Metro South West Championships

15 March 2011 Peter-Johnston Latest News
The Metro South West Area Open & Age Championships will be held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th March, 2011.

Our club will be represented by 19 swimmers at the meet, competing in 23 individual events and 6 relays. For Madelaine Hudson, this will be her first Area Championships, while Hayley Baker has qualified for the Summer Championships for the first time.

Our team will be competing in the following events over the two day meet:

Hayley Baker
9yrs & Under 100m Breaststroke (Day 2 - Session 4 - 4:21pm)
Madelaine Hudson
12yrs 100m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 2 - 4:28pm)
Katie Hope
14yrs 100m Backstroke (Day 1 - Session 1 - 9:59am)
Open 50m Breaststroke (Day 1 - Session 1 - 11:40am)
14yrs 100m Breaststroke (Day 1 - Session 2 - 2:04pm)
14yrs 100m Freestyle (Day 2 - Session 3 - 9:43am)
14yrs 200m Individual Medley (Day 2 - Session 3 - 11:11am)
Open 50m Freestyle (Day 2 - Session 3 - 11:31am)
Miriam Webber
Open 50m Breaststroke (Day 1 - Session 1 - 11:40am)
14yrs 100m Breaststroke (Day 1 - Session 2 - 2:04pm)
14yrs 100m Freestyle (Day 2 - Session 3 - 9:43am)
Open 50m Freestyle (Day 2 - Session 3 - 11:31am)
Steven Nguyen
17yrs & Over 50m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 1 - 10:26am)
17yrs & Over 50m Breaststroke (Day 2 - Session 3 - 10:05am)
Brittany Johnson
Open 400m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 1 - 9:11am)
17yrs & Over 50m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 1 - 10:28am)
Open 100m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 2 - 2:04pm)
Open 50m Butterfly (Day 1 - Session 2 - 4:00pm)
Sarah Johnston
17yrs & Over 50m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 1 - 10:28am)
Peter Johnston
17yrs & Over 50m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 1 - 10:26am)
Open 50m Breaststroke (Day 1 - Session 1 - 11:35pm)
17yrs & Over 50m Breaststroke (Day 2 - Session 3 - 10:05am)
Open 50m Freestyle (Day 2 - Session 3 - 11:22am)
10yrs & Under Relays
Boys 4x50m Freestyle Relay
    Fady Farid, Isaac Adamson
    Anthony Farrugia, Philopatir Farid		 (Day 2 - Session 3 - 12:29pm)
Boys 4x50m Medley Relay
    Carl Sorensen, Philopatir Farid
    Fady Farid, Anthony Farrugia		 (Day 2 - Session 4 - 3:14pm)
11/12yrs Relays
Girls 4x50m Freestyle Relay
    Emily Evans, Jessica Adamson
    Jasmine Kramer, Haley Sharp		 (Day 1 - Session 1 - 10:43am)
Girls 4x50m Medley Relay
    Jessica Adamson, Emily Evans
    Madelaine Hudson, Haley Sharp		 (Day 1 - Session 2 - 2:58pm)
13/14yrs Relays
Girls 4x50m Medley Relay
    Katie Hope, Miriam Webber
    Stephanie Hindle, Madelaine Hudson		 (Day 1 - Session 1 - 12:06pm)
Girls 4x50m Freestyle Relay
    Stephanie Hindle, Tanya Cleland
    Miriam Webber, Katie Hope		 (Day 1 - Session 2 - 4:48pm)

Times should be used as a guide only.

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

You can follow the team's progress over the weekend at http://www.metrosw.org.au/.

See Also
  • 2011 Metro South West Area Open & Age Championships - Program of Events
  • 2011 Metro South West Area Open & Age Championships - Qualifying Times
  • State, Metropolitan and Country Championship Procedures

  • Competitor Information

    • State Masters Entries

    15 March 2011 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    Entries for the 2011 NSW State Masters Championships close on Saturday, 19th February, 2011. The Championships will be held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th April, 2011.

