Traralgon Swimming Club

What a fantastic weekend of racing by the Traralgon Swimming Club in winning their 8th and 7th in a row Victorian Country Short Course Championship in Shepparton. The team of 59 swimmers, Coaches Ben Geard, Dean Gooch and Brian Ford, and Team Managers Heather Haney, Veronica Roberts, Renee Cargill and Frank Bezzina supported by a […]

The 2 day meet finished off with the  following terrific results Medals   1 Gold Emily Beecroft – MC 50 fly – 33.20 7 Silver Emily Beecroft – MC 100 Free – 1.07.15, MC 100 Back – 1.20.72, MC 100 Fly – 1.14.88, MC 200 IM – 2.48.58, MC 100 Fly – 1.33.11 Mikaela Cornelissen – […]

The Club was represented at the Australian Schools Championships by: Chance Doultree Emily Goode Sadira Snell Xavier Haberl Lauren Akers Tom Hamilton Taylah Da Ros Melina De Cort Harliai Curthoys – Davies A number of our swimmers recorded some terrific results: Thomas Hamilton Boys 10 years 50 metre Breast – Silver In heat swam 40.79 […]

The Annual LaTrobe City Cup, hosted by the Traralgon Swimming Club, was held in Morwell on Sunday 20 July.  258 swimmers, including 103 from Nunawading, 85 from Traralgon and 28 from Surrey Park took part in the event.  Thank you to the local and Melbourne athletes and Officials as well as TRL parents and swimmers […]

Great day for a swim meet!  Sunshine and  fast SC swimming.  Great to see big visiting teams from Surrey Park and Ivanhoe Neons in Morwell for this early SC event. Caiden Gill (15) and Mikaela Cornelissen (16) high scored on the day followed by Fabienne, Alice, Erin and Elayna.  Riley, Fin, Locke and Caiden broke […]

  Saturday May 31 saw Leigh Nugent, Australian Olympic Team Coach, visit the Traralgon Squad to speak to swimmers and parents.  Approximately 80 swimmers and their parents attended the session with Leigh. On Friday morning, swimmers were invited to hear Casey Tigershark swimmers Josh Beaver (member of 2014 Commonwealth Games Team – 200 and 100 […]

Congratulations to Ellodie Reid, recipient of the Tim Forsythe Award at the Gippsland Sports Academy Awards Night.  Ellodie received the coveted award (last year given to team mate Mikaela Cornelissen) for excellence in her sport.  This caps off an outstanding year in which Ellodie won gold at the National Open Water Championships in the 13 […]

This article (in part) appeared on the SVI website: The future of swimming in Victoria is in great hands as 16 of our most promising male swimmers attended the first State Talent ID Camp last weekend. Representing Traralgon were Alex Tsebelis (National Age finalist in multiple events) and Caiden Gill (National Age silver medallist 50 […]

Traralgon Head Coach and Life Member was awarded Life membership of Gippsland Swimming at the GSI AGM on Sunday 19th May. Jackie Madden spoke of Brian Ford’s generosity in working not only with Gippsland’s swimmers through the Gippsland Development program, but also with many Gippsland Club Coaches whom he has mentored and supported. Brian willingly […]

The Traralgon Swimming Club Annual General Meeting was held on Monday 19th May at the Clubrooms.  Reports were submitted by President, Jane Mitchell; Vice President, Karen Tsebelis; Head Coach, Brian Ford; Registrar, Jodie Clare; New Families and Roster Coordinator, Michael Mihaly; Catering Coordinator, Helen Trickett; Uniform Officer, Carol Reid and Treasurer, Brigitte Maglen.  Jane thanked […]