Record 9 teamNUS finishers at Kapas-Marang Swimathon 2014

NUS staff Itsuko wins 2nd place in Tri-Factor 3K

Our staff swimmer Itsuko continues bringing athletic honors to NUS by finishing 2nd place in the veteran category of this year's Tri-Factor open water swim, with an impressive timing of 59 minutes.

Heavy medal score for teamNUS at Public Service Meet 2013

This year's Public Service Meet saw a great turnout for the NUS staff swimmers. 
Dedicated training efforts and high spirits during the meet were rewarded by the largest number of medals garnered by the men's team in the past 4 years (1 gold, 3 silver, 6 bronze). Especially cheerful was the senior's 4x50m freestyle relay team who narrowly beat their closest rivals to third place and bronze medals. Overall, teamNUS finished again in 5th place out of 17.

Clockwise from top left: Alberto in his favourite event, 400m freestyle; animated team discussions; Pepe swimming 50m backstroke; the medal-winning senior relay team; Andrew setting a new record over 50m breast; the 2013 teamNUS shining brightly. 

NUS defends 3rd place at Kapas-Marang International Swimathon 2013

NUS has once again made a strong appearance at the Kapas-Marang International Swimathon with the student swimmer Sherlynn defending third place in the women category (20-34).

teamNUS scores high at Singapore Masters Swimming 2012

teamNUS had yet another strong appearance in the Singapore Masters Swimming Championships 2012, winning a total of 14 gold, 17 silver, and 5 bronze medals.

From top left: Qingsong and Colin in the 200m breast; Belinda, Tina, and Linda defending their leads in the 50m breast, 100m free, and 50m free, respectively; Pepe diving towards bronze; Tina flying across the pool; Colin, Lars, Leo, and Hengkek after their 50m free sprints; Itsuko, Leo, and Cord in the 200m free; teamNUS showing off their crops.

Success for Team NUS at Public Service Meet 2012

NUS staff swimmers had a great time and scored at Singapore's prestigious Public Service Meet, held at the Tessensohn Pool on July 7. 

Against fierce competition from the favoured teams, the NUS swimmers succeeded in defending last year's 5th place.


And don't they look great in their new outfits?

  



  Our Gold Boy over 50m freestyle!

 Hooray to all participants and big thanks to their enthusiastic supporters!

Singapore National Games 2012

Click image for direct link to National Games Swimming

Registration deadline: June 30. The Singapore National Games Swimming is a community-based nationwide event in which you can compete for your residential cluster, which for many of us is the Westcoast GRC that includes NUS, Clementi, and Westcoast among others. Registration fee is only $12 and entitles you to two individual events (10y-age group intervals 25-34 and so forth). Click the above image for more information. Hope to see you in the National Games!

Impressive 3rd place in the Kapas-Marang Swimathon

The staff swimmers managed to bring home additional honors to NUS with Jana coming in 3rd in the women category, swimming the > 6.5 km open water course from the island of Kapas to mainland Malaysia in a mere 2 hours.

First place overall was won by the German champion over 25k Benjamin Konschak in a time of 1h28min. Martin managed to swim butterfly throughout the whole distance (not surprisingly, he was the only contestant in the fly category). But the greatest respect of all earned a small group of physically handicapped people that managed to successfully finish the race course within the 4h cutoff time. Most notably, a swimmer without any arms attached to his shoulders swam a 7.5 km drift course in a stunning 3h42min (this is neither a joke nor a typo). Kudos and Congratulations to all 300+ contestants! And thanks to Simon for sharing the above photos with us.

NUS Biathlon 2012

3rd placing in Mixed Relay - Jana (Swimmer) and Daniel (Runner)

Eu Yang San-sponsored bird's nest and chicken essence for our efforts:-)

Jul 7: Public Service Swim Meet 2012

Dull season is almost over: Time to get in shape again for the most prestigious competition of the year, the Public Service Swim Meet on July 7. Focused training sessions preparing for this event will start in the second half of February. Better get used to pool water again before we start serious training, please join us at any of our regular training sessions if you can.

Aquathlon season 2012

The SAFRA Biathlon is usually the kick-off event for the aquathlon season. Traditionally the date is announced bit more short notice, but it's been in early February in recent years. The MetaSprint (formerly Tribob) Aquathlon is Feb 19. The NUS Biathlon may be towards end of March again. Stay posted on our "Events" tab for most recent updates on upcoming events and competitions.

