBERTON who steered the ship to another successful voyage.  SHARON STREATFIELD, who was in charge of the catering team, should also be given special thanks on her sterling efforts to keep us all well fed and watered on the weekend as well as those parents who provided food stuffs to the caterers.  Every effort was greatly appreciated by the meet organisers.

Great Results for Vikings Swimmers at their Annual Qualifying Meet

29 May 2007

The Vikings swimmers performed brilliantly at our recent qualifying meet.  A high PB rate brought a smile to coach David’s face as many of our swimmers competed at this level for the first time.  Of note were TAMIKA BRINKLEY, MELANIE LE COUTEUR, THOMAS RAMSAY, JUSTIN TRABINGER, LACHLAN TRABINGER, AIMEE VAN GERWIN and EMILY VAN GERWIN, who swam PBs in all of their events.   Coming close to this feat were COURTNEY BACON, SAM BANHAM, RYAN HORE, EMMA KELLY, GORDON LE COUTEUR, ERIN SCIORTINO, PRISCILLA SYMMES and GERI WADDLETON.  We also should mention ASHLEIGH STREATFIELD who had an awesome meet, swimming some huge PBs amongst her 9 from 11 swims.  There were also lots of medals won by our swimmers.  To find out how the team fared, please click here for the TVSC Results.  You can also check out the full results for Boys and Girls.  Team spirit was high and this showed through in the results.  Well done Vikings!

Four Vikings Selected in ACT Primary Schools Team

26 May 2007

Four TVSC swimmers, PRISCILLA SYMMES, RYAN HORE, LACHLAN TRABINGER and THOMAS RAMSAY have been selected to represent the ACT as part of the ACT Primary Team at the Australian Primary Schools Swimming Exchange in Adelaide in June.  Well done and congratulations to these swimmers who have all worked hard in the pool to earn this honour.  We hope you enjoy the trip and the experience of representing the ACT at this level.

Catering for the TVSC Qualifying Meet

15 May 2007

TVSC's main meet, the TVSC Qualifying Meet, will be held on 26-27 May at the AIS.  As we all know, meets run on their stomachs, and we aim to not disappoint all of those awesome volunteers who come along and help us each year.  Therefore, we are asking our members to assist us by contributing foodstuffs suitable for morning and afternoon tea and luncheon.  This could include muffins, biscuits, slices, cakes, savoury biscuits, cheese, dip, salad vegies, sliced meat, fruit, etc. We also need helpers to assist with the distribution of food and drink on the day/s.  We are asking you to contact Sharan Streatfield as soon as possible to let her know what you can provide or if you can assist on the days of the meet.  All offers will be most gratefully received.

Seven Vikings Selected for ACT 'D' Squad

25 April 2007

Seven TVSC swimmers have been selected as members of the Swimming ACT 'D' Squad. The swimmers will be involved in various squad activities over the next 12 months.  Congratulations Vikings, and well done! Our clever Vikings are listed below:

Special Club Night with Burley Griffin Swim Club

23 April 2007

Another one of our special Club Nights will be held on 11 May.  We have again invited our friends from Burley Griffin Swim Club to come along and join us on this occasion.  The procedures as well as Program of Events can be found here.  We hope all of our members will come along and join in - please note that there will only be two events permitted per swimmer - make your third event one of the handicap relays on the night (entries taken on the night).  Don't forget to get your entries in by 9.00 pm on Thursday, 10 May.

A Couple of Important Reminders...

17 April 2007

We would like to remind our members of a couple of important administrative matters:

1. If you have not paid your quarterly fees (due 1 April), could you please do so as soon as possible.  These accounts are now overdue; and

2. As we need to keep our records up to date, we would be grateful if all members could return the Family Data Sheet, which was sent with their last account, as soon as possible. 

We appreciate your co-operation in assisting us.

Six Vikings Make ACT 'C' Squad

17 April 2007

In recognition of their competition performance over the summer season, six TVSC swimmers have been offered a place in the prestigious ACT 'C' Squad. The swimmers will be involved in various squad activities over the next 12 months.  Congratulations Vikings, and well done! The talented youngsters are listed below:

Last Chance to Make the Bus to Sydney

2 May 2007

As previously advised in the Head Coach's Weekly Message, TVSC wishes to invite swimmers from all of its squads to travel as a team to the Carlile Speedo Cup 2007 on Saturday 2nd June.  The meet will be held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, Homebush, venue for the 2000 Olympics and various NSW Championships. To find out more, please click here.  The Program of Events can be found here. Please Note that Expressions of Interest and entries close with TVSC this coming Friday, 4 May.

Good Luck to Our National Swimmers

2 April 2007

Four Vikings swimmers will travel to Perth early next week for the Australian Age Championships to be held at Challenge Stadium from 11-15 April.  TEAGAN HORE (100 & 200 Backstroke), DANIEL PHILIPPA (100 Breaststroke), CHRISTIE JONES (100 Breaststroke) and ELLE PATTENDEN (100 Breaststroke) are the talented Vikings who will be representing TVSC at the meet.  To see some individual photos of the team and to read their profiles please click here,  Congratulations and Good Luck to our Fabulous Four as they take on the best age group swimmers (including some current World Championships reps) in Australia.  It is a wonderful achievement and we hope you enjoy the experience.  Go Vikings!!!!

Two New Country Qualifiers to Add to Our List

19 February 2007

At time trials held during Club Night held last Friday night, two Vikings swimmers achieved first time qualifying times.  Congratulations to CAMILLE HERSTIK (12 yrs 100m Freestyle) and PRISCILLA SYMMES (10 yrs 100m Breaststroke).  This now brings our total of Vikings qualified for the NSW Country Championships to 33 - please see the list below.

Congratulations to our Country Qualifiers

6 February 2007

TVSC would like to pass on its congratulations to the 33 Vikings who have qualified for the NSW Country Championships to be held at SOPAC on 3-4 March. To qualify at this level is a great achievement - we hope you compete well, swim lots of PBs and, most importantly, have a great time representing the Tuggeranong Vikings Swim Club.  The list of qualifiers follows:

Swim Club Fees

22 January 2007

A gentle reminder to those members of the club responsible for the payment of quarterly fees.  Please note that fees for the quarter beginning January 2007are now overdue.

You should be aware that TVSC is a non-profit organisation that relies significantly upon the prompt payment of fees by its members to meet its financial obligations. Can you please make payment for any outstanding amounts immediately.

It is TVSC policy that swimmers without current capitation coverage or overdue accounts are prohibited from attending club training sessions, other club activities and/or competitive meets.

If you are experiencing difficulty in paying outstanding amounts promptly, please contact our Registrar, JO GRIMM, either at registrar@vikingsswim.org or on 0410 566 292 (M-F 7.30-8.30pm.)

Vikings Impressive at State Age Championships

13 January 2007

There were some awesome results from the TVSC swimmers who recently took part in the NSW Age Championships.  Leading the charge was CHRISTIE JONES who swam a sizeable PB (coming hot on her recent first National qualifying time) in her 100m Breaststroke event to place 3rd in that event for 15 yr olds.  Christie also swam another healthy PB in her 200 Breaststroke to finish 6th in that event.  ELLE PATTENDEN also swam a determined PB in the same event to qualify for the first time for the National Age Championships in Perth in April.  We also had quite a few finalists - the list follows below: