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Official of the month Award – John Collis

Masters Swimming has selected John Collis as Official of the Month for the outstanding work he does in volunteering to make our club run like clockwork. Congratulations and well done John! John Collis has been a Water Dragon for many years and is one of the most regular attendees at our training sessions. He is always […]

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Enter now for the MS 24 Hour Mega Swim

This is a fun event. Be involved for those with MS. With just over a month to go until the 2016 Canberra 24 Hour Mega Swim, it’s time to jump on board and register! We would love to have you back on pool deck again this year making a splash for people living with multiple sclerosis. Register […]

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Broulee Classic inspires many talents

Not only are Molonglo Water Dragons keen swimmers, at prose they are also talented! Broulee Classic 2016 A 1400m swim from Broulee Island to South Broulee Beach  The day dawned grey and foreboding. Our intrepid Molonglo Water Dragons band assembled resolutely on the frigid shore of Broulee beach. The moment was nigh. Members of the band […]

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Come and join Masters Swimming

If you are over 18, like to swim for health and fitness, have fun and meet other like-minded people, come and join us. See here for details. 2016-01-20 ACT Masters Swimming Pamphlet

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ACT Interclub swim results

The ACT Interclub swim at Gungahlin was meet held on 22nd November. There were some fine swims especially from Margaret Hadfield, Tim Hides and Ross Burden. With points at 10 for first, 9 for second, 8 for third, you will see that everyone scored a podium finish. See the results here: MOLONGLO RESULTS 22.11.15 Interclub

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Legendary efforts in Sri Chimney Triple Triathlon

Geoff Llewellyn competed in the Sri Chinmoy Triple Triathlon recently and was part of the winning team, Rad’s Ratters in the Open 60+ T9 category.  Geoff completed the 3.5 km swim in 1hr 6min 43sec. Geoff is an older member of the team, and seen here, is possibly also the fittest – he’s not even puffing! […]

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Swimmers make waves at NSW Short Course Championships

The weekend of 17  and 18 October saw Canberra play host to the NSW Short Course Championships with local clubs Tuggeranong Vikings and Molonglo Water Dragons both featuring high in the results. In fact Tuggeranong were the overall winners and winners of 1st Division, while we at Molonglo managed 7th overall and won the 4th Division with […]

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Short course championship a winner

The Molonglo Water Dragons were fully stoked at the NSW Short Course Championships at the AIS recently snagging 31 individual medals and lots of personal best times. It was a lot of fun and a great morale boost, and 13 swimmers will be training with more enthusiasm this week.  The attached photo shows some of […]

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ACT interclub meet is a great success

The ACT Interclub Meet on Sunday 14 June at Gungahlin Leisure Centre was a great success, thanks to the combined efforts of a large number of volunteers, from both the Molonglo Water Dragons and the Tuggeranong Vikings Clubs. There is a lot of work that goes into putting on a meet, getting all the events […]

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Swimmers make waves in Mollymook ocean swim

Tim Booth and Tim Mather swam in the Mollymook ocean swim on Saturday 11 April achieving excellent times of 36.35 and 41.16 for the 2km course. Here’s what they had to say: The conditions were ideal with about 150 swimmers participating, water a warm 21 degrees. The race commenced with a challenging dash of 400m […]