Tag: swimming

Swim season draws to close

There is one more week of swimming remaining at the Millicent lake before it closes for an anticipated major reconstruction.
The closure takes place on...

St Martins Lutheran College Swimming carnival (gallery)

It was a massive week in the pool for St Martins Lutheran College recently, with students breaking records in the College Swimming Carnival and...

Competition heats up

Millicent High School looks set to stage its annual swimming carnival at the Millicent Swimming Lake on February 9.
The lake was originally scheduled to...

New year off to swimming start

The Mount Gambier Swimming Club has added another feather to its cap, being named the 2022/23 Swimming SA Club of the Year.
Not only did...

Youngsters dive into Vacswim program

Enrolments are now open for the 2023/24 Beachport VACSWIM program - one of the most popular holiday water safety initiatives in the state.
Beachport provides...

Youngster drives lake action

Face-to-face lobbying by a local mother and her teenage son played a part in securing the anticipated reopening of the Millicent swimming lake next...

Swim club makes splash

AMount Gambier sporting club has received a prestigious award at the Sport SA Awards. The Mount Gambier Swimming Club was awarded Community Event of the...

Illegal swim activity raised

People have been sighted swimming illegally in a pool of water in a quarry on the outskirts of Millicent. The quarry adjoins the Lake McIntyre...

Young athletes continue winning run

Tenison Woods College is experiencing a year of major sporting success winning three major interschool competitions and its annual sporting exchange. Each year students from...

Swim talent support

Local swimmer Vaughn Stratford has been named the 2022 City of Mount Gambier Junior Sports Assistance Fund Exceptional Junior. The local athlete received $1500, funded...

Drought-breakers

The 2023 Mount Gambier High School Swimming Carnival held recently marked the first whole school swimming carnival since 2020, due to the impact of...

St Martins Lutheran College secondary swimming carnival

St Martins Lutheran College recently welcomed back its annual secondary swimming carnival. Held at Mount Gambier’s new Wulanda Recreation and Convention Centre, students survived a...

Cash splash supports swimmers

The Penola Amateur Swim Club celebrated the addition of new lane ropes to their swimming pool. The shiny new lane ropes are customised with the...

Seaside swim put on hold

The annual Beachport jetty swim on Sunday was cancelled due to an adverse weather forecast. The Beachport Surf Life Saving Club took the decision on...

Age ‘no barrier’ for success

Local resident and sporting enthusiast Alex Popovich has proven that age is no barrier when it comes to participating in sport. While most people in...