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AGM, 23 May 2026

Thank you to all our swimmers who attended the FEMS AGM yesterday – it was good to see you all there.

After a successful AGM, and a social with eats afterwards, we left excited for the swimming year ahead and the endless possibilities of what we can accomplish together!

CLUB AWARDS:

Best Performance: Tanya Livingston, for her 50m butterfly at the 2026 SAMS National Championships in George – where she narrowly missed the SAQT.

Victrix Ludorum: Judy Dixon, she won 6 gold medals at the recent 2026 SAMS National Championships in George.

Victor Ludorum: Leonard Graaff, he won an insane amount of medals at the 2026 SAMS National Championships in George, which put him at the top of the points chart.

Best Open Water Swimmer – Female: Tanya Livingston

Runner up: Nikki Louw.

Best Open Water Swimmer – Male: Attie Louw

Runner up: Butch Coetzee.

Most Improved: Jed van Roon-Gifford, he significantly improved the times of 5 out of his 6 races at the 2026 SAMS National Championships in George.

Runner up: Barbara Eckersley.

Best Newcomer: Leonard Graaff – he took a 10 year break from swimming, but has now reappeared on the swimming scene and is raring to go!

Spirit Trophy: Gavin Gericke was awarded the Spirit Trophy for his outstanding involvement in the organisation of the 2026 SAMS National Championships in George.

Best Open Water Swimming Newbie: Sandra Casas Delucchi for her remarkable performance in the open water swimming world.

FEMS stars shining bright

Jed van Roon Gifford: Jed was invited to the SASSAPD Games (South Africa Sports Association for Physically Disabled) held at Coetzenburg Pool, Stellenbosch from the 29th to the 30th March. Our golden boy won 3 gold medals and swam some personal best times.

Tanya Livingston: Fish Eagle Masters Swimming’s Tanya Livingston has enjoyed an extraordinary six-week run, racking up a “triple” of dominant performances across three major competitions: The World Open Masters Games in Abu Dhabi in February (seven gold medals), the SAMS Champs (seven gold medals) and SA Life saving Champs (eight gold medals) in March. Read all about it in the George Herald:

https://www.georgeherald.com/Sport/Article/Other/triple-triumph-for-masters-star-202604080455