NSW Development Meet Results

04 October 2009 Peter-Johnston Latest News
Belinda Sloane, Timothy Tunks and Charlotte Neill represented Metro South West at the New South Wales Development Meet at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre today.

Belinda swam 4 new personal best times, Tim swam 3 while Charlotte also swam 3 new PBs.

Congratulations to all three swimmers on their results.

2008/2009 Season Review

01 October 2009 Peter-Johnston Features
2008/2009 was another historic year for our club as the club celebrated it's 40th Anniversary and 40 years since the opening of Merrylands Swimming Centre.

As the 2008/2009 season began, Merrylands Swimming Centre had unusually already been open for 3 months - the centre having opened on June 30th due to extended maintenance at both the Guildford and Wentworthville centres - allowing our training squads to return to the centre much earlier than usual.

The earlier opening date also enabled the club to attract more swimmers with 114 registered swimmers, the highest number in over 6 years, and a total membership of 159. The club's Learn to Swim program also continued be popular, however with slightly less numbers than previous years due to less instructors being available to teach the program. A new award, the Learn to Swim Volunteer of the Year Award was intriduced to recognise the contribution of members to the Learn to Swim Program, with Steven Nguyen being presented with the award at the Presentation Evening.

The club's Anniversary Celebrations kicked off on Saturday 9th November with a Pool Party from 7am. The party included a BBQ breakfast and various pool games and activities for both the swimmers and Learn to Swim Participants. The celebration activities included the 40th Anniversary SwimFest Meet on March 1st 2009 and culminated with the 40th Anniversary Dinner at the Crown on McCredie Hotel Motel on March 28th. Over 100 guests attended the dinner to celebrate the club's rich history, renew old friendships and re-live their memories from their time at the club.

In the club competitions, a number of new champions were crowned. Steven Nguyen won the Senior Handicap in his first season in the competition while "The Grumpy Old Men" crankily swam their way to the top of the Relay Pointscore, also winning the competition at their first attempt.

Brittany Johnson won the Champion of Champions Award for a record breaking 5th time. Brittany won the Senior and Open Womens Championships, breaking 12 club championship records along the way and also represented the club at the Area and Metropolitan Championships.
From the ranks of our novice swimmers, Fady Farid was presented with the Jack Smart Encouragement Award after steadily improving over the season.

In the Graded Pointscore the long standing Michael Rossek and Ronald Exley trophies which are now full were retired and replace with two new pointscore shields, both trophies were presented to first time winners. Lachlan Stewart was awarded the Michael Rossek Trophy for the highest placed Junior Boy in the Graded Races Pointscore while Charlotte Neill received the Ronald Exley Trophy for the highest placed Junior Girl. The Michael Rossek and Ronald Exley trophies are now on permanent display in the club room.

The club's representative teams had one of their most successful years ever with members competing at all levels up to and including State Open Championships. Our teams again consisted of a mixture of new and experienced swimmers.
Amber Johnson qualified for the State Open Championships for the first time and was our club's first representative at the meet since 2004. The club was also represented by a relay team at the State Age Championships for the first time since 2006 with Simon Johnston, Steven Nguyen, David Johnston, Todd Jenkin, Reece Tulloch, Jonathan Tuivawa, Anthony Ventra, Peter Johnston, David Wang and Mitchell Burt competing in the 10x50m Freestyle Relay.
The club was represented by its biggest team since 2003 at the Metropolitan Championships with 6 swimmers competing at the meet while at the Metropolitan Short Course Championships, Anthony Ventra won the club's first finalist ribbon at the meet since 2006.
At the Metro South West Championships, the club finished the meet with two new Area Champions (the club's first since 2002) and 9 medals with Anthony Ventra, Mitchell Burt, David Wang, Steven Nguyen, Brittany Johnson, Peter Johnston taking home medals. Our swimmers were also finalists in 12 events. The results made this year's meet the club's best team performance at the championships in over 15 years, finishing in 13th place.
At the short course championships our team won 7 medals and with finalists in 35 events and over 80% of our results in the top 10 making the meet the club's most successful Short Course Area Championships ever.
Ten of our swimmer's performances over the season were recognised with selection in the 2009 Metro South West Area Development Squads.

In the Club Championships, 23 Championship records were broken over the season.



Our annual swimming meet, the Merrylands SwimFest, was held in excellent conditions with 27 clubs in attendance. Our swimmers won 33 medals and our club won the won the club pointscore, just ahead of Windsor.

