State Masters Results 07 April 2008 Peter-Johnston Latest News The NSW Masters State Championships were held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on the weekend. Merrylands was represented by Peter Johnston swimming in the 50m, 100m & 200m Breaststroke and 50m Freestyle. Peter won 4 medals in the 25-29yrs age group finishing with silver in the 50m and 200m Breaststroke and Bronze in the 100m Breastroke and 50m Freestyle. Overall the club finished in 35th place with 34 points. Medal Tally Gold 0 Silver 2 Bronze 2 See Also NSW State Masters Championships - Results
Wentworthville Invitational 05 April 2008 Peter-Johnston Latest News Merrylands will send a team of 20 swimmers to tomorrow's Wentworthville Invitational Carnival at Wentworthville Memorial Swimming Centre. Our club will contest a total of 78 individual events and 4 relays. Our team consists of: Ryan Bartolo Mitchell Burt Ethan Burton Tanya Cleland Erin Cooper Angela Gardner Jacqueline Gardner Jessica Grubba Amber Johnson Peter Johnston Zeta Peterson Paige Scurrah Belinda Sloane Lachlan Stewart Chantel Teakle-Jones Rebecca Tuivawa Timothy Tunks David Wang Taysha Wilson Logan Woodcock Warm-Up is at 10am for an 11am start. We will be sitting at the top of the hill, about half way along the pool. Teresa Johnson will be dropping off a couple of the club’s shelters just after 10am for everyone to sit under. Some help setting up and taking these down at the end of the meet would be appreciated. Good luck to all our swimmers competing at the meet. See Also Wentworthville Invitational Carnival - Program of Events
Winter Season Hits the Water 05 April 2008 Peter-Johnston Latest News Our club's Winter Season hit the water this morning with approximately 20 swimmers taking the plunge in the steamy conditions at Merrylands Swimming Centre. The highlight of the morning was the hotly contested Freestyle Knockout Skins, with Anthony Ventra, Erin Cooper and Chantel Teakle-Jones winning their respective heats in this new event. Next week's special event is the 200m Mystery Medley. The Winter Season Program is available for download from the Club Races page. See Also Club Races Get Ready for the Winter Season
Get Ready for the Winter Season 27 March 2008 Peter-Johnston Latest News The 2008 winter season begins on Saturday, 5th April, 2008. This year our winter competition will features three new events as well as some old favourites. In addition to the Mystery Medley and 25m Freestyle Sprint Challenge, a 3x50m Knockout Freestyle Skins, 2x50m Handicap Relay and 2x50m Random Relay have been added to this season's program. In the Knockout Skins, 4 swimmers go head to head over three 50m sprints with only a 2 minute gap between each one. The catch is the last swimmer to touch the wall in each 50m is knocked out until it is just one-on-one in the final heat. The Handicap Relay consists of teams of 2 swimmers who are given a time handicap to give all teams a chance of winning the race, while the Random Relay also consists of teams of two swimmers picked by the race committee to create teams of similar speed to also give all teams a chance of winning the race. If you do another sport during winter, don't worry, most weeks we are finished by 8am so you will have plenty of time to have a swim, so come and join us. The season will run for 6 weeks until the pool closes on May 11th. The Winter Season Program is available for download from the Club Races page and the Winter Race By-Laws are available on the Governing Documents page. See Also Club Races Governing Documents
Cumberland Sprint Meet 24 March 2008 Peter-Johnston Latest News Merrylands Swimming Centre will host the Cumberland Sprint Meet this Saturday. With the changes to Area Boundries which will occur over the next few months, this will be the last ever Cumberland meet. The Sprint Meet is all 50m events and also a selection meet for the Area Development Squads. This meet is only open to Cumberland swimmers and is a Post Entry meet which means you enter on the day. Our club is also hosting this meet so we need a small number of volunteers to help on the day. If you are able to help out please speak to a member of the club committee. See the meet program here for more details. See Also Cumberland Sprint Meet - Program of Events The End of Cumberland Swimming Cumberland Inc.
