Cumberland Short Course Championship Results

21 August 2005 Peter-Johnston Latest News
Merrylands' four swimmers performed well at this weekend's Cumberland Short Course Championships despite a disrupted preparation.

All of our swimmers swam at least one personal best time with a total of 8 PBs from 15 swims. We also had finalists in 9 events. All of this after only one full week of pool training over the last 7 weeks due to the closure of Wentworthville Pool.

Our first PB of the meet didn't come until Session 3, when Peter Johnston took over a second off his time in the Open 200m Breaststroke. But from then on, our swimmers swam personal best times in 7 out of the remaining 10 events.
Amber Johnson took just under a second off her 50m Breastroke time and broke her 100m Freestyle time by over 3 seconds. Todd Jenkin broke his 50m Freestyle time to go under 27 seconds for the first time while Peter Johnston went under 32 seconds for the first time in the 50m Butterfly.
Brittany Johnson did PBs in all three of her events, breaking her times in the 50m Freestyle, 50m Butterfly and finishing off the meet with a 3.5 second PB in the 200m Individual Medley.

Our finalists at the meet included:

Brittany Johnson
50m Freestyle (8th)
50m Butterfly (6th)
200m Individual Medley (8th)
Todd Jenkin
50m Freestyle (10th)
50m Breaststroke (5th)
100m Breaststroke (6th)
Peter Johnston
50m Freestyle (10th)
50m Breaststroke (9th)
50m Butterfly (7th)


Congratulations to all 4 swimmers on their performances. The full results are now available.

See Also
  • 2005 Cumberland District Open & Age Short Course Championships - Results

    • Cumberland Short Course Championships

    13 August 2005 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    Four swimmers will represent Merrylands at the Cumberland Open & Age Short Course Championships at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre from August 20-21, 2005.

    Our team will contest 17 events over the two days and will consist of:

    Amber Johnson
    Brittany Johnson
    Todd Jenkin
    Peter Johnston

    Congratulations to all 4 swimmers for qualifying and good luck at the meet.

    See Also
  • 2005 Cumberland District Open & Age Short Course Championships - Program of Events & Qualifying Times
  • State, Metropolitan and Country Championship Procedures

  • Competitor Information

  • Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre Parking Arrangements

    • Wentworthville Remains Closed

    30 July 2005 Peter-Johnston Squad Training News
    Training was due to recommence on Monday, 1st August when Wentworthville Swimming Centre re-opened following it's closure for maintenance.

    However, it was discovered late this week that the centre will now not re-open until Monday, 22nd August.

    Therefore, Monday's session will now be a dryland session in the Club Room at Merrylands Swimming Centre from 5:30pm to 6:30pm.

    More information on training for the next 3 weeks will be provided at this session on Monday.

    See Also
  • Coaching Update

    • Cumberland Short Course Entries

    23 July 2005 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    Entries for the 2005 Cumberland District Open & Age Short Course Championships close on Monday, 1st August, 2005.

    The entries are to be on Multi-Entry Cards.

    To compete at these championships you must have achieved the required qualifying time at an approved meet as detailed on the Qualifying Time Information page.

    The Multi-Entry cards must be completely filled out including date and place that times were achieved. Entries must also include your registration number.

    For more information on NSW meets read the Championship Procedures information in the Swim Meets Section.

    No late entries will be accepted.

    See Also
  • 2005 Cumberland District Open & Age Short Course Championships - Program of Events & Qualifying Times
  • Qualifying Time Information

  • Multi-Entry Card Information

  • Winter Meet Entry Procedures

  • State, Metropolitan and Country Championship Procedures

  • Competitor Information

  • Schedule of Constants

  • Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre Parking Arrangements

    • 2005 World Swimming Championships

    21 July 2005 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    The swimming events at the XI FINA World Championships begin in Montreal, Canada on Sunday, 24th July, 2005. The Championships run until Sunday, 31st July and, as usual, Channel Nine's Wide World of Sports will be showing each day’s entire finals program.

