26/08/2026
π CONGRATULATIONS π
Well done to all of the 2025 MSWA Awards Winners!
Especially to two of our own members:
π Steve Hughes - Presidentβs Trophy, male swimmer of the meet - State Championships
π Gillian Caruso - Official of the Year
We are so proud of you both, congratulations!!
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24/08/2026
π GOLDEN GROPER STATE RELAY COMP π
Congratulations and thank you to the 11 Rocky Rays who entered the Golden Groper State Relay Comp yesterday up at HPC.
We were so proud to see such fantastic team spirit, supporting each other and representing our club so brilliantly both in and out of the pool.
We placed 11th in the State which is great considering the smaller numbers we had this year.
Big shoutout to our newest Ray Adelaide who only joined 2 weeks ago and stepped up and entered. She was an absolute rocket in the pool swimming 27 seconds for her 50m free - AMAZING!!!!!
Congratulations to all our swimmers, it was a fabulous day out! And thank you to our friends at Claremont Masters Swimming Club Page for hosting the best event on the swim calendar!
And yes - Prez Michael won a raffle prize π€£
Proud to be a Rocky Ray! ππ©΅
11/08/2026
Itβs been great to see so many Rocky Rays at training the past 2 weeks!
11 swimmers tonight, last Tuesday and last Thursday π₯³
Entries for Golden Groper Relay Comp close this Friday so there is still time to enter.
Keep up the great work Rays - see you in the water soon ππΌββοΈππ½ββοΈ
28/07/2026
β¨ JUNE LISS QUARTERLY AWARD WINNER β¨
Congratulations to the wonderful Lisa Hussey on winning the June Liss award for this quarter.
The Coaches agree that you are a joy to coach and always bring a positive attitude to training.
Congratulations Lisa π
Donβt forget that training is now 6:30pm to 7:30pm on Tuesdays (indoor) and Thursdays (outdoor).
Registrations for the Golden Groper relay competition are open and we have 5 swimmers entered so far. You donβt need to be fast, just bring a positive attitude and team spirit. Itβs a great fun, low stress competition that includes 25 and 50m relays. Link to enter below π
https://www.myswimresults.com.au/Meet.aspx?MeetID=MAU%7C84
26/07/2026
π WORLD TOP 10 π
Congratulations to our 3 long term Rocky Ray members who have made the WORLD top 10 rankings after all worldwide competitions in 2025!!!
π LYLE KILDEA
π INGRID VAN DER WEL
π STEVE HUGHES
To be ranked top 10 in the world is a fantastic achievement, congratulations to you all!
And also to the following swimmers who ranked top 10 in a relay - AMAZING!!!!
π Lyle Kildea, Bridget Young, Karen Williams and Tanya Alexander
Congratulations to you all on such a fantastic achievement.
Entries are open for the Golden Groper Relay meet, hosted by our friends at Claremont Masters, next month, we have 2 swimmers entered so far so please keep the entries coming. Always a fun day out!
Have a great week Rocky Rays ππΌββοΈ
Each year, World Aquatics celebrates the very best in Masters swimming by publishing its prestigious World Top 10 rankings - honouring the fastest performances across every age group and event from around the globe.
Compiled separately for Short Course Metres (25m pools) and Long Course Metres (50m pools), earning a place in the World Top 10 is a remarkable achievement that reflects dedication, perseverance, and excellence on the world stage.
Congratulations goes to the following MSWA swimmers who made the top 10:
- Alex Milligan - WCM
- Steve Hughes -WRK
- Sally Hunter - Central Aquatics
- Travis Kelly - W*P
- Matt Keys - Claremont Masters
- Ingrid Van Der Wel - Rockingham Masters
- Anthony Dunne - Claremont Masters
- Paul Blackbeard - Claremont Masters
- Lyle Kildea - Rockingham Masters
- Eleanor Parsons - Claremont Masters
- Susan Swire-Thompson - Claremont Masters
- Graham Croft - Claremont Masters
- Gerda Williams - WMH
- Helen Bird - W*P
- Jan Gil - WGT
- Pauline Wingate - WMH
- Ian Stewart - WMV
- Charles Renner - WML
22/07/2026
Entries are open!
https://www.myswimresults.com.au/Meet.aspx?MeetID=MAU%7C84
We would love you to join us ππΌββοΈ
21/07/2026
This sounds very interesting, please click on this link to register for this webinar - it will take place 7pm AWST (Perth time) next Tuesday.
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_7qM5iFchQS-ysz1LvYUawg
World Aquatics Masters Education Programme continues with webinar on women's health and the effects of menopause on performance
Earlier this year, the World Aquatics Masters Education Programme kicked off with a webinar on shoulder health. Now it's back with its second free online session of 2026 β another expert-led talk aimed at helping Masters participants, coaches and the wider aquatics community stay in the sport for ...
21/07/2026
Hello Rocky Rays!
Training break is over, see you in the pool soon ππΌββοΈ