Smoke from bushfires is affecting the Sydney area and may impact our ability to hold training sessions.
Please check the website for updates on whether sessions are on before leaving for the pool each day.
If sessions are cancelled, an update will be posted on the website by 3:30pm on that day.
Swimming Training for all squads for Thursday, 5th December has been cancelled due to the poor air quality caused by bushfires.
Swimmers who usually attend training for one of these sessions may choose to attend an alternate session, subject to space.
If you would like to attend an alternate session, please email squad@merrylandsasc.asn.au to let us know which session you would like to attend and we will confirm availability.
Club Races & Training - Saturday, 7th December
Club Races and Training on Saturday, 7th December are expected to go ahead as planned. Entries close 8pm tonight.
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Swimming Training for all squads at the following times has been cancelled due to the poor air quality caused by bushfires:
- Wednesday, 4th December, 2019 (afternoon)
- Thursday, 5th December, 2019 (morning)
Swimmers who usually attend training for one of these sessions may choose to attend an alternate session, subject to space.
If you would like to attend an alternate session, please email squad@merrylandsasc.asn.au to let us know which session you would like to attend and we will confirm availability.
Thursday Afternoon Training - 5th December
Check the website for updates on whether training will be held on Thursday Afternoon. Advice will be provided on the site by 3:30pm.
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Alison Johnston swam a season best time at the NSW Metropolitan Championships yesterday.
Swimming in the Open 50m Freestyle, Alison finished in 28.89, her fastest time so far this season. A great result as she prepares for the State Age Championships in two weeks time.
Congratulations to Alison on her swim.
Alison Johnston will represent Merrylands at the 2019 NSW Metropolitan Championships this weekend.
The Championships are being held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on Saturday 30th November & Sunday 1st December.
Alison will compete in the Open 50m Freestyle and we wish her all the best for the meet.
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Our last club races and training session for 2019 will be held on Saturday, 21st December.
Club Races start at 7am as usual, and will include Novelty Events after the regular races. All training sessions will start at 9am on this date.
Both Club Races and Training will resume on Saturday, 4th January, 2020.
Our Christmas Party will be held on Saturday, 21st December in conjunction with the Club Races from 7am. All squad members are encouraged to attend for the club races and novelty events. We would love to see you there. Enter online here.
Are going to be away at all in December or January?
If you will be away, then please complete the form below to indicate your last day of training and your first day back.
Training Break Form
The Committee and Coaching Staff hope you have enjoyed the first few months of the Summer Season, have a Merry Christmas and keep training hard as school carnivals and the Merrylands SwimFest and Masters meets approach.
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Swimming Training for all afternoon squads has been cancelled for Thursday, 21st November, 2019 due to the poor air quality caused by bushfires.
Swimmers who usually attend training on a Thursday afternoon may choose to attend an alternate session, subject to space.
If you would like to attend an alternate session, please email squad@merrylandsasc.asn.au to let us know which session you would like to attend and we will confirm availability.
Training and club races are expected to be on as usual for Saturday.
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Swimming Training for all afternoon squads has been cancelled for Tuesday, 19th November, 2019 due to the poor air quality caused by bushfires.
Swimmers who usually attend training on a Tuesday afternoon may choose to attend an alternate session, subject to space.
If you would like to attend an alternate session, please email squad@merrylandsasc.asn.au to let us know which session you would like to attend and we will confirm availability.
Training is expected to be on as usual for Wednesday.
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Merrylands was represented by 4 swimmers at the Metro South West Open Water Championships. The championships were held at the Sydney International Regatta Centre on 17th November, 2019.
Matt was the first to compete, swimming in the Boys 11-13 Years JX 2.5k swim. Matt swam a very strong race, improving on his result from last year by over 5 minutes!
Nevah and Summer were next to swim the 2.5k in the Girls event. This was the first time they have swum 2.5k in an Open Water environment and whilst there was some nervous anticipation both had solid swims and should be very proud of themselves!
Brendan swam the 5k event which was 2 laps around the course. This was also Brendan's first time swimming this event and picked up a surprise gold in the "Boys" 26-35 Years age group.
Congratulations also to all the parents, Ruby and coach Alison who managed to up their step count for the week as they supported our swimmers around the course.
Merrylands will be represented by a team of 4 swimmers at the Metro South West Open Water Championships at the Sydney International Regatta Centre today.
Brendan Kirkpatrick will swim in the 5km Championships, while Nevah Shrestha, Summer Shrestha and Matthew Matthew Vicic will swim in the 2.5km JX event.
Good luck to all 4 swimmers at the meet.