Our Winter Competition was held for the sixth time with increased numbers and those attending enjoying some new events. Jacob Killick won the male competition for the first time and Belinda Sloane the female competition for the third year in a row.

As the summer ended, doubt was cast over the future of Merrylands Swimming Centre and the Club, as Holroyd Council commissioned consultants to carry out operational review of its three (3) swim centres. The review which was to recommend works required to maintain each swim centre over the next 10-15 years and advise on the economic viability and sustainability of the swim centres was due to be completed by June 2009, but as yet has not been completed.

See Also
  • 2008/2009 Rankings

  • 2008/2009 Presentation Evening

  • 40th Anniversary Pool Party

  • 40th Anniversary Dinner
  • NSW Metropolitan Championships - Team

  • NSW State Age Championships - Team

  • NSW State Open Championships - Team

  • Metro South West Championships Open & Age Championships - Team

  • Metro South West Championships Open & Age Championships - Results

  • NSW Metropolitan Short Course Championships - Team

  • NSW Metropolitan Short Course Championships - Results

  • Metro South West Open & Age Short Course Championships - Team

  • Metro South West Open & Age Short Course Championships - Results

  • NSW State Age Short Course Championships - Team

  • Metro South West Development Squads

  • Merrylands Pool Re-opens June 30

    • Social Trip

    25 September 2009 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    The Social Committee are organising a day at Jambaroo Action Park on Sunday, 15th November, 2009.

    The details are as follows:

    When: Sunday, 15th November, 2009
    Departing: Meet at Merrylands Swimming Centre at 7.45am for an 8.00am departure
    Returning: 7.00pm (approximately)
    Cost per person: $35.00 which includes unlimited rides and attractions at the park from 10am to 5pm and return coach travel. Children under the age of 3 years of age are free.
    What to bring: Food, drinks, chairs and/or rug, swimming gear and towels
    Supervision: Please note all children under the age of 16 years of age are required to be accompanied by at least one parent/guardian.
    Payment: Full payment must be received by Saturday 31st October, 2009.

    More information will be provided in the weekly Whales Tales Newsletters.

    See Also
  • Jamberoo Action Park

    • 2009/2010 Registration

    06 September 2009 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    It’s coming up to that time of the year again so it’s time to find those costumes and goggles and hit the heated water.

    Training resumes at Merrylands Swimming Centre on Monday, 14th September.
    Our two weeks of pre-season time trials will start at 7:00am on Saturday, 19th and Saturday, 26th September and the 2009/2010 season will begin on Saturday, 10th October.

    There are a number of changes to Registration for this season. This year renewing members must register through the Swimming NSW Membership System on the Internet. Payments for registrations must also be made through this system via Credit/Debit Card.
    Information on how to renew your membership will be available soon.
    We understand that there will be some members who are unable to renew their membership online for various reasons. If you are unable to re-register online for any reason, please contact us and we can make alternative arrangements for you.

    New Members and members in the Learn to Swim program will not be able to join or renew online. New members will have to register at club on a Saturday morning or at training. Learn to Swim Members will have to register on the Learn to Swim Registration & Grading Day.

    As of this season, all parents and adults who regularly attend the Club Races on Saturday mornings will be required to join the club as Non Swimming Members (unless they want to swim).
    There are a number of benefits to being a registered member of the club. Members are entitled to vote at Annual General and Special General meetings, vote for our Club Captains and can be recognised for their service to the club through awards such as the Lions Club Award or Life Membership. Other benefits of membership can be found here.

    This year, swimmers 20yrs & Over will again have the option of registering as a Masters Competitor. This allows them to participate in Masters Swimming activities including a new Masters Only competition on Saturday Mornings. More information on this new competition is available here.

    Programs for the Pre-Season and Summer Season, and the Time Record Sheet can be found in the Club Races section.

    See Also
  • Club Races

  • Swimming Training

    • New Masters Competition

    06 September 2009 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    A new Masters Competition will be held as part of our Club Races on Saturday Mornings this season.

    The Masters Aerobic Trophy will only be open registered Masters Competitors and is based on the National and State Masters Aerobic Trophy Competitions run by Masters Swimming Australia and Masters Swimming NSW.

    The Aerobic Trophy encourages swimmers to swim long distances to improve their health, fitness & endurance. The competition consists of a number of distances and strokes starting with 400m. Points are awarded according to relative fitness, with the ultimate goal to achieve maximum points in all events in a calendar year.

