Cumberland Sprint Meet Results

24 March 2007 Peter-Johnston Latest News
The Cumberland Sprint Meet was held in excellent weather conditions at the Hawkesbury Oasis Leisure Centre this afternoon.

Merrylands' team of 4 swimmers took home 7 medals from the 12 events contested with a number of personal best times swum.

Anthony Ventra won the Gold Medal in the 13yrs 50m Freestyle equaling his PB and also won the Gold in the 50m Breaststroke and 50m Backstroke.

Mitchell Burt took home 2 medals in the 13yrs events, winning Bronze in the 50m Freestyle and Silver and the 50m Backstroke, equaling Anthony's first place time. He also swam 3 new P.B.s in the Freestyle, Breaststroke and Butterfly.

Peter Johnston won 2 medals in the 15yrs & Over events, taking home the Bronze medal in the 50m Freestyle and the Silver in the 50m Breaststroke in a new personal best time.

Also swimming in the 15yrs & Over events, Rachel Johnston narrowly missed out on a medal, finishing 4th in the 50m Freestyle, in a time equal to the 3rd place swimmer and also finished 4th in the 50m Backstroke.

Congratulations to all our swimmers on their results. Club results are now available, the full results will be posted once they are available.

Medal Tally

Gold 3
Silver 2
Bronze 2

See Also
  • Cumberland Sprint Meet - Results

    • 12th FINA World Championships

    21 March 2007 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    More than 1 billion people around the world are expected to tune in to the 12th FINA World Championships, which began in Melbourne on Sunday.

    Channel Nine's Wide World of Sports' is treating fans to 17 hours of live coverage during prime time as well as 10 hours of highlights.

    The swimming events will be held in the Rod Laver Arena in the deepest temporary pool ever constructed. Every swimming final will be broadcast live from March 25th with Ray Warren joined in the commentary team by sports veteran Ken Sutcliffe and former swimming greats including Nicole Livingstone, Giaan Rooney and Duncan Armstrong.

    But it's not just swimming events on show - diving, water polo, open-water swimming and synchronised swimming are also on offer with highlights packages on Nine and Fox Sports from March 19-24.

    For full details of the events and television coverage see the schedule here.

    For even more coverage, BigPond is showing live video coverage, results and highlights of all five disciplines through their BigPond Sport website and Omega has live timing and official results on their Omega Live Timing website.

    See Also
  • Finals Program & Television Coverage

  • BigPond Sport - Swimming

  • Wide World of Sports

  • Omega Live Timing

  • 12th FINA World Swimming Championships Website

  • FINA Website

    • Cumberland Sprint Meet

    20 March 2007 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    The Cumberland Sprint Meet will be held this Saturday at the Hawkesbury Oasis Leisure Centre.

    The Sprint Meet is all 50m events and also a selection meet for the Cumberland Development Squads - you must compete at this meet to be eligible for selection in the squads. This meet is only open to Cumberland swimmers and is a Post Entry meet which means you enter on the day.

    The Hawkesbury Oasis Leisure Centre is located on the corner of Church & Drummond Streets, South Windsor.

    See the meet program here for more details.

    See Also
  • Cumberland Sprint Meet - Program of Events
  • Swimming Cumberland Inc.

    • Speedo Sprint Series Finals Results

    18 March 2007 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    David Wang and Anthony Ventra each went home with a medal after today's Speedo Sprint Series Finals.

    David and Anthony were an integral part of the Cumberland 13yrs & Under Freestyle Relay Team, swimming the 2nd and 3rd legs. When David hit the water for the 2nd leg, the team was in seventh place but by the 100m mark they were up to third as Anthony took over. By the 150m they had slipped to fourth but were, only 0.8 seconds behind second place which was more than made up in the final leg with the team taking home the silver medal.

    In the Individual events, both David and Anthony's best results were in the 50m Breaststroke. David finished 12th, in 38.28, equalling his personal best time with Anthony only 0.04 seconds behind in 13th in a new P.B. of 38.32.

    Congratulations to both David and Anthony on their results and it was also good to see Glad Pye back in action on the Presentation Table following recent shoulder surgery. The full results with relay splits are available here.

    See Also
  • Speedo Sprint Series Finals - Results

    • Speedo Sprint Series Finals

    13 March 2007 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    David Wang and Anthony Ventra will represent the club at the Speedo Sprint Series Finals on Sunday at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre.

    Our largest team since 2003 will contest 7 events at the meet, with Anthony and David both also being selected in the District Freestyle Relay Team.

    Anthony Ventra
    13yrs 50m Freestyle (Session 1 - 10:14am)
    13yrs 50m Breaststroke (Session 1 - 11:55am)
    13yrs & Under 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (Session 1 - 12:23pm)
    David Wang
    13yrs 50m Freestyle (Session 1 - 10:14am)
    13yrs 50m Breaststroke (Session 1 - 11:55am)
    13yrs & Under 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay (Session 1 - 12:23pm)
    13yrs 50m Backstroke (Session 2 - 3:08pm)

    Times should be used as a guide only.