    The coverage will begin on Saturday July 23 with two hours (2pm-4pm) of highlights of diving, water polo and open water swimming as well as a preview to the pool events.

    Then from Monday July 25 until Friday July 29 each day’s finals will be seen starting at 9am and finishing at 11am. There will also be a half-hour highlights package each afternoon from 4.30pm.

    The following Saturday and Sunday will see the action start an hour earlier at 8am with the last day’s action on Monday August 1 starting at 8:30am.

    A two-hour highlights package will also be shown at 2pm on Saturday July 30.

    Fox Sports will have two hours of coverage every day from Monday July 25 starting at 12 noon.

    For full details of the events and television coverage see the schedule here.

    See Also
  • 11th FINA World Swimming Championships - Finals Program & Television Coverage

  • 11th FINA World Swimming Championships Website

  • FINA

    • NSW State Open Short Course Championships

    08 July 2005 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    Todd Jenkin was Merrylands' sole representative at the NSW State Open Short Course Championships which began earlier tonight at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre.

    Todd, competing in the championships for the first time, finished just 0.05 seconds outside his personal best time in the Open 50m Breaststroke.

    Congratulations Todd for qualifying and on his swim.

    See Also
  • 2005 NSW State Open Short Course Championships - Results

    • Farewell Kristen

    02 July 2005 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    Merrylands swimming pool was alive on Friday 1st July where young and old, new and retired members and friends of Merrylands Swimming Club came together to farewell a long time coach and friend, Kristen Sunner.

    Swimmers from Kristen’s early days as a coach at McCredie Park, to swimmers from the beginning at Merrylands and to swimmers and families of the present were all there to celebrate Kristen’s time as coach.

    All the swimmers joined in a photo with Kristen to mark the memories. We all enjoyed a lovely meal, thanks to the Cheryl and everyone who brought along a plate of food.

    Speeches were made and presents distributed. Kristen summed up her coaching career and Todd, Brittany, Amber and Greta made a lovely speech on behalf of all the swimmers and club members. Kristen was presented with a Merrylands club shirt signed by all the swimmers, past and present as a momento.

    The night was a lot of fun with lots of jokes told and stories swapped. It was really good to see a lot of old members return to join the party, to show just how much impact one person can have on so many lives. Everyone had an awesome night; a big thank you to Cheryl for putting on the evening. On behalf of everyone I would like to thank Kristen for all her time spent with the club and her dedication to all swimmers young and old. She will be missed greatly and has left a big gap to fill.

    See Also
  • Club Coach Resigns

    • Kristen Sunner - Head Coach, 1994-2005

    30 June 2005 Peter-Johnston Features
    Kristen Sunner ran the club's squad for almost 11 years from 1994 to 2005, coaching swimmers from club level right up to Australian Age level during that time.

    Kristen was appointed as the club coach at the start of the 1994 season. During her time as coach she saw numerous swimmers move through the club and squad and worked hard to keep the squad together when Merrylands Pool closed each year for the winter, running sessions at Granville, The Wran Centre, Parramatta and Wentworthville over the past years.

    Despite her best efforts, many swimmers, unable to cope with the cold water conditions at Merrylands, moved on to other clubs and better facilities. Three of those swimmers have since gone on to compete at the Australian Age Championships. Two of those swimmers in particular, which Kristen taught from a very young age, would not have gone onto this level without her initial instruction in the early stages of their swimming life.

    Notwithstanding the inferior training conditions and small pool of swimmers to draw from, Kristen still had a good amount of success with our swimmers, the highlight being her first Australian Age Qualifier and ultimately Australian Age Finalist in Melbourne in 2001.

    Add the National results to the club's results at Cumberland, Metropolitan and State Championships and the Speedo Sprint Series / Shell Age Group Series over the years Kristen was coach and it was a very successful period for the club.

    Of course the representative results are only the tip of the iceburg. The hundreds of PBs or medals acheived by every squad member at school carnivals and inter-club meets shows the true impact that Kristen and her assistant coaches had.