    In the club competition, events will include 400m Freestyle, 400m Individual Medley, 800m Freestyle, 1500m Freestyle and one Timed Distance Swim of either ½ hour, ¾ hour or 1 hour in Freestyle, Backstroke or Breaststroke.

    Points will be allocated based on the times or distances swum, the swimmer's age group and the swimmer's gender according to the Age Group Times tables.

    The full rules of the competition can be found in the Race By-Laws which, along with the Age Group Times are available on the Governing Documents page.

    Masters Competitors can also participate in Masters Swimming Meets including the NSW Branch Pointscore (BPS) Competition and the NSW State Masters Championships. Our club is currently in 6th place in Division 4 of the BPS competition.

    Masters Swimming Meets are held about twice a month and are open to all members regardless of ability.
    At swim meets, swimmers compete against others of the same pace. Results are broken up into age groups (in five-year increments) with points are allocated from fastest to slowest and are added to determine the club with the most points and the club with the highest average point score.
    A social event is usually held after each carnival and families are welcome to attend.

    For more information about Masters Membership and Competitions, please speak to our Registrar or a member of the Competition Committee.

    See Also
  • Masters Swimming

  • Governing Documents

  • Masters Swimming NSW

  • Masters Swimming Australia - Aerobic Trophy

    • NSW State Age Short Course Championships

    24 August 2009 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    Anthony Ventra will represent Merrylands at the 2009 NSW State Age Short Course Championships at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre this weekend.

    Anthony will be competing in the following events at the meet:

    Anthony Ventra
    15yrs 50m Freestyle (Day 2 - Session 3 - 5:12pm)
    15yrs 100m Breaststroke (Day 3 - Session 5 - 2:25pm)

    Times should be used as a guide only.

    Congratulations to Anthony on qualifying and we wish him the best of luck at the meet.

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

    See Also
  • 2009 NSW State Age Short Course Championships - Program of Events
  • 2009 NSW State Age Short Course Championships - Qualifying Times
  • State, Metropolitan and Country Championship Procedures

  • Competitor Information

  • Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre Parking Arrangements

    • Metro South West Development Squads Announced

    23 August 2009 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    The 2009 Metro South West Development Squads have been announced and congratulations to the following 10 swimmers from our club who have been selected:

    Novice Squad
    Isaac Adamson
    Hayley Baker
    Philo Farid
     
    D Squad - NSW Development Meet Team
    Timothy Tunks
    Jessica Adamson
    Belinda Sloane
    Charlotte Neill
     
    B Squad - Target Squad
    Rebecca Tuivawa
    Amber Johnson
    Anthony Ventra

    Congratulations to all the swimmers, in particular Isacc, Hayley and Jessica who have been selected for the first time.

    Novice Squad
    The Novice Squad will attend a skills and drills session at Mount Annan on Saturday, 24th October, 2009. A sausage sizzle will be provided with fresh fruit and juice after the session has been completed.

    D Squad - NSW Development Meet Team
    The NSW Development Meet Team will be competing for Metro South West at the Swimming NSW Development Meet on Sunday, 4th October, 2009 at Sydney Olympic Park. In preparation for the meet, the squad will be attending a camp from September 11-13, and a training session on Saturday, 26th September, 2009.

    B Squad - Target Squad
    The Target Squad will be attending a camp at the NSW Academy of Sport on October 16-18, 2009 which will include pool training sessions.

    Peter Johnston will also be a coach for the Development Squads, as a coach for the Novice Squad, Development Meet Team and the Target Squad.
    Sarah Johnston, Dylan Baker, Amber Johnson and Steven Nguyen will also be coaches for the Novice Squad.

    See Also
  • Swimming Metro South West

  • Metro South West Development Squads

  • 2008 Squad Members

  • 2007 Squad Members

  • 2006 Squad Members

  • 2005 Squad Members

  • 2004 Squad Members

  • 2003 Squad Members

  • 2002 Squad Members

  • 2001 Squad Members

    • 7 Medals at Metro South West Short Course Championships

    03 August 2009 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    Merrylands' team of 10 swimmers won 7 medals and were finalists in 35 events at the Metro South West Area Open & Age Short Course Championships on the weekend. The club's results made this year's meet the club's most successful Short Course Area Championships ever, with 80% of our results in the top 10.

