Molonglo Water Dragons
A strong squad of 17 swimmers swam their hearts out at the NSW Masters Swimming’s 2026 Short Course Championships last weekend. We were the third-placed team in the State with a medal tally of 14 gold, 20 silver, and 10 bronze, behind winners Tuggeranong Vikings and second-placed team Blacktown. It was a terrific weekend of […]
Most people wouldn’t even dip a toe into water below 5°C, but Molonglo Water Dragons swimmers Chris Loose and Paul Dailey took on the ultimate cold-water challenge, swimming a full 1,609 metres in the icy waters of Thredbo Pondage! Not to be outdone, Kyle Sheffield tackled the half-mile challenge. With a thick layer of ice […]
What an incredible weekend! Our Molonglo Water Dragons were all fired up at the Australian Masters Games in Canberra. Seven of us took on 40 individual events and 8 relays over two massive days and we brought home a serious haul of medals. We couldn’t have done it without our two amazing volunteers: Chief Timekeeper […]
Held at AIS Pool 12th-13th October 20 (8 women and 12 men) of our 57 members swam at the AIS Pool in the 2024 Masters Swimming NSW Short Course Championships. This was a record participation for the club, and allowed us to enter 17 relay teams that score double points for the club. In total […]
The Pan Pacific Masters Games were held in November on the Gold Coast, with over 12,000 athletes participating in 45 sports, including archery and equestrian to volleyball, water polo, and swimming. The swimming competition, run by Masters Swimming Queensland, was held from 6-10 November 2024 at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre in Southport. Swimmers from […]
Once again the Molonglo Megasaurs marathon swimming team put their swimming and fundraising skills to the test and did us proud, swimming 54,600 metres and raising $7,246 to support people living with Multiple Sclerosis. In what has become a regular annual fundraising event for the Club, a team of 13 hardy swimmers swam in shifts […]
Two Water Dragons members recently received certificates (see photos) for their performances in the 2022 Masters Swimming Australia National Swim Series. Club captain, registrar and vice president, John Collis finished 4th in his 70-74 age group with 1977 points from three swim meets (the National Swim in Sydney, NSW Long Course Championships at the AIS […]
There is no doubt that what you practise in training sessions is what you are most likely to do in competition. Conversely it is very difficult to do what you do not practise. Veteran member, Gary Stutsel, 84, was an excellent example of this when he attempted to swim 100m breaststroke using a turn technique […]
It was great to see 10 swimmers and one volunteer represent us at round 9 of the 2023 NSW Pointscore. The last time we competed in this was in round 1 at Campbelltown. There were 16 events and 104 swimmers representing 20 clubs from Canberra, the South Coast, Sydney and beyond. Our swimmers came from […]
Six Molonglo Water Dragons and three Tuggeranong Vikings had great fun helping conduct the ACT Special Olympics swim meet on Saturday 2nd September. This competition attracted 32 swimmers from the ACT, Illawarra, South Coast and Sydney ranging in age from 10 to 56. They competed in 15 events between 1pm and 4pm at the Stromlo […]