    Kristen stepped down at end of June, 2005 following the 2005 Metropolitan Short Course Championships.


    Kristen Sunner - The Merrylands Career in Numbers

    Speedo Sprint Series / Shell Age Group Series Finals

    5 swimmers from the squad have represented the club at the NSW Speedo Sprint Series / Shell Age Group Series Finals.

    Swims 16
    Medals 7
    Finalists 15

    Metropolitan Championships

    13 swimmers from the squad have represented the club at the NSW Metropolitan Short & Long Course Championships.

    Swims 141
    Medals 4
    Finalists 15

    State Championships

    8 swimmers from the squad have represented the club at the NSW State Short & Long Course Championships.

    Swims 116
    Medals 10
    Finalists 20

    National Championships

    1 swimmer from the squad has represented the club at the Australian Age Long Course Championships.

    Swims 12
    Medals 0
    Finalists 1


    The Sunner Years - The Highlights

    1994 Appointed Head Coach
    Original Squad Members include the Buckler, Johnston & Legge Families
    1996 First Metropolitan Qualifiers
    1999 First Shell Age Series Finalists
    4 finalists resulting in 3 medals
    1999 First State Age Short Course Championships
    2 medals from 3 finalists in 5 events
    2000 State Age Short Course Championships
    3 medals from 4 finalists in 8 events
    2001 Restricted Age Series (Formerly Shell Age) Finals
    2 medals from 3 finalists in 3 events
    2001 First Australian Age Qualifier
    First Australian Age Finalist
    2001 State Age Short Course Championships
    5 medals from 6 finalists in 11 events
    2002 Restricted Age Series (Formerly Shell Age) Finals
    1 medal from 4 finalists in 5 events
    2002 Australian Age Qualifier
    2002 Largest Metropolitan Short Course Team
    8 members competing in 18 events with 3 finalists
    2002 Largest State Age Short Course Team
    7 members competing in 22 events with 4 finalists
    First female qualifier
    2002 Largest Metropolitan Team
    8 members competing in 19 events with 1 finalist
    2003 Speedo Sprint Series (Formerly Shell Age) Finals
    2 finalists from 2 events
    2003 Australian Age Qualifier
    2004 Speedo Sprint Series Finals
    1 finalists from 1 events
    2004 Australian Age Qualifier
    2004 Equal Largest Metropolitan Short Course Team
    8 members competing in 15 events
    2005 Speedo Sprint Series Finals
    1 medalist from 1 finalist in 1 event.


    See Also
  • 1999 NSW Shell Age Group Series Finals & Grand Finals Results

  • 1999 NSW Metropolitan Short Course Championships Results

  • 1999 NSW State Age Short Course Championships Results

  • 2000 NSW State Age Short Course Championships Results

  • Merrylands at the Nationals

  • A Mixed Bag for Troy at the Nationals

  • 2001 NSW State Age Results

  • 2002 Restricted Age Series Finals

  • 2002 Australian Age Championships

  • 2002 NSW Metropolitan Short Course Championships

  • 2002 NSW State Age Short Course Championships

  • 2002 NSW Metropolitan Championships

  • 2003 Speedo Sprint Series Finals Results

  • 2004 Speedo Sprint Series Finals Results

  • 2004 NSW Metropolitan Short Course Championships

  • 2005 Speedo Sprint Series Finals Results

    • Metropolitan Results

    30 June 2005 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    Merrylands' 4 swimmers performed well at last weekend’s NSW Metropolitan Short Course Championships.

    Todd Jenkin, Troy Tomkinson and Peter Johnston all finished in the top 20 in at least one of their events with Todd breaking one P.B. and Troy breaking two. Brittany Johnson and Peter were only fractionally outside their entry times.

    The full results are now available.

    Congratulations to all 4 swimmers.

    See Also
  • 2005 NSW Metropolitan Short Course Championships - Results