Vanessa Ozols and Alison Sakurovs will represent the club at the NSW State Open Championships which start today.

The heats are swum in the evening and finals in the morning and will feature some of the top swimmers from around the country as they prepare for the Tokyo Olympics later this year.

Vanessa is competing in the 50m Freestyle tonight and 100m Freestyle on Saturday night. 

Alison will compete in the 50m Freestyle on Friday night.

Good luck girls and may the whale be with you!

Merrylands' team of 15 swimmers had an amazing time at the Metro South West Junior Championships held at Sydney Olympic Park today.

As a team, Merrylands achieved 43 new personal best times out of 47 swims with every swimmer contributing to the PB tally!

We scored 17 top 10 finishes, 2 silver medals, 2 bronze medals and a new State Qualifying time.

Congratulations to all our swimmers on the wonderful performances and thank you to our coaches for the ongoing support.

Medalists

Matthew Vicic 
Silver - 100m Freestyle
Bronze - 100m Backstroke
Bronze - 100m Butterfly

Joseph Assi
Silver - 100m Breaststroke & State Qualifying Time

Finalists

Lucas Alveraz - 100m Freestyle
Joseph Assi - 200m Individual Medley
Niushka Shrestha - 100m Butterfly
Shreya Shrestha - 100m Butterfly, 100m Backstroke, 100m Breaststroke
Unish Shrestha - 100m Butterfly, 100m Backstroke, 200m Individual Medley, 100m Breaststroke
Daniel Vicic - 100m Backstroke, 100m Freestyle, 100m Breaststroke
Matthew Vicic - 400m Freestyle
Leo Zhu  - 200m Individual Medley, 100m Freestyle, 100m Breaststroke

SNSW Speedo Sprint Series Finals

Congratulations to Joseph Assi who swam a 1.34 second PB at the Speedo Sprint Series Finals (50m Breaststroke) last weekend at SOPAC. A fantastic result Joseph. Read more here.

SNSW 2021 Multi-Class Meet #1

Congratulations to Vanessa Ozols who swam at the Multi-Class meet held last Sunday at SOPAC. Vanessa swam in four events with great results.

MSW Junior Championships

We have a strong team of 15 swimmers representing our club at the Metro South West Junior Area Championships being held today at SOPAC. Read more here.

We wish you all success and may the whale be with you.

Club AGM

The Annual General Meeting of the club will be held on Monday 24th May, 2021 in the Club Room at Merrylands Swimming Centre, commencing at 7.30pm.
The Annual Report of the club will be presented, together with the election of Office Bearers and Committee positions. Nominations for positions must be submitted to the Secretary at least 30 days prior to the meeting.
We encourage all members to attend the AGM.

1500m Championship – Next Saturday

The 1500m Championships will be held next Saturday morning. The start time for these championships is 6.30am. If you enter the 1500m championship please ensure you are at the pool prior to the start of these events. The start of the championship events will not be held up waiting for swimmers to arrive.
We will also need timekeepers for the swimmers, so we ask that everyone arrive ready to assist with these events at 6.30am.

Whales Challenge #3

The 3rd Whales Challenge will also be contested next Saturday. This promises to be an exciting finish to the season’s Whales Challenges, as we had a tie in the first and a win to the White team in the 2nd. Can the Maroon team come back to tie the season results??

Season Championship Ribbons

Whilst we have not been able to hold championship presentations during the season we do have championship ribbons available for any swimmers who would like to receive them for their 1st, 2nd or 3rd placings in the championship events.
If you would like to receive your championship ribbons please let Margaret know and she will make arrangements for them to be provided to you.

Annual Presentation

Stay tuned for information regarding the Annual Presentation for this season. We will advise details once confirmed.

COVID-19 Safety Plan & Protocols

Health updates that affect our club members can be found here. 

Club Uniforms

Items can be purchased through the club’s online shop.

Club Championship Results

Congratulations to all swimmers who competed in the Backstroke Championships last week. The results are here.

Upcoming Events

Sponsors

We receive great support from our club sponsors and we thank them for this support.

Fifteen swimmers will represent Merrylands at the Metro South West Junior Championships at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre this Saturday.

Our team will contest 47 individual events at the championships and consists of:

Ameena Abdelraheem
Lucas Alvarez
Joseph Assi
Joab Hada
Ren Hum
Avani Pradhan
Nevah Shrestha
Niushka Shrestha
Ruby Shrestha
Shreya Shrestha
Unish Shrestha
Chloe Ton
Daniel Vicic
Matthew Vicic
Leo Zhu

Congratulations to all our swimmers on qualifying, especially Ameena, Lucas, Ren, Avani, Ruby, Chloe and Leo who have all qualified for the first time.

Joseph Assi represented Metro South West at the Speedo Sprint Series Finals at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre today.

Joseph finished in 15th place in the 50m Breaststroke, taking 1.34 seconds off his personal best time from the Merrylands SwimFest just 2 weeks ago, to finish in 45.32.

Congratulations Joseph!

See Also

• 2021 NSW Speedo Sprint Series Finals

Joseph Assi will represent Metro South West at the Speedo Sprint Series Finals at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre today.

Joseph has qualified for the 50m Breaststroke after finishing 4th at the area heats in February.

This is the second time Joseph has qualified for the finals. Well done Joseph!

Senior Metropolitan Championships

Alison Sakurovs & Vanessa Ozols competed at the Swimming NSW Senior Metropolitan Championships held last weekend at SOPAC.
Congratulations on your swims and results.