    While this will be Anthony's first appearance at the finals, it will be David's 5th in 6 years, his best result being silver in the 50m Breaststroke in 2005.

    David and Anthony will be competing against the top 3 swimmers from each district from across the state at the meet. Unlike previous years where the swimmers contested Preliminary Finals in the morning, with the top ten moving through to the Grand Final that afternoon, this year the events will be run as Timed Finals.

    We wish both Anthony and David the best of luck at the finals.

    See Also
  • Speedo Sprint Series Heat Results

  • Speedo Sprint Series Heats - Results

  • Speedo Sprint Series Finals - Program of Events

  • 2005 Speedo Sprint Series Final Results

    • Duel in the Pool

    06 March 2007 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    Club Members have the opportunity to witness the World’s top two swimming nations, Australia and USA go head to head in a unique fast paced format.

    The third Duel in the Pool will be held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on April 3rd, 2007 at 6:30pm.
    Club Members can purchase discounted tickets to the Duel in the Pool for $15 per adult, $13 per concession and $40 per family (2 Adults & 2 Children).

    This offer is only available through the club and only a limited number of tickets are available on a first come first serve basis.

    Your only opportunities to purchase tickets for the 2007 Duel in the Pool as part of this special offer will be after club races on the 10th & 17th March. Tickets will posted out to the club in the week leading up to the event.

    See Also
  • Swimming Australia - 2007 Duel in the Pool

    • Merrylands SwimFest Results

    05 March 2007 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    The Results of the Merrylands SwimFest are now available.

    Thank you to everyone who attended the meet. We hope you had an enjoyable day achieved some good results.

    Thank you to all the members of our club who worked at the meet, we couldn't have run it without you.

    Thank you also to Jan Fathers, Denis Browning and Leo Repeti from Cumberland and Pat Troy from Swimming NSW for their work at the meet.

    The results of the meet are now available in the SwimFest section of our website, don't forget to give us your feedback and we hope to see you all again next year.



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    See Also
  • Merrylands SwimFest

    • Cumberland Championship Results

    26 February 2007 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    Merrylands had finalists in 9 events from the 22 contested at yesterday's Cumberland Championships, despite three team members coming down sick over the weekend.

    David Wang was a finalist in three events, finishing 5th in the 13yrs 100m Breaststroke, 6th in the 100m Backstroke and 8th in the 100m Freestyle, swimming new personal best times in all three events.
    Anthony Ventra was also a finalist in the 13yrs 100m Breaststroke, finishing in 10th place.
    Peter Johnston was our third individual finalist at the meet, finishing 6th in the 17yrs & Over 50m Breaststroke and 8th in the Open 100m Breaststroke.

    The club's three relay teams also finished in the top ten with our 13-14yrs Boys team finishing 8th in both the Medley and Freestyle Relays while our Open Mens Freestyle team also finished 8th.

    Finalists Summary:

    Anthony Ventra
    13yrs 100m Breaststroke (10th)
    David Wang
    13yrs 100m Freestyle (8th)
    13yrs 100m Backstroke (6th)
    13yrs 100m Breaststroke (5th)
    Peter Johnston
    17yrs & Over 50m Breaststroke (6th)
    Open 100m Breaststroke (8th)
    Boys 13-14yrs 4x50m Freestyle Relay
    David Wang, Dylan Baker
    Mitchell Burt, Anthony Ventra    		 (8th)
    Boys 13-14yrs 4x50m Medley Relay
    Mitchell Burt, Anthony Ventra
    David Wang, Dylan Baker    		 (8th)
    Mens Open 4x50m Freestyle Relay
    Todd Jenkin, Peter Johnston
    David Wang, Anthony Ventra    		 (8th)

    Our swimmers also swam 18 personal best times with another 5 unofficial PBs swum in the relays - every swimmer swam at least 1 PB. Mitchell Burt (100m Breaststroke) and Amber Johnson (100m Backstroke) both swam two PBs in one event, breaking both their 50m and 100m times in their 100m events.

    The swimmers who swam PBs were:

    Mitchell Burt
    100m Freestyle
    100m Backstroke
    100m Breaststroke (50m & 100m)
    200m Individual Medley
    50m Freestyle (Relay Leg) (Unofficial)
    50m Backstroke (Relay Leg)
    Anthony Ventra
    100m Backstroke
    50m Freestyle (Relay Leg) (Unofficial)
    David Wang
    100m Freestyle
    100m Backstroke
    100m Breaststroke
    200m Individual Medley
    50m Freestyle (Relay Leg)
    50m Butterfly (Relay Leg) (Unofficial)
    Dylan Baker
    50m Freestyle (Relay Leg) (Unofficial)
    Peter Johnston
    50m Freestyle
    50m Backstroke
    50m Butterfly
    50m Freestyle (Relay Leg) (Unofficial)
    Amber Johnson
    100m Freestyle
    100m Backstroke (50m & 100m)

    Congratulations to all our swimmers on their great results and commiserations to Dylan Baker who was forced out of his first ever individual event at the Cumberland Championships through sickness.