Olympic Trials 22 March 2008 Peter-Johnston Latest News The 2008 Telstra Australian Swimming Championships begin at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre today. The Championships will feature Australia's top swimmers as the fight for Olympic selection with the championships also doubling as the selection trials for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Club members can purchase discounted tickets to the meet here. Nine's Wide World of Sports be showing live and delayed coverage of the finals sessions on the eight-day program. See the Finals Program and Television Coverage for full details. See Also 2008 Australian Swimming Championships Finals Program and Television Coverage Club Ticket Offer Ticketek - Club Ticket Offer - Finals Tickets Ticketek - Club Ticket Offer - Heats Tickets Swimming Australia 2008 Beijing Olympics Wide World of Sports
The End of Cumberland 16 March 2008 Peter-Johnston Latest News There has been much discussion and debate over the past two years as Swimming NSW has undergone a process of reviewing and re-organising the current Metropolitan District (Area) Associations and their boundaries. This process has culminated in what will effectively signal the end of the Cumberland Area in its current form in May this year. Swimming Cumberland will change name to Swimming Metro South West on May 8th with the following Clubs from the old Cumberland Area being the Founding Members: Atlantis Macquarie Fields Penrith Blacktown City McCredie Park Penrith RSL Camden Merrylands Prairiewood Campbelltown Mount Annan Ripples St Mary's Holsworthy Mounties Swimfit Macarthur Inswim Myswim Toongabbie Liverpool Narellan All Stars Wenden Macarthur Indoor Nepean Wentworthville RSL They will be joined by two Clubs from the old Western Suburbs Area: Bankstown Sports Revesby Workers The remaining six clubs in the north of the current Cumberland Area, these being Hawkesbury, Riverstone, Riverstone Dolphins, Swimwest, Windsor, Wizards will join the existing Castlereagh Area clubs, and become known as Swimming Metro North West. There is a competition open to everyone in the new Metro South West Area, to come up with a new logo for the Area. Competition will finish on 17th April 2008, at General Meeting for a final decision at AGM. Feel free to enter this competition and make this new emblem the best in NSW. Throughout the history of the Cumberland Area, our club has had a number of Age Champions, Champions, Medalists, Finalists and Record Holders and has made a valuable contribution to the success of the area's relay teams, squads and administration. The 8th May will mark the end of an era for swimming in NSW however it will also signal the start of a new chapter with the formation of Metro South West. See Also Swimming Cumberland Club Representative Photos Jim Pye - Swimming Cumberland Life Member Glad Pye - Swimming Cumberland Life Member 2007 Cumberland Development Squad Members 2006 Cumberland Development Squad Members 2005 Cumberland Development Squad Members 2004 Cumberland Development Squad Members 2003 Cumberland Development Squad Members 2002 Cumberland Development Squad Members 2001 Cumberland Development Squad Members 2007-2008 Cumberland Open & Age Championships - Results 2006-2007 Cumberland Open & Age Championships - Results 2005-2006 Cumberland Open & Age Championships - Results 2004-2005 Cumberland Open & Age Championships - Results 2003-2004 Cumberland Open & Age Championships - Results 2002-2003 Cumberland Open & Age Championships - Results 2001-2002 Cumberland Open & Age Championships - Results 2000-2001 Cumberland Open & Age Championships - Results 2007 Cumberland Open & Age Short Course Championships - Results 2006 Cumberland Open & Age Short Course Championships - Results 2005 Cumberland Open & Age Short Course Championships - Results 2004 Cumberland Open & Age Short Course Championships - Results 2003 Cumberland Open & Age Short Course Championships - Results 2002 Cumberland Open & Age Short Course Championships - Results 2007 Cumberland Sprint Meet - Results 2006 Cumberland Sprint Meet - Results 2004 Cumberland Sprint Meet - Results 2003 Cumberland Sprint Meet - Results 2002 Cumberland Sprint Meet - Results 2001 Cumberland Sprint Meet - Results 2008 Cumberland 5 to 