It was a beautiful Saturday morning at Coogee Beach for Round 3 of the WA Open Water Series, which featured all the usual distances from 500m through 5km, but with the added attraction of an elite ‘Eliminator’ race across 5 elimination races of 500m each and a final where $500 in cash was up for…
Annika is one of the newest member to the National Open Squad (NOS), training under Matt Magee. At 20, Annika has been swimming since a very young age. She entered the surf arena at the tender age of 8 and simply fell in love. Surf, an iconic Australian sport, ignited her passion for swimming and…
Kiara “Pocket Rocket” Simons mocks geographical limitations on a daily basis. As a young and enthusiastic swimmer, there is more than meets the eye to Kiara. Kiara currently swims under Eoin in our National Red Squad. Her swimming career has followed a path that has matched her ambitions to be an elite athlete. She commenced…
Perth City has established a scholarship fund in loving memory of the late Matthew Glucina. The Club is appealing to all our friends, families & associates for donations to the Scholarship Fund so that the club can continue Matt’s legacy and help other swimmers achieve their dreams in his honour. The funds raised will be…
Age Nationals is over for another year, and yet again our Club was represented by a strong and resilient group of athletes. Our small but tough team, raced hard over the 6-day competition and finished in a very respectable 6th place WA club. Although the championships feel years ago, the meet provided many highlights for…
Rahul Jegatheva is the National Champion for Aquathlon (400m swim and 3km run) In the 15-16 year old category! By more than a minute over 2nd. Inaugural winner of the 2017 Australian Open Schools Aquathlon Championships, which is part of the Australian Schools Triathlon Festival. The event was held in April in Penrith at the…
Amongst all the excitement of the recent Australian National Swimming Championship events, Kiera Hughes of the Perth City State Squad has been racing fast and blitzing records at home! Kiera recently competed in the Perth College Junior School house carnival where she competed in all the 50m distances and the 100m freestyle, tying for 1st…
This edition of the Perth City ‘Get to Know’ we were lucky enough to interview one of the most energetic kids in the whole of Western Australia, Archie Green. Archie Green, the younger brother to National Open Squad member, Chloe Green, is a bright and bubbly youngster who swims at Perth City in the Torpedos…
2017 National Age Championships RECAP || Days 1 & 2 of National Age Championships. As per usual a rookie rolled into the first session of the meet without accreditation. Kelsey Eastwood had her first encounter with a moose scratching its back against a fence post at the pool, similar to a grumpy old grizzly bear….