Melbourne Vicentre Swimming Club

This Friday! Make sure you have entered by Monday 29th July. This will be an official meet. Looking forward to an evening of fun and racing! ❤️💙🤍

Well done to all of MVC swimmers who competed at the Metro Championships. Lots of PBs, top 10 places and some first time state qualifiers.

Well done to Keira Carlon who took home bronze medals in both the 100FLY and 800Free. 🥉🥉

Thanks to for a great meet today! Lots of PBs and terrific swimming. 👏

Yesterday Milly and Tyler (two of our club captains) attended the first session of Beyond the pool program. They had multiple quest speakers with one of them being 5 time paralympian and ex MVC swimmer Elle Steele. Both of our club captains had a wonderful session and can’t wait for the next.

Thank you to Swim Vic for recognising the wonderful talents of Tara, Sam and Craig. We know how hard you all work and it’s terrific to see you getting that recognition. Well done.

Well done to all of our members on being announced one of the top 10 clubs in Victoria. Thanks to Milly and Tyler two of our captains who were at the Swimming Victoria awards to receive it on our behalf. ❤️💙🤍

These photos may not be the best quality but that is because they are all from our MVC group chat. Photos our members took whilst watching from home and cheering on our athletes. Our club members could not have been prouder of our Olympic Trials team members, Marco, Tara and Sam. Well done on a great week. We know there has been some ups and downs but your courage and resilience is something that our swimmers will remember. We had three members who had 9 events between them. Some could not be swum due to illness but check out the results of the ones that were raced!

Sam Williamson
100BRS 1st 🥇 AND Qualified for first Olympics

Tara Kinder
200IM 5th
100BRS 12th
200BRS 6th
400IM 4th

Marco Soesanto
200IM 7th
400IM 7th

Tune in tonight at 7.30pm to watch Tara and Marco in the finals of the 400IM! Good luck we will be watching.

Super excited to watch Tara tonight in the 200BRS A final! Tune in at 7.30pm to cheer her on. Good luck Tara, we know how hard you have worked for this!

Yesterday was all about Marco, his debut swim at the Olympic Trials in the 200IM. Marco qualified for the finals in 9th place and finished 7th overall. An amazing result!

He will take a break today and compete again tomorrow in the 400IM. Best wishes from all of us at MVC

A very exciting night at the Australian Swimming Trials for MVC.

Firstly, well done to Tara Kinder for finishing 5th in the Women’s 200IM.

And of course Sam Williamson who qualified fastest for the Men’s 100BRS well under the Olympic qualifying time. What an incredible swim. Not only did Sam qualify for his first Olympics he is the 3rd fastest Australian in history and the quickest since 2013.

Well done we are proud of you both. Looking forward to Marco beginning his racing tomorrow and Tara continuing with the 100BRS.

Best of luck to Tara and Sam on their respective finals tonight, the team will be cheering you on!

Tara Kinder
7:46pm: Women’s 200 IM
5th seed 2:14.55

Sam Williamson
8:16pm: Men’s 100 Breaststroke
1st seed 58.95

Watch all the action live in Ch9

We are the champions! Well done to all swimmers who headed to the west today to compete in the WMP short course hit out. MVC scored the most points therefore crowning our club champions at today’s competition. Well done to the team at WMP and all of your volunteers on a great day. A huge shout out to Lex who coached every swimmer there.

It has been fantastic to have back on pool deck at MSAC. MVC Alumni and Olympian Koti has a wealth of knowledge to share with our swimmers. I know lots of our swimmers have loved having you around. Thanks Koti!

Congratulations to all swimmers who competed at the Victorian Metro All Junior Championships this weekend. Well done to the following swimmers who came back to race in finals today finishing top 10 for their events.

Laak 10yo
50 BRS (PB) 8th

Marissa 12yo
50 BRS 5th

Kai 12yo
50 BRS (PB) 5th

Margad 13yo
50 Back (PB) 8th
50 BRS (PB) 6th
50 Free (PB) 6th

Ben 13yo
50 Fly (PB) 2nd 🥈
50 Back (PB) 2nd 🥈
50Free (PB) 3rd 🥉

Noah 14yo
50 Fly 5th
50 Back (PB) 7th
50 Free (PB) 2nd 🥈

James 15yo
50 Fly (PB) 8th
50 Back (PB) 9th

2024 Australia Age Championships Day 9

The last day brings a fast bunch of performances! Eliza left nothing in the tank in her 100m freestyle and went sub 1 min, taking herself to the B final, placing 20th in Australia after the final swim. Great swim by Emily in her 200m backstroke, placing 12th, (was the 2nd reserve for the final). Also, huge effort by Keira in the 200m fly. Look at that form.👏 And finally, that bronze medal around Elizabeth's neck is pretty hard to come by.

