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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Alison Johnston will represent Merrylands at the NSW State Open Championships at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre which start today.
Alison will compete in the 50m Freestyle on Day 2 of the championships which will feature some of the top swimmers from around the country as they prepare for the Tokyo Olympics later this year.
Congratulations to Alison on qualifying for the championships, and we wish her the best of luck.
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Merrylands will be represented by a team of 11 swimmers at the Metro South West 5-8yrs Meet this weekend.
This will be our largest team at this meet in over 25 years. The club will be represented by:
Aisha Abdelraheem
Daniel Kalouche
Ethan Ton
Jay Shrestha
Julian Kalouche
Lindsey Matthew
Lucas Alverez
Mason Nader
Pare Nader
Ruby Shrestha
William Johnston
Thanks to Club Merrylands for their support of our 8yrs & Under swimmers through free membership.
Have a great time kids!
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Summer Shrestha and Matthew Vicic represented Merrylands at the NSW Junior Metropolitan Championships this weekend. Our small team had big results - they competed in 7 individual swims, achieved 5 new personal best times and earned 4 new State qualifying times!
On Day 1 Summer and Matthew both swam in the 12 Years 50m Butterfly where Summer achieved a new personal best time, dropping over a second to achieve her first State qualifying time of the season, while Matthew swam his second fastest 50m Butterfly time.
Summer also contested the 12 Years 50m Breaststroke and earned another State time with a 0.3 second PB.
On Day 2 Matthew had a big morning contesting the 12 Years 100m Freestyle, 50m Backstroke and 100m Butterfly within an hour and a half. Matt chipped 0.04 off his 100m Freestyle time, after achieving a PB at SwimFest a few weeks earlier. Matt then took over a second off his 50m Backstroke time, earning a State qualifying time in the process. Matt's 100m Butterfly was his 3rd fastest time, having dropped 5 seconds off his PB in the last 4 weeks.
Summer's final race was the 12 Years 50m Freestyle and she took almost a second off her PB to swim under 31 seconds for the first time. This also added to Summer's State qualifying times.
Congratulations to our team!
Summer and Matt with their coach, Alison.
Congratulations to Kylee Murray who set a new record in the 200m Freestyle Championships this morning.
Kylee set a new record in the Veterans 200m Freestyle, finishing in a time of 3:10.40 and taking 3.93 seconds off the record she set in 2018. This is the third time Kylee has broken this record.
Congratulations to Kylee on her swim.
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Three swimmers have qualified for the NSW Junior Metropolitan Championships, which will be held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre this weekend.
Summer Shrestha, Matthew Vicic and Niushka Shrestha* have qualified for the championships. Our team will contest 7 events at the meet:
| Summer Shrestha |
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50m Butterfly |
(Day 1, Session 1) |
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50m Breaststroke |
(Day 1, Session 2) |
| |
50m Freestyle |
(Day 2, Session 4) |
| Matthew Vicic |
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50m Butterfly |
(Day 1, Session 1) |
| |
100m Freestyle |
(Day 2, Session 3) |
| |
50m Backstroke |
(Day 2, Session 3) |
| |
100m Butterfly |
(Day 2, Session 3) |
Congratulations to our swimmers on qualifying and we wish them well at the meet. You can follow their progress over the weekend via the Live Results page.
* Unfortunately Niushka Shrestha is unable to attend due to an family event.
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Merrylands Amateur Swimming Club is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Swimming Coach to assist with our Squad Program at Merrylands Swimming Centre (and Granville Swimming Centre during the winter season).
For details or to apply, see the advertisement on Sportspeople.
Fantastic swims from our members at the Speedo Sprint Series Finals at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre today, with 3 new personal best times from 4 swims.
Matthew Vicic swam a new PB in the 50m Butterfly, taking 1.17 off his time to finish in 32.05. Matt also swam his second fastest time ever in the 50m Freestyle, just 0.05 outside the time he swam at the SwimFest last week.
In the 50m Freestyle, Daniel Vicic took 0.15 off his time, finishing in a new PB of 37.65.
Lastly, Joseph Assi swam a new PB of 48.49 in the 50m Breaststroke, taking 0.89 off his previous best time.
Congratulations to the boys on their swims!
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Congratulations to Breeanah Khoury who set a new record in the 50m Backstroke Championships this morning.
Bree set a new record in the 14yrs 50m Backstroke, finishing in a time of 37.87 and taking 0.63 seconds off the record held by Paula Walters since 1981.
Congratulations to Bree on her swim.
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Four swimmers from Merrylands have qualified for the Speedo Sprint Series Finals at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre tomorrow.
This is our largest number of swimmers at the finals in over 30 years.
Our swimmers will represent Metro South West in the following events:
Matthew Vicic
- 12yrs 50m Butterfly
- 12yrs 50m Freestyle
Daniel Vicic
Joseph Assi
Unish Shrestha*
Congratulations to all 4 boys on qualifying for the finals, after finishing in the top 4 at the Speedo Sprint Series Heats earlier this month. Congratulations to Daniel and Joseph in particular who have qualified for the finals for the first time. We wish them the best of luck at the meet.
* Unfortunately Unish Shrestha is unable to attend due to an family event.
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