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Swimming ACT is as district of NSW Swimming. It is the peak body of the sport of competitive
swimming
Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...
in the
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory (commonly abbreviated as ACT), known as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) until 1938, is a landlocked federal territory of Australia containing the national capital Canberra and some surrounding townships. ...
and administers the sport on behalf of its affiliated clubs. Like all districts of NSW Swimming, its own ACT Championships; but unlike many other districts in NSW these are open to teams and competitors from outside the district.
ACT Swimming awards an annual "Presidents Trophy" at the conclusion of the summer championships. The winner is determined by the overall rankings of the clubs in the Men's, Women's, Relay and Development Championships. This has been won for the last several years by the Tuggeranong Vikings swimming clu
As members of NSW Swimming, members of clubs affiliated with ACT Swimming compete in the NSW Championships. Swimming ACT is constituted by 10 swimming clubs which are all registered with Swimming NSW and ''
Swimming Australia
Swimming Australia is the peak governing body for competitive swimming in Australia. The body has approximately 100,000 registered members nationally in 1100 clubs across the country, which includes swimmers, coaches, officials, administrators ...
'', two of these clubs (Goulburn and Queanbeya are not geographically within the ACT but are affiliated with ACT Swimming. In this regard ACT Swimming is much like ACTAFL and ACT Rugby union in that the area covered geographically extends across state borders.