    Besides the medals and finalist ribbons, 32 new personal best times were swum from 50 individual events, with a further 1 official, and 7 unofficial PBs, swum in relays at the two day meet. The PBs ranged from 0.00 seconds (or equaling their PB) to 18.6 seconds faster than their previous best, all from hard work in the training pool, rather than the aid of space-aged swim suits which have dominated the results in the World Championship pool in Rome over the past week.

    The swimmer's results are even more pleasing in light of the disrupted preparation leading into the meet, due to the closure of Merrylands, Wentworthville and Guildford pools for maintenance.

    Stephanie Hindle won the club's first medal of the meet, finishing a close second place in the 12yrs 100m Breaststroke on the Saturday afternoon. After a fast start, Stephanie had led the race for first 75m to finish in her second fastest time ever and win her first medal for the club. Earlier in the day, Stephanie had finished fourth in the 100m Butterfly in a new PB of 1:17.78, taking a massive 11.88 seconds off her PB. She also finished 8th in the 200m Individual Medley in a new personal best time. On Sunday, Stephanie returned to the pool to claim another two top 10 finishes, both in new personal best times, finishing 5th in the 100m Backstroke and 10th in the 100m Freestyle.

    Anthony Ventra won three medals at the meet, his first medal coming in the 15yrs 100m Breaststroke, where he finished second in a new 1.11 second personal best time of 1:14.03. Anthony's second medal was also in the 100m Breaststroke, but this time the Open event, where he again finished second; only 0.10 seconds slower than the new PB he had swum earlier that afternoon. His third medal had to wait until our club's last event of the meet, as he won bronze in the 15yrs 100m Freestyle in a time only 0.03 outside his PB.
    Anthony also won finalist ribbons in a further 5 events; however the highlight, at least for the crowd, was his 100m Butterfly. In an event which he doesn't usually swim, he flew through the first 50m to split in a new PB of 30.62, only to fatigue in the last 25m and be passed by the other swimmer in his heat. Yet he still swam a new PB, over 18 seconds faster than his previous best, and could laugh about it afterwards.

    The Open Breaststroke events were becoming a bit of a duel for our club. In the Open 100m Breaststroke, in which Anthony had won the silver, Peter Johnston had led through the first phase of the race to eventually finish 5th in a new personal best time of 1:15.36. The new PB was 1.76 seconds faster than his previous best and Peter had to check the result sheet 3 times before believing the time.
    The next morning, Peter returned to the pool for the Open 50m Breaststroke, in which he and Anthony would again go head to head. This time, Peter managed to turn the tables, as he finished third, equalling his PB of 33.53, just 0.03 ahead of Anthony who took 0.43 off his time to finish 4th in 33.56.
    In the afternoon, Peter lined up for the 17yrs & Over 50m Breaststroke in which he won the silver medal in a new personal best time of 33.12.
    Peter swam a further 3 personal best times at the meet, but the highlight of these was in the 200m Breaststroke where he took 5.58 seconds off his time to finish in 2:49.24.

    Amber Johnson was our final medallist at the meet. Amber started off the meet strongly with a fourth place finish in the Open 100m Backstroke and a new PB in the 50m Freestyle where she went under 30 seconds for the first time to touch in 29.81. In the Open 200m Backstroke, she swam another PB, finishing in 7th place in 2:36.78, 4.23 seconds faster than her previous best. In the Open 50m Backstroke Amber again finished in the top 10, in 5th place. However the highlight of Amber's meet came in her final event as she lined up third fastest in the 16yrs 100m Backstroke. Amber had never had a better opportunity for a medal at a District/Area Championship and she delivered, touching in third place to win her first ever Championship medal. Overall Amber swam 3 new personal best times at the meet and was a finalist in 4 events.

    Nine out of ten of our members were a finalist in at least one of their events with five finishes just outside the medals in 4th place. Timothy Tunks was one of those swimmers as he finished in 4th place in the 10yrs 100m Individual Medley in a new personal best time of 1:32.52. Brittany Johnson was another, finishing 4th in the 17yrs & Over 50m Breaststroke. Brittany also finished in the top 10 in seven of her eight individual events.

    Steven Nguyen swam new personal best times in all of his individual events. He took 0.71 seconds off his PB to finish in 6th place in the 17yrs & Over 50m Freestyle, and then broke that time again in the Open 50m Freestyle finishing in 26.68. The highlight of his meet though was his final event, the 100m Freestyle, where took over 2 seconds off his PB to officially go under the 1 minute barrier for the first time. Felix Lo also swam new PBs in both his individual events, the best being in the 17yrs & Over 50m Breaststroke where he finished in 7th with a new PB of 37.10.