Speedo Sprint Series Finals

Joseph Assi will represent Metro South West Area at the Speedo Sprint Series Finals (50m Breaststroke) being held today at SOPAC. Congratulations on qualifying for the finals Joseph and may the whale be with you.

SNSW 2021 Multi-Class Meet #1

Vanessa Ozols will be competing in four events at the Multi-Class meet being held on Sunday 7th March at SOPAC. May the whale be with you Vanessa.

Club AGM

The Annual General Meeting of the club will be held on Monday 24th May, 2021 in the Club Room at Merrylands Swimming Centre, commencing at 7.30pm.
The Annual Report of the club will be presented, together with the election of Office Bearers and Committee positions. Nominations for positions must be submitted to the Secretary at least 30 days prior to the meeting.
We encourage all members to attend the AGM.

Annual Presentation

Stay tuned for information regarding the Annual Presentation for this season. We are investigating the options available and we will advise details once confirmed.

COVID-19 Safety Plan & Protocols

Health updates that affect our club members can be found here. 

Club Uniforms

Items can be purchased through the club’s online shop.

Club Championship Results

Congratulations to all swimmers who competed in the Junior 400m Freestyle Championships last week. The results are here.

Sponsors

We receive great support from our club sponsors and we thank them for this support.

Upcoming Events

Merrylands will be represented by 2 swimmers at the NSW Senior Metropolitan Championships at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on 27-28 February, 2020.

Our team will contest 6 events at the meet and consists of:

Congratulations to our swimmers on qualifying for the meet and we wish them the best of luck.

Merrylands SwimFest

What a great meet last Saturday afternoon. The weather was kind and allowed the meet to run without a hitch.

We had 40 swimmers represent the club and they achieved a total of 92 PB’s, winning 7 Gold, 12 Silver and 19 Bronze medals. Merrylands came third in the point score. Congratulations to everyone in the team who swam, an outstanding result. 👏👏👏

It takes a significant amount of organisation and commitment from everyone in the club to host a successful meet, so we thank everyone who was involved. Behind the scenes the Race Secretary (Alison Sakurovs) and Peter Johnston have worked for months preparing the meet. Thank you both for your dedication in undertaking all of this work.

We also asked our parents and family members to help on the day with some people taking on new roles. Thank you to everyone who assisted on the day, be it setting up, undertaking roles during the meet or packing up. The meet was a great success and this cannot be achieved without everyone’s assistance, thank you!

COVID-19 Safety Plan & Protocols

Health updates that affect our club members can be found here. 

SNSW Senior Metropolitan Championships

Alison Sakurovs & Vanessa Ozols will be competing at the Swimming NSW Senior Metropolitan Championships this weekend at SOPAC.
Alison is specialising in the 50m Freestyle and Vanessa is contesting a total of five events.
Good luck to both Alison & Vanessa and may the whale be with you both. 🐳

MSW Junior Long Course Championships

The Metro South West Area Junior Long Course Championships are being held on Saturday 13th March 2021 at SOPAC. Entries close on Friday 5th March 2021, so please ensure you submit your entries by this date.

Club Uniforms

Items can be purchased through the club’s online shop.

Sponsors

We receive great support from our club sponsors and we thank them for this support.

Season Program Changes

The amended season program can be found here.
Please ensure you check the amended season program and plan your swims and championship qualification based on the amended program.

Member Profile

Today we find out some interesting information about one of our original club members who is a Life and Committee member and also a birthday girl today. Happy birthday Margaret Edwards:

Big Husky Triathlon Festival

Good luck to Ian Wilson as he competes in the Big Husky Triathlon Festival on the NSW South Coast this weekend.

Club Championship Results

Congratulations to all swimmers who competed in the Open 400m Freestyle Championships last week. The results are here.

Test Your Swimming Knowledge

1. What is the order of swim strokes in the Individual Medley?

ᴏ Freestyle, Backstroke, Butterfly, Breaststroke
ᴏ Backstroke, Breaststroke, Freestyle, Butterfly
ᴏ Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Freestyle
ᴏ Breaststroke, Freestyle, Butterfly, Backstroke

2. For which swimming stroke is diving not used to start a race?

ᴏ Breaststroke
ᴏ Backstroke
ᴏ Freestyle
ᴏ Butterfly

3. Which strokes require a simultaneous two hand touch at turns and the finish of the race?

ᴏ Breaststroke
ᴏ Backstroke
ᴏ Freestyle
ᴏ Butterfly

4. What happens if a swimmer starts before the starting signal?

ᴏ the race is rerun
ᴏ the swimmer adds 5 seconds to their time
ᴏ the race is rerun with all of the other swimmers getting a head start
ᴏ the swimmer is disqualified

Upcoming Events

Merrylands had awesome results at our SwimFest Carnival this weekend!

As a team, we achieved 92 PBs, 7 Gold Medals, 12 Silver and 19 Bronze Medals.  Merrylands came third overall in the pointscore.

Thank you to our committee members who did so much work behind the scenes to enable the meet to go ahead with ever-changing restrictions.  Thank you to everyone who helped set up before the meet and pack away afterwards.  Thank you to our timekeepers and visiting clubs who assisted with timing.  Thank you to our BBQ chefs, runners, marshals, check starters, recorders, announcers and visiting referees. Thank you to our captains and coaches. Thank you to our swimmers for bringing their enthusiasm and thank you to the parents for preparing the swimmers' food!

Thank you TEAM Merrylands!

The results of the meet, including the full pointscore are available in the SwimFest section of our website.

See Also

• Merrylands SwimFest Swim Meet