Those not keen on running, please raise your hand if you're eager to form a relay team with one of our speedy staff runners. We'll try to coordinate/hook you up with each other.

Be prepared for another round of fun open-water trainings in Jan/Feb (usually Saturday morning on Sentosa, followed by Brunch). Volunteers wanted for helping organize the aquathlon season - please shout out.

teamNUS swims to new heights at the Singapore Masters

Congratulations to 16 gold medals, 15 silver medals, and 11 bronze medals won by our team of 22 staff swimmers!!!

Master swimmers please join next two training sessions

There is two more serious training sessions before the Singapore Masters Swimming. These two sessions will represent the intensity peak of our event preparation. Please try to rank swim training high priority for at least these two days and make your way to the pool in time:

Friday August 19th 12-13h

Tuesday August 23rd 12-13h

Thereafter we have only three tapering sessions with decreasing intensity and lots of jump diving, turn practice etc:

Friday August 26th 12-13h
Wednesday August 31st 12-13h (in replacement for the Tuesday holiday)
Friday September 2nd 12-13h (optional)

Please don't hesitate to contact Alberto or Sven should you be interested in retrieving more detailed information.

NUS Roster/ Program for Masters 2011

Please see the latest NUS Swim Roster for Masters 2011. Competition is on Sun, 4 Sep 11 so get down to the pool for some swim soon!! :)

Click on the image below for an easier view.

Signature required on Registration Forms

For those who have yet to sign the Registration Forms, please do so ASAP as the registration deadline is on Fri, 12 Aug 11.... which is NEXT WEEK!!

Alberto has the forms now, so please meet him

1. at his office at E2-XX-XX,
   
2. during his morning swims (0730hrs - 0800/0830hrs),
3. during swim trainings on Tues or Fri (1200hrs - 1300hrs)

Please contact us immediately if you have problems or other suggestions.

Thank you!

Time Trial for the Masters

Please try to attend the lunch-time training on either of the following dates for a time trial towards the Singapore Masters Swimming on September 4th:

Tuesday, July 26th  (prime date)
Friday, July 29th (substitute date for those not available on 26th)

Please let us know should you not be able to attend any of the lunch-time trials and we'll try coordinating for an evening event.

Hope to see you all in the pool these days!

Singapore Masters Swimming

The Masters is the biggest swim competition of the year and quite a fun event as you can tell from our photo galleries. It has now been finalized to take place on September 4 at Toa Payoh Swimming Complex including a dinner event. This leaves us exactly 9 weeks for training and preparation. All staff swimmers are strongly encouraged to join in this event - regardless of your swimming ambitions! For optimal event preparation, please try to join us for lunch-time training in the coming weeks.

Swim events at the Masters (in 5-year age categories):
50, 100, 200, and 400 m freestyle
50, 100, 200 m breast, back, fly (200 m is men/women mixed)
200 m IM
4 x 50 free relay
4 x 50 medley relay

Please indicate your availability for the Masters early to secure NUS funding for this event. Final registration deadline for teamNUS swimmers is July 31st.

Highlights from PSSC 2011!

As you can see, we all had a splashing good time at the PSSC 2011! If you want to join us for any swim sessions or competitions, kindly contact Sven :)

Final Briefing for PSSC 2011

Program:
The swim meet starts at 0830hrs. Warm up is only possible until 0825hrs, and during the break. Please note that anyone not showing up for the Meet will result in team penalty.

Attire:
For a unified appearance, please wear the sponsored TYR trunks/ swimsuits. Please also bring the bright orange teamNUS t-shirt and the black TYR t-shirt. For those who have not received them, Sven will give them out on Sat. Everybody will also be provided with NUS swim caps on Sat.

Car pool:
Please contact Sven for more information. Transportation costs, particularly car pools, may be claimable so take note of your km and keep the taxi receipts. Nutrition: There will be a food stall on site, but bring along light snacks and drinks to stay optimally energised throughout the event.

BBQ:
There's a team-building BBQ from 1800hrs at Kent Vale. It is BYO (bring your own food and drinks) but feel free to RSVP to Sven or Cord for a rough head count. Family and friends are welcome, and the little ones can play at the playground near the BBQ pits!

Updated Program for PSSC 2011

Please check the updated program for Sat's swim meet. You can click on the picture to enlarge it.