Sprint Meet Results

10 April 2011 Peter-Johnston Latest News
Thirteen members competed at the Metro South West Sprint Meet at Blacktown Aquatic Centre on Saturday, 26th March.

Merrylands' team took home 15 medals from the meet with Brittany Johnson winning Gold in all three of her 15yrs & Over events. Timothy Tunks won medals in all four of his events with two Silver and two Bronze. Katie Hope also won medals in all four of her events, taking home one Gold and three Bronze. Fady Farid won two medals with Silver in the 8yrs & Under 50m Breaststroke and Bronze in the 50m Freestyle, while Peter Johnston was 2nd in the 15yrs & Over 50m Breaststroke.

To finish the meet, our Open Freestyle Relay team won the Gold medal with an excellent swim.

A number of swimmers also swam new personal best times.

Congratulations to all our swimmers on their results.

Medal Tally
Gold 5
Silver 4
Bronze 6

NSW State Masters Championships

07 April 2011 Peter-Johnston Latest News
The NSW State Masters Championships will be held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th April, 2011.

Our club will be represented by 3 swimmers at the meet, competing in 13 individual events.

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

Alison Sakurovs
100m Freestyle (Day 1 - 4:47pm)
50m Butterfly (Day 1 - 6:12pm)
200m Freestyle (Day 2 - 9:00am)
100m Butterfly (Day 2 - 10:19am)
50m Freestyle (Day 2 - 12:44pm)
Peter Johnston
200m Freestyle (Day 2 - 9:00am)
50m Breaststroke (Day 2 - 10:00am)
200m Individual Medley (Day 2 - 10:31am)
50m Freestyle (Day 2 - 12:44pm)
Ian Wilson
50m Backstroke (Day 1 - 4:23pm)
50m Butterfly (Day 1 - 6:12pm)
200m Freestyle (Day 2 - 9:00am)
200m Individual Medley (Day 2 - 10:31am)

Times should be used as a guide only.

Good luck to our swimmers at the meet.

See Also
  • 2010 NSW State Masters Championships - Results
  • 2010 NSW State Masters Short Course Championships - Results
  • 2008 NSW State Masters Championships - Results

    • Are you in the Top Ten?

    03 April 2011 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    How did your performances at club during the summer season compare to those of other swimmers? Are you in the Top 10? Did you swim consistently through out the season or did you gradually improve?

    The 2010/2011 Season Rankings will give you the answers.

    Rankings are available for all events in 2 age categories; Open and 12 & Under.

    See the Club Races Results for the Top 10 and Full Lists.

    See Also
  • 2010/2011 Season Rankings - Open Top 10

  • Club Races Results

    • Winter Training Times

    27 March 2011 Peter-Johnston Squad Training News
    Training times for the club's training squads at Guildford Swimming Centre are now available.

    Training moves to Guildford from Monday, 28th March while Merrylands Swimming Centre is closed during the Winter Season.

    Due to limited lane space available at Guildford Pool, swimmers whi have not completed the Winter Training form will not be permitted to commence training without contacting the club's coach, Peter Johnston, first. This is so he can determine if there is space available in the swimmer's group.

    The training times for each group are available on the Training Schedule page.

    See Also
  • Training Schedule

    • Metro South West Sprint Meet

    25 March 2011 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    The final Long Course meet of the summer, the Metro South West Sprint Meet, will be held at Blacktown Aquatic Centre on Saturday afternoon.

    Post Entries will be accepted for this meet (enter on the day), which is also a selection meet for the Metro South West Development Squads.

    See the meet program here for more details.

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

  • Metro South West Development Squads

  • Swimming Metro South West Inc.

    • Metro South West Development Squads

    20 March 2011 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    Nominations are now open for the 2011 Metro South West Development Squads.

    This year, all nominations must be completed online.

    To be eligible for selection, swimmers must have competed in the meets below and submit the nomination form by the 30th April, 2011.

    Challenge Squad (A Squad)
    Selection Group: 2011 National Qualifiers.
    Eligibility: Nominee’s must have competed in Metro South West Championships at Sydney Olympic Park on 19-20 March, 2011.


    Target Squad (B Squad)
    Selection Group: 13 – 18 years who have competed at Summer Metro and/or State Championships (Individual Events Only).
    Eligibility: Nominee’s must have competed in Metro South West Championships at Sydney Olympic Park on 19-20 March, 2011.


    Achiever Squad (C Squad)
    Selection Group: 9 – 12 years who have competed at Summer Metro and/or State Championships (Individual Events Only).
    Eligibility: Nominee’s must have competed in Metro South West Championships at Sydney Olympic Park on 19-20 March, 2011.