    There are no qualifying times to compete at these championships, but you must be a registered Masters Competitor.

    The entries are to be submitted on Multi-Entry cards. All Entries must include your Masters Registration Number (not your Swimming NSW Registration Number).

    No late entries will be accepted.

    See Also
  • 2011 NSW State Masters Short Course Championships - Program of Events

    • Local triumph at Merrylands

    10 March 2011 Peter-Johnston Media Articles
    MERRYLANDS Swimming Club’s Brittany Johnson produced another fine display to claim two gold medals in her home pool on Sunday.

    At the AquaBlitz Toongabbie hosted carnival at Merrylands pool, the 21-year-old state representative won the 200m individual medley and 100m breaststroke.

    The wins come after she claimed three gold medals at the SwimFest carnival at the same pool in February.

    The Merrylands club won 18 medals at the carnival, but its good news wasn’t limited to that.

    Swimmers Madelaine Hudson and Hayley Baker achieved times that qualified them for the Metro South-West Championships.

    Metro South West Sprint Meet

    08 March 2011 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    The Metro South West Sprint Meet will be held at Blacktown Aquatic Centre on Saturday, 26th March, 2011.

    The Sprint Meet is the final Long Course meet of the summer and is all 50m events with club relays. The meet is also a selection meet for the Area Development Squads. This meet is only open to Metro South West swimmers.

    While Post Entries will be accepted for this meet (enter on the day), there is a surcharge per event for Post Entries, so all swimmers are encouraged to enter before the closing date. Pre-Meet entries close on Saturday, 12th March.

    See the meet program here for more details.

    See Also
  • Metro South West Sprint Meet - Program of Events

  • Swimming Metro South West Inc.

    • Toongabbie Results

    07 March 2011 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    Sixteen members competed at the AquaBlitz Toongabbie Meet held at Merrylands Swimming Centre yesterday.

    Our team won 18 medals at the meet, with a number of new personal best times also swum.

    Brittany Johnson led the way with 2 gold medals, the first in the 200m Individual Medley, and the second in the 100m Breaststroke. Additionally, Brittany took home silver in the 50m Breaststroke, where she finished just a head of Katie Hope who took home the bronze. Katie also won bronze in the 50m Butterfly and silver in the 50m Freestyle in a new personal best time.

    Steven Nguyen and Peter Johnston also won 3 medals each. Steven finished 2nd in the 50m Freestyle and 3rd in the 50m Butterfly. Steven finished 3rd in the 50m Breaststroke as well, this time just behind Peter who took 2nd. Peter won the silver in the 100m Butterfly in a new personal best time, and finished with the bronze medal in the 50m Freestyle, this time just 0.15 seconds behind Steven.

    Madelaine Hudson won two medals at the meet - her first for the club - finishing 2nd in the 12yrs 50m Backstroke and third in the 12yrs 50m Freestyle. Three other members also won their first medals for the club with Mathew Edsall winning bronze in the 100m Backstroke, Wesley Latukefu winning bronze in the 9yrs 50m Breaststroke and Juliette Mamo wining bronze in the 11yrs 100m Breaststroke.

    Miriam Webber was our final medallist at the meet, with a bronze medal in the 50m Backstroke in a new personal best time.

    On top of the medals and personal best times, Madelaine Hudson and Hayley Baker both achieved qualifying times for the Metro South West Championships.

    Congratulations to all our swimmers on their results.

    Medal Tally
    Gold 2
    Silver 6
    Bronze 10

    Metro South West Entries

    27 February 2011 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    Entries for the 2011 Metro South West Area Championships have been extended by the club and will close on Saturday, 5th March, 2011. The Championships will be held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th March, 2011. This will be the first time in 3 years that the championships have been held at SOPAC, having been held at Blacktown Aquatic Centre for the last two years.

    To compete at these championships, you must have achieved the required qualifying time.

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

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

    No late entries will be accepted.

