The Vorgee Million Metres Awards Program is open to all registered members of Masters Swimming Australia.
The program aims to stimulate all members to strive for greater fitness, and recognises swimmer’s progressive milestones.
History
The Million Metres Awards Program was launched in the late 1970’s under the sponsorship of City Mutual. Masters Swimming Australia’s major sponsor Vorgee is the naming rights sponsor of the Million Metre Program & Awards since 2007. Awards in the way of certificates, product and trophies and given to members who reach each million award milestone.
- The Million Metres Awards Program was updated in 2001, with milestones recognised at one, three & ten million metres.
- In 2004, milestones were added for five & seven million metres.
- In 2007, the two million metre milestone was added.
- In 2008, the programe was expanded to recognise swimmers who attain fifteen million metres.
- Since then we’ve been very excited to add the twenty million metres, and 2021 saw the first member reach the twenty-five million metre milestone, providing ongoing recognition to those who continue to excel in long distance swimming.
- In 2021, the development of the MSA Million Metres app has digitalised results allowing swimmers to log their swims on a mobile device.
- In 2022, Vorgee e-vouchers have been included as award prizes.
Awards
After completion of each milestone, members can apply for the following rewards in recognition of their efforts:
| 1million | polo shirt, plus Million Metres cap & certificate |
| 2million | polo shirt (or $50 Vorgee e-voucher), plus Million Metres cap & certificate |
| 3million | polar fleece, plus $50 Vorgee e-voucher, Million Metres cap & certificate |
| 4million | polo shirt, plus $50 Vorgee e-voucher, Million Metres cap & certificate |
| 5million | polo shirt, plus $100 Vorgee e-voucher, engraved plaque, Million Metres cap & certificate |
| 7million | Vorgee swim bag, plus $50 Vorgee e-voucher, Million Metres cap & certificate |
| 10million | Nitro jacket and $50 Vorgee e-voucher (or $150 Vorgee e-voucher), plus engraved plaque & certificate |
| 15million | Nitro jacket and $50 Vorgee e-voucher (or $150 Vorgee e-voucher), plus engraved plaque & certificate |
| 20million | Nitro jacket and $50 Vorgee e-voucher (or $150 Vorgee e-voucher), plus engraved plaque & certificate |
| 25million | Nitro jacket and $50 Vorgee e-voucher (or $150 Vorgee e-voucher), plus engraved plaque & certificate |
Garments are embroidered with the Masters Swimming Australia logo, the Vorgee logo, the words “One (two, three, four, five, seven, ten, fifteen, twenty or twenty-five) Million Metre Club”.
Recipients can nominate to have their Name and/or Club name embroidered on their garments.
Note, the Vorgee Swimming bag (7M) is not embroidered.