8yrs Meet - Results 2005 Cumberland 5 to 8yrs Meet - Results 2003 Cumberland 5 to 8yrs Meet - Results 2002 Cumberland 5 to 8yrs Meet - Results 2008 New South Wales Speedo Sprint Series - Cumberland Area Heats - Results 2007 New South Wales Speedo Sprint Series - Cumberland District Heats - Results 2006 New South Wales Speedo Sprint Series - Cumberland District Heats - Results 2005 New South Wales Speedo Sprint Series - Cumberland District Heats - Results 2004 New South Wales Speedo Sprint Series - Cumberland District Heats - Results 2003 New South Wales Speedo Sprint Series - Cumberland District Heats - Results 2002 New South Wales Restricted Age Series - Cumberland District Heats - Results 2007 Cumberland 12 & Under Meet - Results 2005 Cumberland 12 & Under Meet - Results 2004 Cumberland 12 & Under Meet - Results 2002 Cumberland 12 & Under Meet - Results 2001 Cumberland 12 & Under Meet - Results 2000 Greater West Games - Results 1999 Greater West Games - Results 2002 Cumberland Metropolitain, Country and State Qualifying Meet - Results 2001 Cumberland Metropolitain, Country and State Qualifying Meet - Results 2007 Cumberland Short Course Meet - Results 2006 Cumberland Short Course Meet - Results 2005 Cumberland Short Course Meet - Results 2004 Cumberland Short Course Meet - Results
Merrylands SwimFest Results 24 February 2008 Peter-Johnston Latest News The Results of the Merrylands SwimFest are now available. Thank you to everyone who attended the meet and for your patience as we worked to overcome technical problems with the timing equipment. Unfortunately with the timing equipment hired from, and run by Swimming NSW on the day, the problems were out of our club's control. We hope that despite the technical problems you had an enjoyable day and achieved some good results. Thank you to all the members of our club and other volunteers who worked at the meet, we couldn't have run it without you and you did a great job under the circumstances with the meet only finishing 20 minutes later than expected. The results of the meet are now available in the SwimFest section of our website. All medallists who had to leave before their results were finalised will receive their medals in the mail. “Real Estate...made easy” See Also Merrylands SwimFest
Record Number of Entries for 2008 SwimFest 18 February 2008 Peter-Johnston Latest News A record number of entries have been received for our annual swimming meet, the Merrylands SwimFest, which will be held at Merrylands Swimming Centre on Sunday, 24th February, 2008. Over 350 swimmers from 34 clubs have entered this year's meet with over 1,500 entries received. Unfortunately this means that swimmers, officials and spectators are in for a long day at the meet which is expected to finish just before 6pm. A full timeline and list of clubs competing can be found in the Merrylands SwimFest section of our website. Please note that the timeline should be used as a guide only. Visiting clubs are reminded to bring their own chairs and shelter as there is limited seating and cover at Merrylands Swimming Centre. We would like to thank the sponsors of the meet for their continued support. The 2008 Merrylands SwimFest Swim Meet is proudly sponsored by: Starr Partners Merrylands and supported by: Merrylands Bowling & Sports Club “Real Estate...made easy” See Also Merrylands SwimFest Swim Meet Starr Partners Merrylands
Speedo Sprint Series Heat Results 11 February 2008 Peter-Johnston Latest News Merrylands' team of 11 swimmers performed well at yesterday's Speedo Sprint Series Heats with new personal best times swum in 28 out of 37 events. For 10 of the swimmers this was their first Speedo Sprint Series and for some, their first meet at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre. Dispite this, they managed to overcome their nerves and put into practice what they have been learning at training and club over the past months to take huge chunks of time off their PBs. In particular, Kelly Broschofsky, Tanya Cleland, James Graham, Belinda Sloane, Timothy Tunks and Taysha Wilson swam personal best times in all of their events. Congratulations to all our swimmers on their performances. The full results are available here. See Also 2008 Cumberland Area Speedo Sprint Series Heats - Results
