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MST Open Water Mini-Series: MST ‘Oceans Treble’ 2026  |
Masters Swimming Tasmania supports our members participating in Open Water events around the state. In conjunction with the popular Tasmanian Ocean Swim Series (TOSS) and in co-operation with Surf Life Saving Tasmania, MST will again conduct the MST ‘Oceans Treble’ in 2026. This will be conducted between January 2026 and March 2026. It will comprise five events listed below of the nine TOSS events. Swimmers may score individual points at any three of the following Ocean Swims as well as club points from all five.
- TOSS: Devonport: Pub to Club Saturday 3 January 2026
- TOSS: Bridport: Swim the Pier Sunday 4 January 2026
- TOSS: Kingston Beach Summer Swim Monday 26 January 2026
- TOSS: Port Sorell: Penguin Island Swim Sunday 8 February 2026
- TOSS: Clifton Beach Deep South Clifton Swim Sunday 8 March 2026
Should any of the above events be cancelled, the alternative event is:
TOSS: Carlton Beach: Team Challenge Saturday 7 March 2026
Conditions of Participation in the MST ‘Oceans Treble’ mini-series
- Swimmers must be current members of Masters Swimming Australia (MSA).
- Swimmers are advised to renew their membership early to be eligible for the first two swims.
- Swimmers are encouraged to nominate their MST/MSA club when entering.
- Results will be extracted from the official Webscorer results from the long swim.
- Age groups will follow Masters Swimming Australia age groups with age as of 31 December 2026.
- Points will be allocated as 10 for first, 9 for second, 8 for third, etc. down to 1 point for competing.
- Swimmers must swim a minimum of three of the five nominated events above to accrue points for an individual Award.
- Points will be aggregated for your best three events and used to determine the overall individual positions swimmers achieve in their age group for the event.
- Award(s) will be made to MST/MSA members who gain first place in their age/gender groups in aggregate scores.
- The Club Trophy will be awarded to the highest scoring MSA club. Club results will be based on the total points from all five nominated events, not just the best three swims as in previous years.
Disclaimer: This mini-series is not a sanctioned Masters Swimming Australia event. Swimmers will be covered by SLST insurance and must comply with rules, advice and conditions as set out by the host SLST club.
Megan Stronach
MST President
For more information see https://www.facebook.com/tasoceanswimseries
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