Telstra Swimmer of the Year Competition

10 October 2007 Peter-Johnston Latest News
You could win the ultimate entertainment package or equipment for our club just by voting for your favourite swimmer in the Telstra People's Choice Award.

The major prize includes a Sony LCD TV, Notebook computer, Sony Walkman, PlayStation 3, $500 voucher for BigPond Movies, $500 voucher for BigPond Music, plus, if you're a Telstra customer you'll win $1,000 cash!

Plus there are bonus prizes including Telstra Next G handsets and BigPond Music and Movies vouchers.

But that's not all. This year the swimming club named in the greatest number of entries will receive $2,500 worth of equipment, and a visit from one of the 2007 People's Choice nominees.

To enter, pick your favourite swimmer from the Top eight Australian FINA world ranked swimmers for 2007 (Kate Brookes-Peterson; Matthew Cowdrey; Leisel Jones; Lisbeth Lenton; Brenton Rickard Jessicah Schipper; Craig Stevens; Eamon Sullivan) and either:
  • visit http://www.beinvolved.telstra.com/ and follow the competition entry prompts


    • OR

  • SMS the name of the swimmer of your choice followed by your full name and our club name to:
    1999 POOL
Don't forget to put our club name on your entry and you can enter as many times as you like.

Entries close 11:59pm November 3rd, 2007.

Visit http://www.beinvolved.telstra.com/ for further details and competition terms and conditions.

See Also
  • Telstra Swimmer of the Year Competition

  • Swimming Australia

    • NSW Short Course Development Meet

    30 September 2007 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    Anthony Ventra and Amber Johnson both took home top three ribbons from the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre today as they represented Cumberland at the NSW Short Course Development Meet.

    Amber finished with two individual ribbons after finishing third in both the 50m Freestyle and 50m Backstroke. In the Freestyle, Amber took just under half a second off her P.B. to win her heat in 30.35 and finish third overall. While in the Backstroke, Amber maintained her ranking going into the event to again finish third in 34.48, just 0.07 seconds outside her personal best time.
    Amber's other two individual swims resulted in two new PBs as she took over 3 seconds off her 50m Breaststroke time and almost 3/4 of a second off her 50m Butterfly.

    Meanwhile, Anthony finished second in the 50m Breaststroke and also swam new personal best times in the 100m Individual Medley, 50m Freestyle and 50m Backstroke. Anthony's 100m IM was a new personal best by over 3 seconds while in the 50m Freestyle he swam under 28 seconds for the first time and took over 1 second off his 50m Backstroke PB.

    Amber and Anthony also combined to make up half of the Cumberland 14yrs & Over Team in the 4x50m Freestyle Relay, finishing in a very close second place.

    Congratulations to both Amber and Anthony on their performances.
    The full results with splits are now available.

    Medal Tally

    Gold 0
    Silver 2
    Bronze 2

    See Also
  • 2007 Cumberland Development Squads Announced

  • 2007 NSW Short Course Development Meet - Results

    • Cumberland Short Course Results

    19 September 2007 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    Anthony Ventra won Merrylands' sole medal at the Cumberland District Open & Age Short Course Championships at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on the weekend.

    Swimming in the 50m Breaststroke, our club's final event of the weekend, Anthony took home the Bronze Medal in a new personal best time. Anthony's medal followed some other outstanding swims by our other team members earlier in the weekend.

    In addition to Anthony's medal, our team of 5 swimmers finished with 16 finalists ribbons and 14 personal best times from 23 events at the two day meet.

    Anthony also finished with finalist ribbons in 4 other events and swam 3 new personal best times along the way.

    Amber Johnson swam new personal best times in four of her six events and finished in the top 10 in 3 events. Amber's best result came in the 50m Backstroke where she finished 6th in a new personal best time of 34.41.

    Peter Johnston's best result was in the 50m Breaststroke where he finished 7th in a new personal best of 34.05. In total, Peter swam new PBs in 3 out of his 5 events with finalist ribbons in 4 events.

    David Wang was our fourth finalist at the meet and finished in the top 10 in all 5 of his events. David also swam 3 new personal best times with his best result coming in the 200m Individual Medley where he finished 4th after breaking his PB by over 13 seconds.

    Timothy Tunks was our fifth swimmer at the meet and he was swimming in his first District Championships. Tim swam well, dispite not breaking his PB.

