Merrylands' team of 36 swimmers raced hard for club pride at the Inter-Club Cup at Wentworthville Memorial Swimming Centre yesterday. We had swimmers aged from 6 to 72 and everyone united to earn points for the club.
Our team put in a valiant effort and came away with 40 new personal best times. We had 55 top-3 swims, including 19 first-place finishes!
Congratulations to Parramatta City Swim Club's 54 swimmers who retained the cup this year and thank you to McCredie Park Aquatics Club for hosting.
Thank you to our parents for assisting with timekeeping and our technical officials for supporting the meet.
Merrylands will be represented by a team of 37 swimmers this afternoon as we take on Parramatta City and McCredie Park for the 2024 Cumberland Inter-Club Cup.
This year is the 10th running of the cup, and it will be the first time McCredie Park will host it at Wenworthville Swimming Centre.
We wish all our swimmers the best of luck for the meet. Many are swimming in their first swim meet outside of club races. Have a great time, and may the whale be with you!
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Merrylands team of 11 had fantastic results at the Metro South West Championships on the weekend. As a team Merrylands achieved 18 new personal best times, 1 Gold Medal, 3 Silver Medals, 6 top-10 Finishes and had a 100% PB rate in the 100m Freestyle.
Damien Chan had amazing results with 6 new personal bests from 3 events with all his 50m splits being new best times. Damien picked up a trio of silver medals in the 100m Freestyle, Backstroke and Breaststroke.
Leo Zhu won a Gold Medal in a tight finish in the 100m Breaststroke, in a new personal best time. Leo also achieved top 10 finishes in the 50m Breaststroke and 200m Individual Medley and his first sub-27 second swim in the 50m Freestyle.
Gabriella Assi took over 5 seconds off her 100m Freestyle, an event she had only qualified for a week before.
Joseph Assi achieved a new personal best in his 100m Freestyles and his 50m Breaststroke was close to his personal best.
Laura-Belle Casey earned a ribbon in the 50m Breaststroke coming 5th and also swam her second-fastest 200m Freestyle.
Tomas Dlesk swam a speedy 100m Freestyle and took almost 3 seconds off his time.
Patrick Hannan had a tidy 100m Backstroke and achieved a new personal best time by just 0.01 of a second.
Coralie Havea continued to improve her racing skills and came away with a new personal best in the 100m Freestyle.
William Johnston achieved new personal bests in the 50m Backstroke and 50m Freestyle and picked up top 10 ribbons for both swims.
Alison Johnston came away with a ribbon with a 4th place in the 50m Freestyle.
Lastly, Jay Shrestha took a whopping 7 seconds off his 100m Breaststroke.
Congratulations to all our swimmers on their wonderful results and thank you to Peter, Alison and all the parents for their support over the weekend.
The Whales Challenge returns for this season with the first round on Saturday, 2nd November from 7am to 9am.
The Whales Challenge is a 3 meet intra-club series where our members are divided up into two teams - the Maroon Team and the White Team - and compete for their team. Swimmers must wear their club cap in their team colour while competing to get points for their team.
What do you need to do to participate?
Enter here
Where: Merrylands Swimming Centre
When: Saturday, 2nd November at 7am
Cost: From 50 cents per event (plus transaction fee).
Pool Entry: Normal pool entry applies.
Entries close: Thursday, 31st October at 8pm.
Merrylands will be represented by 11 swimmers at the Metro South West Championships at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre this weekend.
Our team is competing in 24 individual events over the 2-day meet, and consists of:
Gabriella Assi
Joseph Assi
Laura-Belle Casey
Damien Chan
Tomas Dlesk
Patrick Hannan
Coralie Havea
William Johnston
Alison Johnston
Jay Shrestha
Leo Zhu
Congratulations to all our swimmers on qualifying. We wish the whole team well for the meet.
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The Inter-Club Cup is back for 2024, this year hosted by McCredie Park Aquatics Swimming Club at Wentworthville Swimming Centre. Can we win back the cup this year?
When: Saturday, 9th November, 2024 @ 3:00pm
Where: Wentworthville Swimming Centre
Cost: $4.50 per event (plus transaction fee).
Pool Entry: Free for all competitors and spectators.
Entries Close: 5th November, 2024 @ 5pm
Full Program: Program
Enter the meet via Swim Central using the button below.
So what are you waiting for? Enter today!
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Join us for our Spring Racing Carnival as Club Races return to Merrylands Swimming Centre on Saturday, 21st September, 2024.
Join us for some fast and furious racing with some fun events mixed in. For week 1 we have the 25m Freestyle Sprint Challenge where any swimmer may enter regardless of having achieved the 25m break time.
The pool will open at 7.00am for setup and races will commence at 7.15am. Races will be done in around 90 minutes so what are you waiting for? Enter today!
The wait is over! Training is back at Merrylands Swimming Centre from Monday, 16th September.
All swimmers must renew their club membership before 30th September. If you haven't been training, you must complete a new enrolment form. The steps to follow are detailed below.
Training will continue through the School Holidays (with the exception 2-8 October). If you are going to be away, please complete the Training Break Form to advise when you will be away.
Instructions
- Complete your Club Membership renewal.
- Complete your Squad Enrolment (only if you aren't currently training or want to change your sessions)
- Purchase your Squad Multi-Session Pass and any new equipment you need
- Download a copy of your Membership Card
Changes this season
- An increase in the cost of some sessions occurred in September.
- Update to the Conditions.
What isn't changing
- Swimmers must have renewed their club membership for the 2024/2025 season before commencing training.
- Swimmers will continue to be booked into sessions, and must be cancelled through the booking system if you can't attend.
- Squad Fees continue to be paid via a multi-session pass.
- Pool Entry must be paid on entry to the centre.
- You may be required to show your Club Membership Card when paying pool entry or topping up a Pool Entry Card.
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Registration for the 2024/2025 season is now open and instructions on how to re-register for the summer are on the How to Join page.
Registration this season will again be conducted through Swim Central.
Learn to Swim: We are still finalising details of our Learn to Swim program. Learn to Swim participants should register as a Club Swimmer or above if they want to participate in Club Races.
We are again providing Free Membership for swimmers 8yrs & Under, who regularly swim in our club races.
All parents and adults who regularly attend the Club Races on Saturday mornings are requested 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, Life Membership or Service Excellence Awards.
Swimmers 18yrs & Over have the option of additionally registering as a Masters Competitor. This allows them to participate in Masters Swimming activities including Masters Only competitions on Saturday Mornings.
Finally, don't forget to order your club uniforms through our Online Store.
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Merrylands Amateur Swimming Club is seeking enthusiastic Swimming Coaches to assist with our Squad Program at Merrylands Swimming Centre (and Wentworthville Swimming Centre during the winter season).
We are looking to fill two positions:
For details or to apply, see the advertisement on Indeed.