Congratulations to everyone who has competed in the 2024 Age Nationals. You should be very proud of being here to compete and all you have achieved. Thanks to the parents and our board members for organising dinners, uniforms and club manual, and being here to support our athletes. Thanks to Adrian and Lex for your time and effort in coaching at the pool through the days and nights. Special thanks to our wonderful team managers Gabrielle and Chris for your up to date info with all the changes that happened. Finally a shout out to our amazing photographer Chris Kennedy for all the amazing action and set shots. 👍

Heats
Event 188 Girls 16 100m Freestyle
Eliza Hufton 59.38 (20th PB B-final)

Event 196 Girls 15 200m Backstroke
Emily Tulloch 2:25:52 (12th 2nd Reserve)

Event 198 Girls 16 200m Butterfly
Keira Carlon 2:30:84 (23rd)

Finals
Event 188 Girls 16 100m Freestyle
Eliza Hufton B final 1:00:01 (20th)

Event 208 Mixed 14G/15B State Medley Relay
Elizabeth Mak (representing team Vic)🥉

2024 Australia Age Championships Day 8

Energy is still running high from our swimmers. Each of them have performed really well. Karine was quick off the block and did a sub 30s in her 50m fly. See her fly from two different perspectives. Congratulations to Frances on completing her 1st Nationals. Maka and Eliza gave it all in their races. One more day to go.

Go MVC 💙 ❤️ 🤍

Heats
Event 164 Girls 16 50m Butterfly
Karine Tan 29.43 (28th)

Event 166 Girls 14 50 Backstroke
Elizabeth Mak 33.12 (60th)

Event 180 Girls 15 100m Breaststroke
Frances Boudville 1:20:16 (44th)

Event 182 Girls 16 200m Freestyle
Eliza Hufton 2:13:72 (38th)

2024 Australia Age Championships Day 7

As these championships go on, our swimmers continue to show their confidence, resilience and competitiveness in the pool. Elizabeth put up a great swim in her 100m free. Then it was time for our breaststrokers to put on a show. Karine had an amazing swim in the 16yo 50m breaststroke which was close to her PB and Frances swam a PB in her 15yo 50m breaststroke. And our girls 13-17 4 x 50m freestyle relay shaved time off their entry time.

Go MVC 💙 ❤️ 🤍

Heats
Event 138 Girls 14 100m Freestyle
Elizabeth Mak 1:00:78 (28th)

Event 142 Girls 16 50m Breaststroke
Karine Tan 36.55 (61st)

Event 150 Girls 15 50m Breaststroke
Frances Boudville 36.14 (42rd PB)

Finals
Event 152 Girls 13-17 4×50m Freestyle Relay
MVC A Elizabeth, Emily, Eliza, Amelia
1:52:94 (33rd)

2024 Australia Age Championships Day 6

More energy was poured into the pool by MVC athletes today. Congratulations to Noah and Jas on completing their 1st National Championships and we wish them well as they continue their way to Surf Life Saving Aussies 2024. The girls 13-17 Medley Relay was lit up by Bond's record breaking relay. Our girls brought their own torch and swam amazingly, dropping 3s in that event (becoming the 3rd fastest Vic team) and placing 18th overall in Australia! Well done everyone 👏

Go MVC 💙 ❤️ 🤍

Heats
Event 109 Boys 14 400m IM
Noah Chapple 5:08:05 (29th PB)

Event 110 Girls 14 200m Breaststroke
Jasmine Hume 3:02:37 (49th)

Event 119 Boys 14 50m Butterfly
Noah Chapple 29.72 (115th)

Finals
Event 124 Girls 13-17 4×100 Medley Relay
MVC A Emily, Frances, Keira, Eliza
4:29:86 (18th)

The look of:
As it starts,
the swims
And it's done...