    Swimming in her first Championships since 2003, Sarah Johnston finished in 9th place in the 17yrs & Over 50m Freestyle, breaking her previous best time by 0.52 seconds while Charlotte Neill swam a new unofficial PB in her leg of the 10x50m Freestyle Non-Championship Relay.

    Finalist Summary:

    Timothy Tunks
    10yrs 50m Freestyle (8th)
    10yrs 50m Breaststroke (7th)
    10yrs 100m Individual Medley (4th)
    Stephanie Hindle
    12yrs 100m Freestyle (10th)
    12yrs 100m Backstroke (5th)
    12yrs 100m Breaststroke (Silver)
    12yrs 100m Butterfly (4th)
    12yrs 200m Individual Medley (8th)
    Anthony Ventra
    16yrs 100m Freestyle (Bronze)
    15yrs 100m Backstroke (9th)
    15yrs 100m Breaststroke (Silver)
    15yrs 200m Individual Medley (8th)
    Open 50m Freestyle (10th)
    Open 50m Breaststroke (4th)
    Open 100m Breaststroke (Silver)
    Open 100m Individual Medley (5th)
    Amber Johnson
    16yrs 100m Freestyle (7th)
    16yrs 100m Backstroke (Bronze)
    Open 50m Backstroke (5th)
    Open 100m Backstroke (4th)
    Open 100m Backstroke (7th)
    Felix Lo
    17yrs & Over 50m Breaststroke (7th)
    Steven Nguyen
    17yrs & Over 50m Freestyle (6th)
    17yrs & Over 50m Butterfly (7th)
    Open 100m Freestyle (9th)
    Brittany Johnson
    17yrs & Over 50m Freestyle (6th)
    17yrs & Over 50m Backstroke (6th)
    17yrs & Over 50m Breaststroke (4th)
    17yrs & Over 50m Butterfly (7th)
    Open 100m Freestyle (7th)
    Open 100m Breaststroke (7th)
    Open 200m Individual Medley (6th)
    Sarah Johnston
    17yrs & Over 50m Freestyle (9th)
    Peter Johnston
    17yrs & Over 50m Freestyle (9th)
    17yrs & Over 50m Backstroke (7th)
    17yrs & Over 50m Breaststroke (Silver)
    17yrs & Over 50m Butterfly (9th)
    Open 50m Breaststroke (Bronze)
    Open 100m Breaststroke (5th)
    Open 200m Breaststroke (8th)
    Boys 15yrs & Over 4x50m Medley Relay
    Anthony Ventra; Peter Johnston;
    Steven Nguyen; Felix Lo    		 (5th)
    Girls 15yrs & Over 4x50m Medley Relay
    Amber Johnson; Stephanie Hindle
    Brittany Johnson; Sarah Johnston    		 (7th)

    The swimmers who swam PBs were:

    Charlotte Neill
    50m Freestyle (Relay Leg) (Unofficial)
    Timothy Tunks
    50m Freestyle
    50m Backstroke
    50m Butterfly
    100m Individual Medley
    Stephanie Hindle
    100m Freestyle
    100m Backstroke
    100m Butterfly
    200m Individual Medley
    Anthony Ventra
    50m Backstroke (Relay Leg)
    50m Breaststroke
    50m Butterfly (100m Butterfly Split)
    100m Backstroke
    100m Breaststroke
    100m Butterfly
    100m Individual Medley
    200m Individual Medley
    50m Freestyle (Relay Leg) (Unofficial)
    Amber Johnson
    50m Freestyle
    100m Individual Medley
    200m Backstroke
    Felix Lo
    50m Freestyle
    50m Breaststroke
    50m Freestyle (Relay Leg) (Unofficial)
    Steven Nguyen
    50m Freestyle (Age Event)
    50m Freestyle (Open Event)
    50m Butterfly
    100m Freestyle
    50m Butterfly (Relay Leg) (Unofficial)
    Brittany Johnson
    50m Backstroke
    Sarah Johnston
    50m Freestyle
    50m Freestyle (Relay Leg) (Unofficial)
    Peter Johnston
    50m Backstroke
    50m Breaststroke (Relay Leg) (Unofficial)
    50m Breaststroke (Open Event) (Equal PB)
    50m Breaststroke (Age Event)
    Open 100m Freestyle
    Open 100m Breaststroke
    Open 200m Breaststroke
    50m Freestyle (Relay Leg) (Unofficial)

    Congratulations to all 10 swimmers on their performances. Overall our club finished in 12th position on 718 points, up from last year's total of 543 where we finished 14th, an especially good result considering that the competition was much tougher this year. Our male team finished in 13th place on 391 points, with our female team finishing in 14th with 327 points.
    The results with splits are now available here.