    Finalist Summary:

    Anthony Ventra
    14yrs 50m Freestyle (9th)
    14yrs 100m Freestyle (10th)
    14yrs 50m Breaststroke (3rd)
    14yrs 100m Breaststroke (4th)
    14yrs 200m Individual Medley (7th)
    David Wang
    14yrs 50m Freestyle (10th)
    14yrs 100m Freestyle (8th)
    14yrs 50m Breaststroke (6th)
    14yrs 100m Breaststroke (6th)
    14yrs 200m Individual Medley (4th)
    Amber Johnson
    14yrs 50m Backstroke (6th)
    14yrs 100m Backstroke (7th)
    Open 100m Backstroke (10th)
    Peter Johnston
    17yrs & Over 50m Breaststroke (7th)
    Open 100m Breaststroke (8th)
    Open 200m Breaststroke (10th)
    17yrs & Over 50m Backstroke (9th)

    The swimmers who swam PBs were:

    Anthony Ventra
    50m Freestyle
    100m Freestyle
    50m Breaststroke
    200m Individual Medley
    David Wang
    50m Freestyle
    100m Freestyle
    200m Individual Medley
    Amber Johnson
    50m Freestyle
    50m Backstroke
    100m Backstroke
    200m Individual Medley
    Peter Johnston
    50m Breaststroke
    200m Breaststroke
    50m Butterfly

    Congratulations to all 5 swimmers on their performances. Overall our club finished in 19th position on 223 points.
    The full results with splits are now available.

    Medal Tally

    Gold 0
    Silver 0
    Bronze 1

    See Also
  • Cumberland Open & Age Short Course Championships

  • 2007 Cumberland District Open & Age Short Course Championships - Results

    • Cumberland Short Course Championships

    13 September 2007 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    The 2007 Cumberland District Open & Age Short Course Championships will be held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on Saturday 15th & Sunday 16th September, 2007.

    The club will be represented by 5 swimmers at the meet, competing in 24 individual events.
    Amber Johnson and Anthony Ventra have qualified for their first Open events while for Timothy Tunks, this will be his first Cumberland Championships.

    Our team will be competing in the following events over the two day meet:

    Timothy Tunks
    9 & Under/10yrs 50m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 1 - 10:34am)
    Anthony Ventra
    13/14yrs 100m Breaststroke (Day 1 - Session 1 - 10:01am)
    13/14yrs 50m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 1 - 11:20am)
    Open 100m Breaststroke (Day 1 - Session 2 - 2:31pm)
    13/14yrs 200m Individual Medley (Day 2 - Session 3 - 9:49am)
    13/14yrs 100m Freestyle (Day 2 - Session 3 - 11:34am)
    13/14yrs 50m Breaststroke (Day 2 - Session 4 - 3:01pm)
    David Wang
    13/14yrs 100m Breaststroke (Day 1 - Session 1 - 10:01am)
    13/14yrs 50m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 1 - 11:20am)
    13/14yrs 200m Individual Medley (Day 2 - Session 3 - 9:49am)
    13/14yrs 100m Freestyle (Day 2 - Session 3 - 11:34am)
    13/14yrs 50m Breaststroke (Day 2 - Session 4 - 3:01pm)
    Amber Johnson
    Open 100m Backstroke (Day 1 - Session 1 - 10:58am)
    13/14yrs 50m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 1 - 11:25am)
    13/14yrs 100m Backstroke (Day 1 - Session 2 - 1:53pm)
    13/14yrs 200m Individual Medley (Day 2 - Session 3 - 9:59am)
    13/14yrs 50m Backstroke (Day 2 - Session 3 - 11:02pm)
    13/14yrs 100m Freestyle (Day 2 - Session 3 - 11:41am)
    Peter Johnston
    15yrs & Over 50m Breaststroke (Day 1 - Session 1 - 11:32am)
    Open 100m Breaststroke (Day 1 - Session 2 - 2:31pm)
    15yrs & Over 50m Backstroke (Day 1 - Session 2 - 3:07pm)
    Open 200m Breaststroke (Day 2 - Session 3 - 10:41am)
    15yrs & Over 50m Freestyle (Day 2 - Session 3 - 11:23am)
    15yrs & Over 50m Butterfly (Day 2 - Session 4 - 3:01pm)

    Times should be used as a guide only.

    Congratulations to the 5 swimmers for qualifying and good luck at the meet.

    You can follow the team's progress over the weekend at http://www.cumberlandswim.com.au/.

    See Also
  • 2007 Cumberland District Open & Age Short Course Championships - Program of Events & Qualifying Times
  • State, Metropolitan and Country Championship Procedures

  • Competitor Information

  • Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre Parking Arrangements

    • 2007/2008 Registration

    04 September 2007 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    Merrylands Swimming Centre re-opens for the 2007/2008 season on Monday, 10th September and Swimming Training returns to the pool on the same day.

    The club will be running two weeks of time trials leading into the 2007/2008 Swimming Season, starting at 7:00am on Saturday, 15th and Saturday, 22nd September.
    On these two mornings you will also be able to register for the new season after the time trials.

