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AQUAHOLICS:
Some of the happy members of Salty’s swim club at
the pool
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In
the heat of competition
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The
Cerberus Salty’s swim club has become a popular sporting
and recreational group for personnel keen on amphibious pursuits
and competition.
From humble beginnings the club has grown to a membership of
46, many of whom regularly compete – and win – at
a variety of swimming events, with a focus on long-distance
races of between 1.2 and 4kms.
The club began in 2004 when LEUT Julie Venning found herself
recovering from a serious netball injury and surgery to her
Achilles tendon.
While rehabilitating at the HMAS Cerberus indoor pool, LEUT
Julie Venning observed other swimmers and saw a need for swimming
coaching. She decided to offer her forty years of experience
in swimming coaching and teaching to all members of the HMAS
Cerberus community.
With the support of the XO, she soon had a small group of swimmers
regularly training at the pool, and membership grew over time
to today’s number.
In addition to their regular events, the Cerberus Salty’s
are also hopeful of getting a team together to compete in the
largest open-water swim in the South Pacific on June 17, consisting
of a 1.5km and a 3km swim around Iririki Island in Vanuatu.