    Medal Tally

    Gold 0
    Silver 4
    Bronze 3

    See Also
  • 2009 Metro South West Area Open & Age Short Course Championships - Team

  • 2009 Metro South West Area Open & Age Short Course Championships - Results
  • 2008 Metro South West Area Open & Age Short Course Championships - Report



    • 2009 Metro South West Short Course Championships Team

    Metro South West Short Course Championships

    28 July 2009 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    The Metro South West Area Open & Age Short Course Championships will be held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd August, 2009.

    Our club will be represented by 10 swimmers at the meet, competing in 53 individual events - our biggest team at the District/Area Short Course Championships since 2003.

    This year's team will again feature both new and old swimmers, with some swimmers making their debut and also some swimmers who have not represented the club for a number of years making their return. Charlotte Neill has qualified for her first Area Championships while Sarah Johnston will represent the club at a District/Area Championships for the first time since 2003. Stephanie Hindle and Felix Lo will also represent the club at the District/Area Short Course Championships for the first time.

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

    Charlotte Neill
    9yrs & Under 50m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 1 - 10:15am)
    9yrs & Under 50m Backstroke (Day 1 - Session 2 - 2:26pm)
    Timothy Tunks
    10yrs 100m Individual Medley (Day 1 - Session 1 - 9:28am)
    10yrs 50m Breaststroke (Day 1 - Session 1 - 11:40am)
    10yrs 50m Butterfly (Day 1 - Session 2 - 2:01pm)
    10yrs 50m Backstroke (Day 2 - Session 3 - 10:23am)
    10yrs 50m Freestyle (Day 2 - Session 4 - 2:28pm)
    Stephanie Hindle
    12yrs 100m Butterfly (Day 1 - Session 1 - 9:44am)
    12yrs 200m Individual Medley (Day 1 - Session 1 - 11:57am)
    12yrs 100m Breaststroke (Day 1 - Session 2 - 1:34pm)
    12yrs 100m Backstroke (Day 2 - Session 3 - 9:51am)
    12yrs 100m Freestyle (Day 2 - Session 4 - 2:05pm)
    Anthony Ventra
    15yrs 100m Butterfly (Day 1 - Session 1 - 10:48am)
    Open 50m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 1 - 11:03am)
    15yrs 100m Breaststroke (Day 1 - Session 2 - 2:52pm)
    Open 100m Breaststroke (Day 1 - Session 2 - 3:29pm)
    Open 50m Breaststroke (Day 2 - Session 3 - 9:28am)
    15yrs 100m Backstroke (Day 2 - Session 3 - 10:57am)
    Open 100m Individual Medley (Day 2 - Session 3 - 11:32am)
    15yrs 200m Individual Medley (Day 2 - Session 4 - 2:13pm)
    15yrs 100m Freestyle (Day 2 - Session 4 - 3:08pm)
    Amber Johnson
    Open 100m Backstroke (Day 1 - Session 1 - 10:32am)
    Open 50m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 1 - 11:08am)
    16yrs 100m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 1 - 11:23am)
    Open 200m Backstroke (Day 1 - Session 2 - 2:15pm)
    Open 50m Backstroke (Day 1 - Session 2 - 3:18pm)
    Open 100m Individual Medley (Day 2 - Session 3 - 11:36am)
    16yrs 100m Backstroke (Day 2 - Session 4 - 2:25pm)
    Felix Lo
    17yrs & Over 50m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 1 - 9:59am)
    17yrs & Over 50m Breaststroke (Day 2 - Session 4 - 1:57pm)
    Steven Nguyen
    17yrs & Over 50m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 1 - 9:59am)
    Open 50m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 1 - 11:03am)
    17yrs & Over 50m Butterfly (Day 2 - Session 3 - 9:41am)
    Open 100m Freestyle (Day 2 - Session 4 - 2:37pm)
    Brittany Johnson
    17yrs & Over 50m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 1 - 10:01am)
    Open 200m Individual Medley (Day 1 - Session 1 - 11:33am)
    17yrs & Over 50m Backstroke (Day 1 - Session 2 - 1:28pm)
    Open 100m Breaststroke (Day 1 - Session 2 - 3:33pm)
    Open 200m Freestyle (Day 2 - Session 3 - 9:06am)
    17yrs & Over 50m Butterfly (Day 2 - Session 3 - 9:42am)
    17yrs & Over 50m Breaststroke (Day 2 - Session 4 - 1:58pm)
    Open 100m Freestyle (Day 2 - Session 4 - 2:42pm)
    Sarah Johnston
    17yrs & Over 50m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 1 - 10:01am)
    Peter Johnston
    17yrs & Over 50m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 1 - 9:59am)
    17yrs & Over 50m Backstroke (Day 1 - Session 2 - 1:28pm)
    Open 100m Breaststroke (Day 1 - Session 2 - 3:33pm)
    Open 50m Breaststroke (Day 2 - Session 3 - 9:28am)
    17yrs & Over 50m Butterfly (Day 2 - Session 3 - 9:41am)
    Open 200m Breaststroke (Day 2 - Session 3 - 10:33am)
    Open 100m Individual Medley (Day 2 - Session 3 - 11:32am)
    17yrs & Over 50m Breaststroke (Day 2 - Session 4 - 1:57pm)
    Open 100m Freestyle (Day 2 - Session 4 - 2:37pm)
    Relays
    15yrs Boys 4x50m Medley Relay
        Anthony Ventra, Peter Johnston
        Steven Nguyen, Felix Lo    		 (Day 1 - Session 1 - 12:04pm)
    15yrs Girls 4x50m Medley Relay
        Amber Johnson, Stephanie Hindle
        Brittany Johnson, Sarah Johnston    		 (Day 1 - Session 1 - 12:07pm)
    Open Mixed 10x50m Freestyle Relay (Non Championship)
        Charlotte Neill, Timothy Tunks, Stephanie Hindle, Anthony Ventra, Amber Johnson
        Felix Lo, Steven Nguyen, Brittany Johnson, Sarah Johnston, Peter Johnston    		 (Day 2 - Session 4 - 1:00pm)