    See Also
  • 2011 Metro South West Area Championships - Program of Events

  • 2011 Metro South West Area Championships - Qualifying Times

  • Meet Entry Procedures
  • State, Metropolitan and Country Championship Procedures
  • Competitor Information
  • NSW Championship Entry Times (Schedule of Constants in Seconds)

    • Carnival kids make splash at SwimFest Merrylands

    23 February 2011 Peter-Johnston Media Articles
    IT was Merrylands’ carnival, but neighbours AquaBlitz Toongabbie and McCredie Park did their best to crash the annual SwimFest on Saturday.

    About 250 swimmers from clubs across NSW revelled in temperatures of more than 30C at Merrylands Pool.

    Mount Pritchard was the undisputed winner, while other clubs could argue over different standings.

    AquaBlitz Toongabbie and Merrylands finished second and third in the club point score, while McCredie Park (Guildford) came second in the medal tally.

    The Toongabbie club could thank Ashton Andree-Evarts, who won three gold medals in the boys 11-year-old group.

    Ashton has swum at the state championships before, and it showed. He won the 50m backstroke in 38.07secs, the 50m freestyle in 32.99secs and 50m butterfly in 38.02secs.

    The Toongabbie club swims at Seven Hills, and race secretary Kate McGuiness said the school carnival season was an incentive to swim well.

    “A lot of the kids use this for the school carnivals coming up,” she said.

    “A lot are school champions and are off to zone.”

    While Merrylands describes itself as a small club, club coach Peter Johnston said his swimmers did well.

    “We had a lot of newer, younger swimmers competing this year.

    “A few of them had never competed before or this was their first carnival. So it was a good opportunity for them.”

    State representative Brittany Johnson led the way with three golds. The 21-year-old won the womens opens 50m butterfly in 31.44sec, the opens 200m individual medley in 2min 35.85sec and opens 100m breaststroke in 1:22.98. The club was also boosted by strong performances from two teenage girls who hadn’t swum with the club this year.

    Katie Hope, who transferred from the Wentworthville club this year, won the 14-year-old girls 50m breaststroke in 39.96sec.

    Teammate Stephanie Hindle, in the same age category, hadn’t trained since September due to a shoulder problem. Yet that didn’t stop her winning the 50m butterfly in 32.84sec.

    “We’ve got four of them (in that age group) and it pushes them along,” Johnston said of the girls.

    Merrylands SwimFest Results

    19 February 2011 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    The Results of the Merrylands SwimFest are now available.

    Thank you to everyone who attended the meet. We hope that you had an enjoyable day and achieved some good results.

    Thank you to all the members of our club and other volunteers who worked at the meet, we couldn't have run it without you and you did a great job.

    The results of the meet are now available in the SwimFest section of our website.
    We would like to thank the sponsors of the meet for their continued support.

    The 2011 Merrylands SwimFest Swim Meet is proudly sponsored by:
  • Starr Partners Real Estate Merrylands

  • Merrylands Bowling & Sports Club

  • TransPacific



    • Major Sponsors

    Starr Partners Merrylands

    Merrylands Bowling & Sports Club

    TransPacific
    Starr Partners Real Estate Merrylands Merrylands Bowling & Sports Club TransPacific


    See Also
  • Merrylands SwimFest Swim Meet

  • Starr Partners Merrylands
  • Merrylands Bowling & Sports Club

  • TransPacific

    • North Sydney Masters Results

    17 February 2011 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    Three swimmers travelled to North Sydney on Saturday evening for the North Sydney Masters Sensational Summer Sprints Meet at the North Sydney Olympic Pool.

    Ian Wilson, Alison Sakurovs and Peter Johnston all competed at the meet which was the second round of the NSW Branch Pointscore for 2011.

    Alison's best results were 3rd in the 50m Freestyle and 50m Butterfly. Ian's best result was 4th in the 50m Backstroke while Peter finished 1st in the 50m Freestyle.

    As a club, we finished in 18th place on 64 points. Congratulations to our swimmers on their results, with a couple of PBs also swum.