    New members are welcome to register on either of these days or can attend our Come 'n Try Day on Friday, 14th September.

    This season, Swimmers 20yrs & Over have the option of registering as a Masters Competitor which will allow them to participate in Masters Swimming activities.

    If you are unable to register on the time trial mornings you are welcome to register on any Saturday morning during the normal season. The 2007/2008 season will begin on Saturday, 6th October.

    See Also
  • Masters Swimming

  • Swimming Training

  • Come 'n Try Swimming

  • School Holiday Program

    • Masters Swimming

    30 August 2007 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    Merrylands A.S.C. has recently affiliated with Masters Swimming New South Wales. Club Members 20yrs and Over now have the option of registering as a Masters Competitor to participate in activites offered by Masters Swimming NSW.

    AUSSI Masters Swimming's programs cater for all levels of swimming ability.
    You may just be able to swim 25 metres, you may have been a school champion; you may be swimming laps to improve your fitness and well-being; or you may have been a competitive swimmer. Whatever level you are, you will benefit from the range of activities offered by Masters Swimming.

    These activities include Inter-Club Swims, State Championships and the Aerobic Swim Program. Merrylands Swimming Squad is also expecting to soon offer Adult classes for training and stroke correction.

    For more information on Masters Swimming, visit the Masters Swimming NSW website.

    See Also
  • Masters Swimming NSW
  • Masters Swimming NSW Activities

    • Cumberland Short Course Entries

    20 August 2007 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    Entries for the 2007 Cumberland District Open & Age Short Course Championships close on Monday, 27th August, 2007.

    The entries are to be on Multi-Entry Cards.

    To compete at these championships you must have achieved the required qualifying time at an approved meet as detailed on the Qualifying Time Information page.

    The Multi-Entry cards must be completely filled out including date and place that times were achieved. Entries must also include your registration number.

    No late entries will be accepted.

    See Also
  • 2007 Cumberland District Open & Age Short Course Championships - Program of Events & Qualifying Times
  • Qualifying Time Information

  • Multi-Entry Card Information

  • Winter Meet Entry Procedures

  • State, Metropolitan and Country Championship Procedures

  • Competitor Information

  • Schedule of Constants

  • Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre Parking Arrangements

    • State Age Short Course Results

    18 August 2007 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    Anthony Ventra took over 2 seconds off his personal best time at the 2007 NSW State Age Short Course Championships at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre this morning.

    Swimming at his first State Championships in the 100m Breaststroke, an event that he had only just qualified for by 0.03 seconds, Anthony swam a great race with an excellent second 50m to finish in 1:19.70. His time was a new personal best by 2.07 seconds and placed him 18th overall, after originally qualifying in 25th.

    Congratulations to Anthony on his swim.

    The full results are available here.

    See Also
  • 2007 NSW State Age Short Course Championships - Results
  • 2007 NSW State Age Short Course Championships Team

    • NSW State Age Short Course Championships

    14 August 2007 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    Anthony Ventra will represent Merrylands A.S.C. at the 2007 NSW State Age Short Course Championships at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre this weekend.

    This will be Anthony's first State Championships and he will be our club's first representative at the meet since 2005.

    Anthony will be competing in the following events at the meet:

    Anthony Ventra
    13yrs 100m Breaststroke (Day 1 - Session 2 - 9:38am)

    Times should be used as a guide only.

    Congratulations to Anthony on qualifying and we wish him the best of luck at the meet.

    You can follow the team's progress over the weekend at http://www.nswswimming.com.au/.

    See Also
  • 2007 NSW State Age Short Course Championships - Program of Events
  • 2007 NSW State Age Short Course Championships - Qualifying Times
  • State, Metropolitan and Country Championship Procedures

  • Competitor Information

  • Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre Parking Arrangements

    • Cumberland Development Squads Announced

    13 July 2007 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    The 2007 Cumberland Development Squads have been announced and congratulations to the following 4 swimmers from our club who have been selected:

    Achiever Squad
    Amber Johnson
    Mitchell Burt
    Anthony Ventra
    Dylan Baker

    Congratulations to all the swimmers, in particular Dylan who has been selected for the first time. Swimmers in the squads will be receiving letters soon detailing the Squad's activities.

    Peter Johnston will also be a coach for the Development Squads, having been selected to be a coach of the Achiever Squad.

    Updated 17/9/2007
    Timothy Tunks has been added to the Novice Squad and Peter Johnston has been selected as a coach of the Target Squad.

    See Also
  • Swimming Cumberland

  • 2006 Squad Members

  • 2005 Squad Members

  • 2004 Squad Members

  • 2003 Squad Members

  • 2002 Squad Members

  • 2001 Squad Members