Merrylands SwimFest

15 February 2006 Peter-Johnston Media Articles
SWIMMERS are invited to grab the goggles and togs and enter the Merrylands SwimFest meet at Merrylands Swimming Centre on February 26.

The annual meet is organised by Merrylands Amateur Swimming Club and is open to all Swimming NSW registered swimmers. Non-Swimming NSW members can also compete by becoming members of the club.

Up to 200 swimmers are expected to attend from Holroyd and surrounding areas.

Cumberland Championship Results

13 February 2006 Peter-Johnston Latest News
Merrylands swimmers won medals in two events at yesterday's Cumberland Championships.

Todd Jenkin won the bronze medal in the 17yrs & Over 50m Breaststroke, breaking his long course P.B. to finish in 33.59. Our other medalist was the Boys 11-12yrs 4x50m Medley Relay. The team consisting of Greg Stanford, Anthony Ventra, David Wang and Mitchell Burt took over 6 seconds off their entry time to finish 2nd, four hundredths of a second in front of 3rd place. All 4 swimmers in the team also swam under their PBs.

Our other swimmers also performed well, with 13 finalists out of the 22 events contested.

Our finalists were:

Anthony Ventra
12yrs 100m Breaststroke (8th)
David Wang
12yrs 100m Freestyle (5th)
12yrs 200m Individual Medley (9th)
12yrs 100m Breaststroke (6th)
Todd Jenkin
17yrs & Over 50m Breaststroke (3rd)
Open 100m Breaststroke (5th)
Peter Johnston
17yrs & Over 50m Breaststroke (9th)
17yrs & Over 50m Butterfly (10th)
Brittany Johnson
16yrs 100m Breaststroke (4th)
16yrs 100m Butterfly (6th)
Boys 11-12yrs 4x50m Freestyle Relay
David Wang, Greg Stanford
Mitchell Burt, Anthony Ventra		 (4th)
Boys 11-12yrs 4x50m Medley Relay
Greg Stanford, Anthony Ventra
David Wang, Mitchell Burt		 (2nd)
Womens Open 4x50m Freestyle Relay
Brittany Johnson, Greta Guajardo
Rachel Johnston, Amber Johnson		 (6th)

Our swimmers also swam 21 personal best times with another 6 unofficial PBs swum in the relays. Mitchell Burt (100m Backstroke, 100m Breaststroke), Anthony Ventra (100m Breaststroke) and Amber Johnson (100m Backstroke) all swam two PBs in one event, breaking both their 50m and 100m times in their 100m events.

The swimmers who swam PBs were:

Greg Stanford
50m Backstroke (Relay Leg)
50m Freestyle (Relay Leg) (Unofficial)
Mitchell Burt
100m Backstroke (50m & 100m)
100m Breaststroke (50m & 100m)
50m Freestyle (Relay Leg) (Unofficial)
Anthony Ventra
100m Breaststroke (50m & 100m)
100m Freestyle
50m Breaststroke (Relay Leg) (Unofficial)
50m Freestyle (Relay Leg) (Unofficial)
David Wang
100m Freestyle
200m Individual Medley
100m Breaststroke
50m Freestyle (Relay Leg)
50m Butterfly (Relay Leg) (Unofficial)
Todd Jenkin
50m Breaststroke
100m Breaststroke
Peter Johnston
50m Freestyle
50m Butterfly
Amber Johnson
100m Backstroke (50m & 100m)
Brittany Johnson
100m Breaststroke
Butterfly
Rachel Johnson
50m Freestyle
50m Freestyle (Relay Leg) (Unofficial)

Our club finished 19th overall with 67 points.

Congratulations to all our swimmers on their great results.

The full results with split times are available here.

See Also
  • Cumberland Open & Age Championships

  • 2005/2006 Cumberland Open & Age Championships - Results

    • Cumberland Open & Age Championships

    09 February 2006 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    The 2006 Cumberland Open & Age Championships will be held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre this weekend. Merrylands will have a team of 10 swimmers competing in 19 individual events and 3 relays over the two days of the Championships.

