Our State team had masterful performances at the NSW State Masters Championships on the weekend.
We had 4 swimmers compete at the Championships and achieve fantastic results.
Kylee Murray competed in 4 events and won bronze medals in the 100m Backstroke, 50m Butterfly and 200m Individual Medley. Kylee's performances in the 100m Backstroke and 100m Freestyle were the fastest she has swum in over 2 years.
Leanne Tovkach also competed in 4 events and picked up a bronze medal in the 50m Breaststroke. Leanne achieved all time personal bests in the 100m Freestyle and the 50m Freestyle where she took over a second off her personal best time.
Brendan Kirkpatrick competed in 5 events and earned himself 3 gold medals and 2 silver medals. Brendan flew into 2 new all time personal best times, getting closer to the 29 mark in 50m Butterfly with a 30.26 and dropping 1.5 seconds in his 100m Butterfly time.
Alison Johnston competed in 5 events and picked up gold medals in every swim. Alison achieved an all time personal best in the 200m Backstroke.
Peter Johnston was unfortunately unwell so did not compete at the meet but he was excitedly checking live results all weekend from home.
As a team Merrylands came 2nd in our division for the pointscore.
Congratulations to our swimmers on their results!
Merrylands is being represented by 5 swimmers at the NSW State Masters Championships this weekend.
The 2 day championships start at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre today. Our team will contest 22 events and consists of:
- Peter Johnston
- Brendan Kirkpatrick
- Kylee Murray
- Alison Johnston
- Leanne Tovkach
We wish our swimmers the best of luck at the meet. You can follow their progress over the weekend online.
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Vanessa and Alison represented Merrylands at the NSW State Open Championships on the 18th to 21st March, 2021.
The format was different with heats in the evening and finals in the morning.
Vanessa was all smiles after swimming a speedy 50m Freestyle on the first night of competition. Vanessa took almost a second off her personal best and swum under 40 seconds for the first time!
Alison also swam the 50m Freestyle and was her second fastest time of the season.
Vanessa swam the 100m Freestyle on the final night of competition and was her second fastest 100m swim.
Well done to our swimmers on their performances.
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 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:
| Alison Johnston |
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50m Freestyle |
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| Vanessa Ozols |
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50m Freestyle (MC) |
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100m Freestyle (MC) |
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100m Breaststroke (MC) |
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200m Individual Medley (MC) |
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100m Backstroke (MC) |
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Congratulations to our swimmers on qualifying for the meet and we wish them the best of luck.
Merrylands will be represented by 3 swimmers at the NSW Senior State Age Championships, which start at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre today.
Our team will contest 7 events at the 6 day meet, which concludes on Thursday.
Our team consists of:
| Alison Johnston |
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50m Freestyle |
Day 2 (9:06am) |
| Vanessa Ozols |
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50m Freestyle (MC) |
Day 2 (11:27am) |
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200m Individual Medley (MC) |
Day 2 (1:26pm) |
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100m Breaststroke (MC) |
Day 3 (11:11am) |
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100m Freestyle (MC) |
Day 3 (1:35pm) |
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100m Backstroke (MC) |
Day 4 (10:53am) |
| Summer Shrestha |
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50m Freestyle |
Day 5 (9:17am) |
Congratulations to our swimmers on qualifying for the meet and we wish them the best of luck.
You can follow the team's progress over the weekend on the Swimming NSW Live Results or Live Stream.
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Our Senior swimmers kicked off their season with some great results at the Metro South West Senior Long Course Championships. These Championships were held at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on the 7th and 8th of November.
Laura-Belle had some fabulous results, achieving personal best times in 3 out of 4 of her swims. Laura-Belle took off over 3 seconds in the Open 50m Butterfly, achieving her first sub 40 time!
Michael had just completed his HSC physics exam the day before the meet. The force (mass x acceleration) was with him and Michael achieved a personal best in the Open 50m Freestyle.
Elie showed gutsy efforts in his swims after returning from a break and several injuries. Elie saved his best performance for the last of the day with a personal best in the Open 50m Freestyle.
It was Vanessa’s first-time swimming at these Championships and she had some wonderful results, with personal best times in the 50m Butterfly and 50m Breaststroke. Vanessa was a finalist in her 4 events.
Summer added to her Metropolitan events with a personal best in the 100m Freestyle. Summer also achieved personal best times in the 100m Backstroke and 100m Breaststroke, and was a finalist in this event.
Brendan contested a massive 9 events during the meet. Brendan was a finalist in four events, including a top 10 finish in the Men’s Open 200m Individual Medley.
Alison’s highlight was the Women’s Open 50m Freestyle, coming 9th out of 130 swimmers. Alison also picked up 2 silver medals, 1 bronze and 4 other top 10 finishes.
Congratulations to all our swimmers and thank you to Peter and Alison for their coaching.
Merrylands will send a team of 7 swimmers to the Metro South West Senior Championships this weekend.
The Championships are being held at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th November.
Our team is competing in 39 individual events over the weekend, and consists of:
Laura-Belle Casey
Michael Evans
Brendan Kirkpatrick
Elie Menhem
Vanessa Ozols
Alison Sakurovs
Summer Shrestha
Following the session on Saturday, Metro South West are holding a Junior Qualifying Meet. We will have 6 swimmers competing at this meet in 8 events.
Our team consists of:
Joseph Assi
Joab Hada
Niushka Shrestha
Unish Shrestha
Daniel Vicic
Matthew Vicic
Good luck to all our swimmers at both meets.
Alison Johnston swam her fastest time in 4 years at the NSW State Open Championships today.
Alison swam 28.70 in the 50m Freestyle - her fastest time since 2016, and just 0.19 outside her all time PB.
Well done Alison!
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Congratulations to Lisa Shrestha and Alison Johnston who both set new records in the 50m Freestyle Championships this morning.
Lisa set a new record in the 9yrs 50m Freestyle in a new personal best time of 38.66. Lisa's time shaved 0.05 seconds off the record set by Kristie Caplikas in 2013, and is her 3rd club record in as many weeks.
Alison swam a new record time of 29.28 in the Senior 50m Freestyle, breaking the record she set in 2018 by 0.23 seconds. Alison has now broken the record in this event 4 times in the past 5 years, and has lowered the record by 1.03 seconds over that period.
Congratulations to both Alison and Lisa on their swims.
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