2024 Australia Age Championships Day 5

Another action-packed day for our athletes. Noah kicked the day off with a great swim in the 100m backstroke. Frances made her national debut (in an individual event) in the 50m freestyle and Jas powered through in her 50m breaststroke. Later in the day, Noah claimed another milestone in his 400m freestyle journey with a massive 7s drop. Elizabeth and Jas had a great swim in the 200m freestyle. Last but not least, Emily pulls out a massive effort in the girls 15yo 100m backstroke heats, with a PB powering her into the A final, and becoming the 10th fastest in Australia. 🌟 To conclude the night, our girls swam their hearts out in the girls 13-17 4×100 free relay.

Go MVC 💙 ❤️ 🤍

Heats
Event 77 Boys 14 100m Backstroke
Noah Chapple 1:07:65 (61st)

Event 80 Girls 15 50m Freestyle
Frances Boudville 28.35 (53rd)

Event 88 Girls 14 50m Breaststroke
Jasmine Hume 36.99 (62nd)

Event 97 Boys 14 400m Freestyle
Noah Chapple 4:22:60 (26th PB)

Event 98 Girls 14 200m Freestyle
Jasmine Hume 2:16:26 (54th)
Elizabeth Mak 2:16:50 (55th)

Event 100 Girls 15 100m Backstroke
Emily Tulloch 1:06:38 (9th PB A-final)

Final
Event 100 Girls 15 100m Backstroke
Emily Tulloch 1:07:54 (10th)

Event 102 Girls 13-17 4×100 Freestyle Relay
MVC A Eliza (1:00:23 PB), Elizabeth, Frances, Emily
4:04:57 (37th)

2024 Australia Age Championships Day 4

A full day of swimming with great performances in individual and relay events. Amelia and Emily were both close to their best in their 50m backstroke events. Noah continues his success with another PB in his 50m freestyle. Congratulations to Elizabeth with a superb swim in her 50m freestyle, with a new PB taking her into the B finals and placing 12th overall. The girls 15-16 Medley Relay was especially electric with three PBs combining to lift them to be the 3rd fastest Vic team and 9th in Australia. Did you catch Amelia's cheeky start to the girls 13-17 Medley Relay?

Go MVC 💙 ❤️ 🤍

Heats

Event 50 Girls 16 50m Backstroke
Amelia Kennedy 32.70 (60th)

Event 55 Boys 14 50m Freestyle
Noah Chapple 26.36 (78th PB)

Event 58 Girls 15 50m Backstroke
Emily Tulloch 31.72 (24th)

Event 66 Girls 14 50m Freestyle
Elizabeth Mak 27.27 (11th PB B-Final)

Finals
Event 65 Girls 14 50m Freestyle
Elizabeth Mak 27.51 (12th)

Event 72 Girls 15-16 4×50m Club Medley Relay
MVC A Emily, Frances, Karine, Eliza
2:02:27 (9th)

Event 74 Girls 13-17 4×50m Club Medley Relay
MVC Amelia, Jasmine, Keira, Elizabeth
2:05:50 (37th)

2024 Australia Age Championships Day 3

Our athletes have officially started racing today at the Gold Coast Aquatic Centre on Day 3. Noah and Jas made their debuts with solid swims in the Boys 14 200m back and Girls 14 100m Breaststroke. Noah then followed up with a massive PB in his 1500m Freestyle (7.39s). Finally congratulations to Elizabeth, who with the girls 13-14 4×50m freestyle Team Vic state relay, brought home the bronze.

Go MVC 👊 💙❤️🤍

Heat
Event 25 Boys 14 200m Backstroke
Noah Chapple 2:21:34 (29th PB)

Event 32 Girls 14 100m Breaststroke
Jasmine Hume 1:20:48 (53rd)

Event 43 Boys 14-15 1500m Freestyle
Noah Chapple 17:36:15 (15th PB)

Event 48 Girls 13-14 4×50m Freestyle State Relay
Elizabeth Mak🥉

Our National Age swimmers have all landed and ready to do their best on the GC! Wishing Jas and Noah good luck today as they make their national debuts. Elizabeth will be representing Victoria in the state freestyle relay this evening. You can catch all the action on 9Now.

The MVC National Team had a wonderful presentation dinner with athletes and family members earlier this week. They were very lucky to hear from our world champion Sam Williamson and his first nationals experience. Always has a great story to tell, excellent advice and appreciation for all who has helped him get to wear he has today.

Friday afternoon fun at the MSAC internal meet with a very special guest from MVC, World Champion thank you so much for making the time to drop in and visit us. 🤗

Victorian Metropolitan Championship 2024

Day 3

Last day performances have been fantastic with National Times, personal bests and amazing relays. A special mention of Elizabeth Mak in helping to bring 4 relays home in 40 mins.