    NSW Development Meet Squad (D Squad)
    Selection Group: 9 – 16 years who have not qualified for Summer Metro or State Championships.
    Eligibility: Nominee’s must have competed in Metro South West Championships at Sydney Olympic Park on 19-20 March, 2011.
    Members of this Squad will be selected to compete at the Swimming NSW Development Meet.


    Novice Squad
    Selection Group: 7 – 8 years
    Eligibility: Nominee’s must have competed at either:
    • Metro South West 5-8yrs Meet at Guildford on 5th March, 2011
    • Metro South West Sprint Meet at Blacktown on 26th March, 2011
    • Speedo Sprint Series Heats at Sydney Olympic Park on 6th February, 2011

    More details on squad activities and selection criteria can be found on the Metro South West website.

    See Also
  • Swimming Metro South West

  • 2011 Metro South West Development Squads - Nomination Form

    • 13 Finalists at Metro South West Championships

    20 March 2011 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    Merrylands' team of 19 swimmers were finalists in 13 events at the Metro South West Area Open & Age Championships on the weekend. Twelve new personal best times were also swum at the meet.

    Four of our 8 individual swimmers were finalists in at least one of their events. Brittany Johnson was a finalist in all 4 of her events at the meet and swam 2 new personal best times. Brittany's first PB was in the 400m Freestyle where she took just under a second off her previous best to finish 10th. She also broke her time in the 50m Butterfly, finishing 6th in 31.30. In addition, Brittany finished 6th in the 50m Freestyle and 9th in the 100m Freestyle.

    Katie Hope was a finalist in two of her events, finishing 6th in the 100m Breaststroke and 10th in the 50m Breaststroke, and swam new personal best times in the 100m Backstroke, 100m Freestyle and 50m Freestyle.

    Steven Nguyen and Peter Johnston were our other two individual finalists at the meet. Peter finished 6th in the 50m Breaststroke, with Steven in 8th, while Steven picked up a 10th place in the 50m Freestyle.

    Miriam Webber, Sarah Johnston, Madelaine Hudson and Hayley Baker all swam new personal best times, with Miriam swimming new PBs in all of her events. Our relay teams also swam well with the Girls 13-14yrs teams finishing in the top 10 in both their events, as did the Boys 10yrs & Under teams.

    Finalist Summary:

    Katie Hope
    14yrs 100m Breaststroke (6th)
    Open 50m Breaststroke (10th)
    Steven Nguyen
    17yrs & Over 50m Freestyle (10th)
    17yrs & Over 50m Breaststroke (8th)
    Brittany Johnson
    17yrs & Over 50m Freestyle (6th)
    Open 100m Freestyle (9th)
    Open 400m Freestyle (10th)
    Open 50m Butterfly (6th)
    Peter Johnston
    17yrs & Over 50m Breaststroke (6th)
    Relays
    Boys 10yrs & Under Freestyle Relay (5th)
    Boys 10yrs & Under Medley Relay (5th)
    Girls 13-14yrs Freestyle Relay (9th)
    Girls 13-14yrs Medley Relay (7th)

    The swimmers who swam PBs were:

    Hayley Baker
    100m Breaststroke
    Madelaine Hudson
    100m Freestyle
    Miriam Webber
    50m Freestyle
    100m Freestyle
    50m Breaststroke
    100m Breaststroke
    Katie Hope
    100m Backstroke
    50m Freestyle
    100m Freestyle
    Brittany Johnson
    400m Freestyle
    50m Butterfly
    Sarah Johnston
    50m Freestyle

    Congratulations to all 19 swimmers on their performances. Overall our club finished in 19th position on 183 points.

    See Also
  • 2011 Metro South West Area Open & Age Championships - Team

    • Winter Training

    18 March 2011 Peter-Johnston Squad Training News
    With the closure of both Merrylands and Wentworthville Swimming Centres during the Winter Season, the club has managed to secure lane space for training at Guildford Swimming Centre.

    Due to limited lane space available at Guildford Pool, it is likely that there will have to be changes made to some of the training session times. There may also be a need to make further changes to training times and days as the season progresses.

    Swimmers who intend on training during winter must complete the Winter Training Form before Friday, 25th March so that we can determine what time sessions will be held. Swimmers who do not complete this form will not be permitted to commence training without contacting the club's coach, Peter Johnston, first. This is so he can determine if there is space available in the swimmer's group.

    The training times for each group will be published on the Training Schedule page on Sunday, 27th March.

    If you will not be training at Guildford, please let us know. Training will move to Guildford on Monday, 28th March.

    See Also
  • Winter Training Form

  • Training Schedule

    • 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