Greg Towle - Open Water Coach of the Year 10 December 2004 Peter-Johnston Latest News Former member of the Merrylands A.S.C. Coaching Staff, Greg Towle, has today been jointly awarded the Swimming Australia Open Water Coach-of-the-Year Award. Greg received the award as the coach of Grant Cleland who became the first Australian male to win the five-kilometre world title at the 2004 FINA World Open Water Championships in Dubai (UAE) last month. Greg was a member of our club's coaching staff from 2000 to 2002 and was heavily involved in coaching members of our successful 2001 State Age Short Course Team. See Also Swimming Australia - Capell, Cleland Share Open Water Trophy 2001 NSW State Age Short Course Championships Whales Tales 2001/02 - Issue 19 - Farewell to one of our Coaches
State Age Entries 07 December 2004 Peter-Johnston Latest News Entries for the 2005 NSW State Age Championships close on Saturday, 11th December, 2004. 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. If you still need to qualify, this Saturday's club races are your last chance. Remember to mark your card "Qualifying Attempt". 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 NSW State Age 9-12yrs Championships - Program of Events 2005 NSW State Age 9-12yrs Championships - Qualifying Times 2005 NSW State Age 13-19yrs & Over Championships - Program of Events 2005 NSW State Age 13-19yrs & Over Championships - Qualifying Times Summer Meet Entry Procedures Qualifying Time Information State, Metropolitan and Country Championship Procedures Competitor Information Schedule of Constants Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre Parking Arrangements
NSW Metropolitan Championships 06 December 2004 Peter-Johnston Latest News The 2004 NSW Metropolitan Championships will be held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on Saturday, 11th and Sunday, 12th December, 2004. Merrylands will be represented by 4 swimmers competing in 12 individual events over the 2 days of the championships. Our team consists of: David Wang 11yrs 100m Breaststroke (Day 1 - 11:02am) Brittany Johnson 14yrs 100m Freestyle (Day 2 - 9:56am) 14yrs 100m Breaststroke (Day 2 - 4:04pm) Todd Jenkin 16yrs 100m Breaststroke (Day 1 - 3:47pm) Open 100m Breaststroke (Day 2 - 10:47am) Open 50m Breaststroke (Day 2 - 1:30pm) Troy Tomkinson Open 100m Butterfly (Day 1 - 10:01am) Open 50m Freestyle (Day 1 - 11:30am) Open 100m Freestyle (Day 1 - 2:56pm) Open 50m Backstroke (Day 1 - 4:30pm) Open 50m Butterfly (Day 2 - 10:05am) 17yrs & Over 100m Backstroke (Day 2 - 11:31am) Times should be used as a guide only. Congratulations to the 4 swimmers for qualifying. You can follow the team's progress over the weekend at http://www.nswswimming.com.au/. See Also 2004 NSW Metropolitan Championships - Program of Events 2004 NSW Metropolitan Championships - Qualifying Times Summer Meet Entry Procedures Qualifying Time Information State, Metropolitan and Country Championship Procedures Competitor Information Schedule of Constants Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre Parking Arrangements
QANTAS Skins Tickets 16 November 2004 Peter-Johnston Latest News Tickets for the 2004 QANTAS Skins have arrived. If you have purchased tickets through the club you will be able to collect them after the Club Races on Saturday, 20th November, 2004. The QANTAS Skins will be held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on Sunday, 21st November, 2004. The competition will commence at 1:30pm with doors opening at 12:00pm. The meet will feature eight Olympic gold medallists and 22 members of the 2004 Australian Olympic team including Libby Lenton, Leisel Jones, Giaan Rooney, Alice Mills and Brooke Hanson as well as international stars such as the USA's Olympic gold medallists Aaron Peirsol and Jason Lezak. Swimming Australia and the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre are also holding the QANTAS Skins Super Sunday Family Day which will begin at 11:00am. Kids and kids at heart will be able to take part in Treasure Hunts, Face Painting, Balloon Bending, a Swim in the leisure and training pools amongst the inflatable playground, as well as be in the running to win some great prizes once inside the QANTAS Skins. A special BBQ lunch will also be cooked from 11:00am to 1:30pm. Tickets for Super Sunday can be purchased directly through the Aquatic Centre reception on the day for $19.95 (includes a family of five). See Also Exclusive QANTAS Skins Offer Swimming Australia