    Our team consists of:

    Mitchell Burt
    12yrs 100m Backstroke (Day 1 - Session 1 - 9:37am)
    12yrs 100m Breaststroke (Day 2 - Session 4 - 1:25pm)
    Anthony Ventra
    12yrs 100m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 1 - 10:27am)
    12yrs 100m Breaststroke (Day 2 - Session 4 - 1:25pm)
    David Wang
    12yrs 100m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 1 - 10:27am)
    12yrs 200m Individual Medley (Day 1 - Session 2 - 1:43pm)
    12yrs 100m Breaststroke (Day 2 - Session 4 - 1:25pm)
    Todd Jenkin
    Senior 50m Breaststroke (Day 2 - Session 3 - 9:54am)
    Open 100m Breaststroke (Day 2 - Session 4 - 3:42pm)
    Peter Johnston
    17yrs & Over 50m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 1 - 9:58am)
    17yrs & Over 50m Backstroke (Day 1 - Session 2 - 2:01pm)
    17yrs & Over 50m Breaststroke (Day 2 - Session 3 - 9:54am)
    17yrs & Over 50m Butterfly (Day 2 - Session 4 - 3:01pm)
    Amber Johnson
    13yrs 100m Backstroke (Day 1 - Session 2 - 3:25pm)
    Greta Guajardo
    14yrs 100m Backstroke (Day 1 - Session 2 - 2:13pm)
    14yrs 100m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 2 - 4:31pm)
    Brittany Johnson
    16yrs 100m Breaststroke (Day 1 - Session 1 - 11:16am)
    16yrs 100m Butterfly (Day 1 - Session 2 - 4:24pm)
    Rachel Johnston
    17yrs & Over 50m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 1 - 10:00am)
    11/12yrs Relays
    Boys 11/12yrs 4x50m Freestyle Relay
        David Wang, Greg Stanford,
        Mitchell Burt, Anthony Ventra    		 (Day 1 - Session 1 - 11:47am)
    Boys 11/12yrs 4x50m Medley Relay
        Greg Stanford, Anthony Ventra,
        David Wang, Mitchell Burt    		 (Day 2 - Session 4 - 3:35pm)
    Open Relays
    Womens Open 4x50m Freestyle Relay
        Brittany Johnson, Greta Guajardo,
        Rachel Johnston, Amber Johnson    		 (Day 1 - Session 2 - 4:41pm)

    Times should be used as a guide only.

    Congratulations to the 10 swimmers for qualifying and good luck at the meet.

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

    See Also
  • 2006 Cumberland Open & Age Championships - Program of Events & Qualifying Times
  • State, Metropolitan and Country Championship Procedures

  • Competitor Information

  • Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre Parking Arrangements

    • Merrylands SwimFest Entries

    05 February 2006 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    The entries for our annual swimming meet, the Merrylands SwimFest Swim Meet close on Saturday, 11th February, 2006.
    This is our carnival so please make sure you support it either as a swimmer or an official.

    The meet will be held at Merrylands Swimming Centre on Sunday, 26th February. This year's meet will again feature electronic timing and anti-wave lane ropes.

    For more information visit the Merrylands SwimFest section of our website.

    We would like to thank the sponsors of the meet for their continued support.

    The 2006 Merrylands SwimFest Swim Meet is proudly sponsored by:
  • Merrylands Bowling & Sports Club
  • Merrylands RSL Club


    • and supported by:
  • Starr Partners Merrylands





    • It's our Club... That's the difference!
    Merrylands Bowling & Sports Club


    See Also
  • Merrylands SwimFest Swim Meet

  • Merrylands Bowling & Sports Club

  • Merrylands RSL Club

    • 2005 Telstra Swimming Assistance Fund

    30 January 2006 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    Merrylands Amateur Swimming Club is proud to be announced as a recipient of the 2005 Telstra Swimming Assistance Fund.

    Through the fund the club has received some much needed equipment that will be used as part the club's Learn to Swim, Club Races and Training programs. 99 grants were awarded from 269 applications across the country.

    The club has also received a "Green" Award as part of Swimming Australia's GoClub program.

    We thank Telstra and the Swimming Foundation for their support.



    Telstra  The Swimming Foundation

    Telstra & the Swimming Foundation

    See Also
  • Telstra

  • Swimming Foundation

    • Australian Championships

    27 January 2006 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    The 2006 Telstra Australian Swimming Championships begin at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre on Monday.

    The Championships will feature Australia's golden girls from last year's World Championships – Jodie Henry, Libby Lenton, Alice Mills, Leisel Jones, Giaan Rooney, Jessicah Schipper and host of emerging new stars along with the return of Ian Thorpe.

    The Championships will be held from January 30th to February 3 and will double as the selection trials for the 2006 Commonwealth Games and 2006 Pan Pacific Championships teams.

    Nine's Wide World of Sports and Fox Sports will also be showing live coverage of the finals sessions on the six-day program.
    See the Finals Program and Television Coverage for full details.

    See Also
  • 2006 Australian Swimming Championships Finals Program and Television Coverage

  • Swimming Australia

  • Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games

  • 2006 Pan Pacific Championships

  • Wide World of Sports

  • Fox Sports

    • Speedo Sprint Series Entries

    24 January 2006 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    Entries for the 2006 Speedo Sprint Series are due in with our Race Secretary by Saturday, 28th January, 2006. The entries are to be on Multi-Entry Cards, which will be available on Saturday.