    Times should be used as a guide only.
    The full timeline is available on the Metro South West website.

    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
  • 2003 Cumberland District Short Course Championships

  • 2009 Metro South West Area Open & Age Short Course Championships - Program of Events

  • 2009 Metro South West Area Open & Age Short Course Championships - Qualifying Times

  • State, Metropolitan and Country Championship Procedures

  • Competitor Information

  • Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre Parking Arrangements

    • Swimsuit Update

    06 July 2009 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    Following the most recent announcement by FINA regarding swimsuits, Swimming Australia has amended its Australian Championships By Laws (CBL 14), covering swimsuit guidelines for Swimming Australia events.

    Effective 1 July 2009, swimmers competing in Swimming Australia events can only wear FINA-approved swimsuits as listed here.

    Additionally, since the FINA-approved list only addresses ‘new model’ swimsuits submitted by swimsuit manufacturers, swimmers will, until otherwise directed by SAL or FINA, also be able to wear ‘traditional’ swimsuits provided the suits meet the following criteria highlighted in the revised CBL 14.1 (3) below.

    CBL14.1 General Swimsuit Guidelines
    1. The swimsuits of all swimmers shall be in good moral taste and suitable for the individual sports discipline.
    2. All swimsuits shall be non transparent and must conform with FINA approved standards in all respects.
    3. For the avoidance of doubt, swimmers, until otherwise directed by SAL and/or FINA may wear ‘traditional’ swimsuits provided the suits meet the following criteria:
    4. Men’s swimwear may not extend above the waist or below the knees;
    5. Women’s swimwear shall not cover the neck, extend past the shoulders or past the pelvis.
    6. The referee of a competition has the authority to exclude any competitor whose swimsuit does not comply with this rule.
    7. Swimwear is limited to one (1) swimsuit.
    It should also be noted that swimmers in Swimming Australia Age Group Events must also still abide by the current CBL 14.2 outlined here.

    At the upcoming Telstra Short Course Championships and State Age Short Course Championships all swimwear will be checked during marshalling and swimmers will be asked to record the make and manufacturer of their swimsuit.

    See Also
  • Swimsuit Rule Changes

  • Swimsuit Rule Clarification

  • FINA 2009 List of Approved Swimsuits