    The full results with split times are available here.

    See Also
  • Cumberland Open & Age Championships

  • 2006/2007 Cumberland Open & Age Championships - Results

    • Club Championship Records Now Online

    21 February 2007 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    One of the most commonly requested pieces of information, the Club Championship Records are now available in the Club Races section of our website.

    Gradually a history of each of the records will also be added. Currently you can select any of the Senior Mens records, such as the 50m Breaststroke, and see who has held the record and when it has been broken since 1996. More age groups will be added as they are complied.

    The records are up to date as at the start of the 2006/2007 season and broken records will be updated at the end of each season.

    To view the records, click on the Championship Records item on the Club Races menu or click here.

    Updated: 15th March, 2007

    The following record histories are now available:
    Senior Womens
    Veteran Mens
    Veteran Womens
    5yrs & Under Boys
    5yrs & Under Girls
    6yrs Boys
    6yrs Girls
    7yrs Boys
    7yrs Girls

    Updated: 18th May, 2007

    Records have been updated from the results of the 2006/2007 season.

    The following record histories are now available:
    8yrs Boys
    8yrs Girls
    9yrs Boys
    9yrs Girls
    10yrs Boys
    10yrs Girls
    11yrs Boys
    11yrs Girls
    12yrs Boys
    12yrs Girls
    13yrs Boys
    13yrs Girls
    14yrs Boys
    14yrs Girls
    15yrs Boys
    15yrs Girls
    16yrs Boys
    16yrs Girls
    Open Mens
    Open Womens


    See Also
  • Club Championship Records

    • Cumberland Open & Age Championships

    19 February 2007 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    The 2007 Cumberland Open & Age Championships will be held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre this weekend. Merrylands will have a team of 7 swimmers competing in 20 individual events and 3 relays over the two days of the Championships.

    Our team consists of:

    Dylan Baker
    14yrs 100m Breaststroke (Day 2 - Session 3 - 11:01am)
    Mitchell Burt
    13yrs 100m Breaststroke (Day 1 - Session 1 - 10:17am)
    13yrs 100m Backstroke (Day 1 - Session 2 - 3:19pm)
    13yrs 200m Individual Medley (Day 2 - Session 3 - 9:25am)
    13yrs 100m Freestyle (Day 2 - Session 3 - 10:25am)
    Anthony Ventra
    13yrs 100m Breaststroke (Day 1 - Session 1 - 10:17am)
    13yrs 100m Backstroke (Day 1 - Session 2 - 3:19pm)
    13yrs 200m Individual Medley (Day 2 - Session 3 - 9:25am)
    13yrs 100m Freestyle (Day 2 - Session 3 - 10:25am)
    David Wang
    13yrs 100m Breaststroke (Day 1 - Session 1 - 10:17am)
    13yrs 100m Backstroke (Day 1 - Session 2 - 3:19pm)
    13yrs 200m Individual Medley (Day 2 - Session 3 - 9:25am)
    13yrs 100m Freestyle (Day 2 - Session 3 - 10:25am)
    Peter Johnston
    17yrs & Over 50m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 1 - 10:02am)
    17yrs & Over 50m Backstroke (Day 1 - Session 2 - 2:03pm)
    17yrs & Over 50m Breaststroke (Day 2 - Session 3 - 9:43am)
    17yrs & Over 50m Butterfly (Day 2 - Session 4 - 2:52pm)
    Open 100m Breaststroke (Day 2 - Session 4 - 3:41pm)
    Amber Johnson
    14yrs 100m Backstroke (Day 1 - Session 2 - 2:16pm)
    14yrs 100m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 2 - 4:28pm)
    13/14yrs Relays
    Boys 13/14yrs 4x50m Medley Relay
        Mitchell Burt, Anthony Ventra,
        David Wang, Dylan Baker    		 (Day 1 - Session 1 - 9:51am)
    Boys 13/14yrs 4x50m Freestyle Relay
        David Wang, Dylan Baker,
        Mitchell Burt, Anthony Ventra    		 (Day 1 - Session 2 - 3:58pm)
    Open Relays
    Mens Open 4x50m Freestyle Relay
        Todd Jenkin, Peter Johnston,
        David Wang, Anthony Ventra    		 (Day 1 - Session 2 - 4:35pm)

    Times should be used as a guide only.

    Congratulations to the 7 swimmers for qualifying and in particular to Dylan Baker who has qualified for his first Cumberland Championships. Good luck at the meet.

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

    See Also
  • 2006-2007 Cumberland Open & Age Championships - Program of Events & Qualifying Times
  • State, Metropolitan and Country Championship Procedures

  • Competitor Information

  • Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre Parking Arrangements