Girls 12-13 100m Backstroke

Tiffany Miet 1:08:62🥈

Girls 14-15 100m Backstroke

Emily Tulloch 1:07:28 🎖

Women 16&Over 100m Butterfly

Keira Carlon 1:06:85 6th
Karine Tan 1:07:01 9th

Girls 14-15 100m Breaststroke

Frances Boudville 1:19:07 6th (PB&National Time)
Jasmine Hume 1:19:28 7th (PB&National Time)

Girls 16&Under 200m Freestyle Relay

MVC A Frances, Emily, Eliza, Elizabeth
1:51:62 🥉 (Frances Boudville 27.98 PB&National Time)

MVC B Karine, Amelia, Keira, Ashveen 1:59:03 15th

Boys 16&Under 200m Freestyle Relay

MVC A Tyler, Minwoo, Margad, James1:48:28 15th

Mixed 200m Relay

MVC A Tyler, Margad, Elizabeth, Eliza 1:48:79 10th

Girls 14&Under 200m Medley Relay

MVC A Tiffany, Xinlin, Jasmine, Elizabeth 2:08:57 🥈

MVC B Meika, Marissa, Naomi, Ginevra 2:19:29 13th

Women 400m Relay

MVC A Frances, Eliza, Elizabeth, Amelia 4:05:62 5th

MVC B Emily, Keira, Tiffany, Jasmine 4:15:30 8th

Victorian Metropolitan Championships 2024

Day 2

After a day full of competition our swimmers shone. Special mention to our relay swimmers for great work in our relays.

Men 12&Over 400m Freestyle

Tiger Zimo Song 5:07:03 13th PB

Women 12&Over 400m IM

Jasmine Hume 5:33:16 🥈 PB (14-15 Yo)
Keira Carlon 5:29:54 4th PB (16&Over)
Eliza Hufton 5:46:38 6th PB (16&Over)

Girls 14-15 100m Freestyle

Elizabeth Mak 1:01:25 7th
Frances Boudville 1:01:31 9th

Girls 12-13 200m Backstroke

Tiffany Miet 2:31:81 3rd PB

Girls 14-15 200m Backstroke

Emily Tulloch 2:28:13 🥈

Girls 14-15 200m Freestyle

Emily Tulloch 2:16:36 5th
Frances Boudville 2:16:91 7th
Jasmine Hume 2:16:95 8th PB

Girls 12&Under 200M Medley Relay

MVC A Tiffany, Marissa, Naomi, Alexis 2:15:35 4th

Girls 14&Under 200m Freestyle Relay

MVC A Elizabeth, Tiffany, Jasmine, Meika1:56:16 6th

MVC B Ginevra, Naomi, Logan, Xinlin2:01:31 13th

Boys 14&Under 200m Freestyle

MVC A Margad, Benjamin, Tiger, Harry 1:54:86 11th

Women 400m Medley Relay

MVC A
Emily, Frances, Karine, Elizabeth 4:44:67 10th
MVC B
Amelia, Jasmine, Keira, Eliza 4:38:45 8th

Men 400m Medley Relay
MVC A James, Tyler, Minwoo, Margad4:29:01 11th

Victorian Metropolitan Championships 2024

Day 1

We welcome a large number of younger swimmers making their first appearance for the club at the Vic Metro championships.

Women 12&Over 400m Freestyle

Zara Barr 4:54:09 🎖 PB

Women 12&Over 800m Freestyle

Tiffany Miet 10:10:27 🥈 PB

Girls 14-15 200m Breaststroke

Jasmine Hume 2:52:59 4th (PB & National Time)

Women 16&Over 200m Butterfly

Keira Carlon 2:31:37 9th PB

Boys 12&Under 200m Freestyle Relay

MVC A Harry, Mathew, Bobby, Kai
2:09:50 9th

Girls 12&Under 200m Freestyle Relay

MVC A Tiffany, Zara, Naomi, Alexis1:59:72 4th
MVC B Harriet, Marissa, Abigail, Logan2:11:53 15th

Boys 16&Under 200m Medley Relay

MVC A James, Tyler, Minwoo, Margad2:02:08 17th

Girls 16&Under 200m Medley Relay

MVC A Emily, Frances, Karine, Elizabeth 2:03:51 🥈
MVC B Amelia, Jowdy, Keira, Eliza2:10:06 13th