Metropolitan Entries 15 November 2004 Peter-Johnston Latest News Entries for the 2004 NSW Metropolitan Championships close on Saturday, 20th November, 2004. 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. If you still need to qualify, this Saturday's club races are your last chance. Remember to mark your card "Qualifying Attempt". 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 2004 NSW Metropolitan Championships - Program of Events 2004 NSW Metropolitan Championships - Qualifying Times Summer Meet Entry Procedures Qualifying Time Information State, Metropolitan and Country Championship Procedures Competitor Information Schedule of Constants Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre Parking Arrangements
Telstra Swimmer of the Year Competition 01 November 2004 Peter-Johnston Latest News Nominate your favourite swimmer from the Telstra Dolphins team for the 2004 Telstra Swimmer of the Year People's Choice Award and you could win 500,000 QANTAS Frequent Flyer points or one of 1200 instant prizes. To enter: visit http://www.swimmeroftheyear.telstra.com/ and follow the competition entry prompts OR SMS the full name of the swimmer of your choice to: 1977 2277 Entries close 11:59pm November 28th, 2004. Visit http://www.swimmeroftheyear.telstra.com/ for further details and competition terms and conditions. See Also Telstra Swimmer of the Year Competition Australian Swimming
2004 QANTAS Skins 13 October 2004 Peter-Johnston Latest News The 2004 QANTAS Skins will be held on Sunday, 21st November, 2004 at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre. This year’s Skins will feature members of the Australian Olympic Swimming Team and will also feature an International contingent including swimmers from the USA. Australian Swimming is offering the following special offer to Swimming Clubs. Clubs will be able to get tickets for only $5 each for both adults and concessions. This offer is only available through the club and only a limited number of tickets are available on a first come first serve basis. Your only opportunities to purchase tickets for the 2004 QANTAS Skins as part of this special offer will be after club races on the 16th & 23rd October, 2004. Tickets will posted out to the club in the two weeks leading up to the event. More information will be available in the Whales Tales newsletter. See Also Australian Swimming
2004/2005 Swimming Season 29 August 2004 Peter-Johnston Latest News In preparation for this year's season we will be holding two weeks of pre-season time trials starting at 7:00am on Saturday, 18th and Saturday, 25th September. On these two mornings you will also be able to register for the 2004/2005 season after the time trials until 10:00am. These two mornings will also be your opportunity to order club uniforms for the season and will also be your only chance to enter swimming meets that are on during October. If you are unable to register on these mornings you are welcome to register on any Saturday morning during the normal season. The 2004/2005 season will begin on Saturday, 9th October. See Also Club Uniforms Upcoming Swim Meets
Cumberland Short Course Championships 15 August 2004 Peter-Johnston Latest News Merrylands' swimmers have completed this weekend's Cumberland Short Course Championships with 5 medals and Finalists in 17 events. Merrylands swimmers also swam 18 personal best times at the meet. Our team of 9 swimmers contested a total of 40 individual events over the two day meet held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre. Our team consisted of: Ryan Doherty David Wang Steven Nguyen Todd Jenkin Troy Tomkinson Peter Johnston Joseph Franji Amber Johnson Brittany Johnson David Wang won our first medal of the meet, breaking his time by over a second to finish third in the 11yrs 100m Breaststroke in 1:31.60. Troy Tomkinson took home 3 medals, finishing second in the 16yrs 50m Freestyle and 50m Butterfly, and finishing third in the Open 100m Freestyle. Peter Johnston took home our fifth medal of the meet, finishing third in the 17yrs & Over 200m Individual Medley. Our other finalists at the meet include: Ryan Doherty David Wang Todd Jenkin Troy Tomkinson Peter Johnston Joseph Franji Brittany Johnson Congratulations to all our swimmers on their performances at the meet. The full results are now available. Medal Tally Gold 0 Silver 2 Bronze 3 See Also 2004 Cumberland Open & Age Short Course Championships - Results
Athens 2004 Olympic Games 08 August 2004 Peter-Johnston Latest News The Athens 2004 Olympic Games begin with the Opening Ceremony on Friday, 13th August, 2004. The Olympic Swimming Championships begin on Saturday, 14th August from the Olympic Aquatic Centre. Channel 7 will be showing coverage of both the heats and finals of the Swimming with the finals begining early each morning from 2:30am AEST from Sunday, 15th August to Sunday, 22nd August. For full details of the events and television coverage see the schedule here. Channel 7 and SBS will also be showing coverage of other sports. See Also 2004 Athens Olympic Games Swimming Championships - Finals Program And Television Coverage Athens 2004 Olympic Games Website Seven Sport SBS - Associate Olympic Broadcaster IOC