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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Merrylands' junior boys combined forces at the NSW Junior State Age over the weekend with some excellent results! Every swimmer for the club swam a new official or unofficial personal best during the meet.
Joseph Assi qualified for this event for the first time in individual events and swam in the 10 Years 50m and 100m Breaststroke. Joseph was just outside his entry times, having already PB'd in the 50m Breaststroke 5 times since the start of the summer season!
It was Matthew Vicic's third time qualifying for this event and he competed in the 13 Years 50m Butterfly. Matthew achieved a new personal best time of 31.68!
Unish Shrestha, Joseph Assi, Joab Hada and Daniel Vicic worked together as a team in the 10/11 Years 4x50 Freestyle and Medley Relays. In the Freestyle relay the boys took over 3 seconds off their entry time with some extremely fast swimming. Whilst the split times are unofficial, it is very encouraging to see what the boys are capable of doing!
Congratulations to our swimmers on their results!
Merrylands will be represented by 5 swimmers at the NSW Junior State Age Championships which are being held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre this weekend.
Our team is competing in 3 individual events and 2 relays.
Joseph Assi has qualified for the 50m and 100m Breaststroke, while Matthew Vicic has qualified for the 50m Butterfly.
We will also be represented in the 4x50m Freestyle and 4x50m Medley Relays by Joseph, Joab Hada, Unish Shrestha and Daniel Vicic.
The championships will be streamed live for free on Swim TV.
Congratulations to our swimmers for qualifying and have a great meet!
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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.
Training moves to Guildford Swimming Centre from Monday, 29th March, 2021.
Sessions will be held in the outdoor pool and are scheduled to return to Merrylands in October.
All swimmers who will continue to train from 29th March must complete the Training Enrolment Form before they commence training at Guildford
Session times may change based on the number of enrolments received. Sessions will require a minimum of 4 enrolments to go ahead. The training times for each group are published on the Training Schedule.
If you will not be training at Guildford, please let us know as soon as possible by email.
Training will continue through the Easter School Holidays (with the exception of Public Holidays). If you are going to be away, please complete the Training Break Form to advise when you will be away.
What is changing
- No Training Sessions on Saturday mornings due to pool availability
- Novice (1) sessions will start at 4:30pm instead of 5:15pm due to reduced lane space
- Beginner sessions will move from Saturday to Monday
What isn't changing
- 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
- Spectators must sign in at the pool entrance for contact tracing using the Service NSW App
Swimmers must ensure they collect their training equipment from Merrylands Swimming Centre after their last session this week.
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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' team of 15 swimmers had an amazing time at the Metro South West Junior Championships held at Sydney Olympic Park today.
As a team, Merrylands achieved 43 new personal best times out of 47 swims with every swimmer contributing to the PB tally!
We scored 17 top 10 finishes, 2 silver medals, 2 bronze medals and a new State Qualifying time.
Congratulations to all our swimmers on the wonderful performances and thank you to our coaches for the ongoing support.
Medalists
Matthew Vicic
Silver - 100m Freestyle
Bronze - 100m Backstroke
Bronze - 100m Butterfly
Joseph Assi
Silver - 100m Breaststroke & State Qualifying Time
Finalists
Lucas Alveraz - 100m Freestyle
Joseph Assi - 200m Individual Medley
Niushka Shrestha - 100m Butterfly
Shreya Shrestha - 100m Butterfly, 100m Backstroke, 100m Breaststroke
Unish Shrestha - 100m Butterfly, 100m Backstroke, 200m Individual Medley, 100m Breaststroke
Daniel Vicic - 100m Backstroke, 100m Freestyle, 100m Breaststroke
Matthew Vicic - 400m Freestyle
Leo Zhu - 200m Individual Medley, 100m Freestyle, 100m Breaststroke
Fifteen swimmers will represent Merrylands at the Metro South West Junior Championships at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre this Saturday.
Our team will contest 47 individual events at the championships and consists of:
Ameena Abdelraheem
Lucas Alvarez
Joseph Assi
Joab Hada
Ren Hum
Avani Pradhan
Nevah Shrestha
Niushka Shrestha
Ruby Shrestha
Shreya Shrestha
Unish Shrestha
Chloe Ton
Daniel Vicic
Matthew Vicic
Leo Zhu
Congratulations to all our swimmers on qualifying, especially Ameena, Lucas, Ren, Avani, Ruby, Chloe and Leo who have all qualified for the first time.
Joseph Assi represented Metro South West at the Speedo Sprint Series Finals at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre today.
Joseph finished in 15th place in the 50m Breaststroke, taking 1.34 seconds off his personal best time from the Merrylands SwimFest just 2 weeks ago, to finish in 45.32.
Congratulations Joseph!
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