    The Speedo Sprint Series is a great entry-level meet for new swimmers and is held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre.

    Your Multi-Entry cards must be completely filled out including your registration number.

    See Also
  • 2006 NSW Speedo Sprint Series Cumberland District Heats - Program of Events

  • Speedo Sprint Series

  • Meet Entry Procedures

  • State, Metropolitan and Country Championship Procedures

  • Competitor Information

  • Schedule of Constants

  • Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre Parking Arrangements

    • Queen's Baton Relay

    23 January 2006 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    The Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay comes to Merrylands on Wednesday, 25th January, 2006.

    The relay will travel through Merrylands from about 4:30pm and will travel through the CBD on it's way to Parramatta.

    The route details are below:

    TimeSuburbTravelling OnFromCrossingStreet/Landmark
    16:32Merrylands Mombri StreetHouse No. 1X overPitt Street
    16:35MerrylandsNeil StreetPitt StreetL ontoTreves Street
    16:38MerrylandsTreves StreetTreves StreetX LMcFarlane Street
    16:40MerrylandsTreves StreetMcFarlane StreetL ontoMerrylands Road
    16:41MerrylandsMerrylands RoadMerrylands RoadX RMemorial Avenue
    16:43MerrylandsMerrylands RoadMemorial AvenueX RMiller Street
    16:44MerrylandsMerrylands RoadMiller StreetVL ontoPitt Street
    16:44MerrylandsPitt StreetPitt StreetX LMcFarlane Street
    16:45MerrylandsPitt StreetMcFarlane StreetX RTerminal Place
    16:46MerrylandsPitt StreetTerminal PlaceX OverNeil Street
    16:47MerrylandsPitt StreetNeil StreetX LSheffield Street
    16:48MerrylandsPitt StreetSheffield StreetX LWalpole Street
    16:48MerrylandsPitt StreetWalpole StreetX LVictoria Street
    16:48MerrylandsPitt StreetVictoria StreetX RRobert Street
    16:49MerrylandsPitt StreetRobert StreetX LLedger Street
    16:49MerrylandsPitt StreetLedger StreetX RCrown Street
    16:49MerrylandsPitt StreetCrown StreetX LYoung Street
    16:49MerrylandsPitt StreetYoung StreetR ontoRailway Street
    16:49MerrylandsRailway StreetRailway StreetX LRosehill Street
    16:49MerrylandsRailway StreetRosehill StreetL ontoBoundary Street
    16:50MerrylandsBoundary StreetBoundary StreetX LDenison Street
    16:50MerrylandsBoundary StreetDenison StreetX LAlma Street
    16:50MerrylandsBoundary StreetAlma StreetX overMarsden Street
    16:50MerrylandsBoundary StreetMarsden StreetX overInkerman Street
    16:50MerrylandsBoundary StreetInkerman StreetX overChurch Street
    16:51MerrylandsRaymond StreetChurch StreetX overHigh Street
    16:51MerrylandsRaymond StreetHigh StreetX LStation Street West
    16:51MerrylandsBridge StreetStation Street WestR ontoWingram Street



    See Also
  • Holroyd City Council - Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay - Traffic Management Issues

  • Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay

    • Cumberland Championship Entries

    16 January 2006 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    Entries for the 2005-2006 Cumberland District Open & Age Championships are due in with our Race Secretary by Saturday, 21st January, 2006. The entries are to be on Multi-Entry Cards, which will be available on Saturday.

    To compete at these championships you must have achieved the required qualifying time. The Entry Times should also be related to the course in which the meet is to be conducted with the appropriate constant added to the time.

    Your Multi-Entry cards must be completely filled out including date and place that times were achieved. Entries must also include your registration number.

    See Also
  • 2005-2006 Cumberland Open & Age Championships - Program of Events & Qualifying Times

  • Meet Entry Procedures

  • State, Metropolitan and Country Championship Procedures

  • Competitor Information

  • Schedule of Constants

  • Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre Parking Arrangements

    • State Age Results

    10 January 2006 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    Merrylands' Boys 11-12yrs 4x50m Freestyle Relay team took almost 12 seconds off their entry time at the State Championships on Sunday.

    The team finished 18th overall with every team member breaking their 50m Freestyle P.B.

    Earlier in the day, the team had been disqualified in the 4x50m Medley Relay however each team member also swam under their personal best times in this event.

    Congratulations to our 4 swimmers - for 3 of them it was their first State Championships.

    The full results with splits are now available.

    See Also
  • 2006 NSW State Age 9-12yrs Championships - Results