Speedo Sprint Series Heat Results 11 February 2007 Peter-Johnston Latest News Merrylands will be represented by two swimmers at the Speedo Sprint Series Finals after some excellent swims at this morning's Cumberland District Heats. Swimming in the 13 years age group, David Wang qualified for the Speedo Sprint Series Finals for the fifth time in six years, qualifying for the finals in three events. He finished 2nd in the 50m Breaststroke, 3rd in the 50m Freestyle and 3rd in the 50m Backstroke, all in new personal best times. He also finished 4th in the 50m Butterfly with a new P.B. Anthony Ventra will also contest the finals in the 13 years age group after qualifying for two events. Qualifying for the finals for the first time, Anthony will also swim in the 50m Freestyle and 50m Breaststroke after finishing 2nd & 3rd respectively, in times just outside his personal best. He also swam a new P.B. on the way to finishing 4th in the 50m Backstroke. Our other members swam well too, with personal best times swum in 19 out of 25 events. In particular, Belinda Sloane and Angela Guaricci, swimming at their first swimming meet, swam personal best times in all of their events. Congratulations to all our swimmers on their performances and good luck to David and Anthony at the finals. The Speedo Sprint Series Finals will be held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on Sunday, 18th March. Our team will be our biggest since 2003 and will contest the most events since 2002. It will also be the first time in over 15 years that we have had two swimmers competing in the same age group at the finals. The full results are available here. "Medal" Tally Gold 0 Silver 2 Bronze 3 See Also 2007 Cumberland District Speedo Sprint Series Heats - Results 2007 Speedo Sprint Series Finals & Grand Finals - Program of Events
Merrylands SwimFest Entries 10 February 2007 Peter-Johnston Latest News The entries for our annual swimming meet, the Merrylands SwimFest Swim Meet close on Saturday, 17th February, 2007. This is our carnival so please make sure you support it either as a swimmer or an official. The meet will be held at Merrylands Swimming Centre on Sunday, 4th March. This year's meet will again feature electronic timing and anti-wave lane ropes. For more information visit the Merrylands SwimFest section of our website. We would like to thank the sponsors of the meet for their continued support. The 2007 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
Pool Closed 09 February 2007 Peter-Johnston Latest News Club Races and Learn to Swim classes on Saturday, 10th February have been cancelled as Merrylands Swimming Centre is closed due to a pump failure. The race program for February 10th will now be held on February 17th, the rest of the program will remain unchanged. All cards for 10th will be carried over to next week. The Whales Challenge will still be held on February 17 but will now be held in conjunction with the Open 400m Freestyle Championship. Therefore the revised program for February 17 is: February 17 400m Freestyle Championship (Open) & Whales Challenge 25, 33, 50, 100, 200, 4x50 Relay - C/Ship, Brst, 200, Fly, Back, Free, Relay, H/Cap More information on the Whales Challenge will be available in the weekly Whales Tales Newsletter. See Also Whales Tales Newsletter
Speedo Sprint Series Heats 08 February 2007 Peter-Johnston Latest News The Cumberland District Speedo Sprint Series Heats will be held this Sunday at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre. Warm-Up is at 8:00am for a 9:00am start. Merrylands will be sending a team of 8 swimmers to the meet to compete in 29 individual events. Our team consists of: Mitchell Burt Angela Guaricci Belinda Sloane Andrew Stanford Greg Stanford Lachlan Stewart Anthony Ventra David Wang This year the top 3 swimmers from each event at the district heats will progress to the series finals at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on Sunday, 18th March, 2007. Good luck to all of our swimmers competing at the meet especially the 2 swimmers who are attending their first Speedo Sprint Series. All swimmers are asked to wear a club cap when they compete. Those swimmers attending the meet for the first time should read the Competitor Information and State, Metropolitan and Country Championship Procedures. And don't forget your money for your Speedo Sprint Series T-Shirt! See Also 2007 Cumberland District Speedo Sprint Series Heats - Program of Events 2007 Speedo Sprint Series Finals & Grand Finals - Program of Events Competitor Information State, Metropolitan and Country Championship Procedures Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre Parking Arrangements
Cumberland Championship Entries 28 January 2007 Peter-Johnston Latest News Entries for the 2006-2007 Cumberland District Open & Age Championships are due in with our Race Secretary by Saturday, 3rd February, 2007. The entries are to be on Multi-Entry Cards, which will be available on Saturday. To compete at these championships you must have achieved the required qualifying time. The Entry Times should also be related to the course in which the meet is to be conducted with the appropriate constant added to the time. Your Multi-Entry cards must be completely filled out including date and place that times were achieved. Entries must also include your registration number. See Also 2006-2007 Cumberland Open & Age Championships - Program of Events & Qualifying Times Meet Entry Procedures State, Metropolitan and Country Championship Procedures Competitor Information Schedule of Constants Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre Parking Arrangements
Speedo Sprint Series 09 January 2007 Peter-Johnston Latest News The heats of the 2007 NSW Speedo Sprint Series will be held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on Sunday, 11th February, 2007. For more than 25 years the Speedo Sprint Series (formerly Shell Age Series) has been an important entry-level meet and has been many swimmers first swimming meet outside their club races. Swimmers also get the chance to compete in the same pool that was used for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Due to it's timing, the meet, along with the Merrylands SwimFest, also provides good practice for School Swimming Carnivals. Our club has also had good results at the meet over the years with swimmers progressing to the finals in 4 out of the last 5 years. This heats session is only for the swimmers in our District (Cumberland). This year, the medalists from the State Championships are ineligible to compete and the top 3 swimmers from each event move through to the Finals on Sunday, 18th March. Entries for the Speedo Sprint Series close on Saturday, 20th January, 2007. See the posters on the notice board in the club room for details or visit the Swim Meets section of our website. If you have not attended a meet before and would like some more information or help on entering, just ask one of the Club Committee Members. See Also 2007 NSW Speedo Sprint Series - Cumberland District Heats - Program of Events 2007 NSW Speedo Sprint Series Finals - Program of Events Meet Entry Procedures How to complete a NSW Multi Entry Card State, Metropolitan and Country Championship Procedures Competitor Information Sydney Aquatic Centre Parking Arrangements
Win a spot in the NSW ANZ Talent Pool 08 January 2007 Peter-Johnston Latest News ANZ, as a partner of the 12th FINA World Championships, is offering children aged between 8 and 12 years old the opportunity to win a place in the ANZ Talent Pool. The Talent Pool is a series of junior aquatic clinics, hosted by ANZ, and being held across Australia in the lead up to the Championships, which take place in Melbourne in March 2007. The first ANZ Talent Pool will be held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, from 9am on Saturday 27 January 2007, and will feature the ANZ All Stars inlcuding former world swimming champion, Giaan Rooney, and vice-captain of the Australian men’s water polo team, Trent Franklin. Designed to give children the opportunity to have their very own World Championship experience, the Talent Pools offer a glimpse of the five aquatic disciplines of the World Championships - Swimming, Diving, Synchronised Swimming, Water Polo and Open Water Swimming. On the day, children will have the chance to chat to Rooney and Franklin about their World Championship experiences, and will take part in 30 minute sessions for each discipline, all under the watchful eye of accredited coaches. By the end of the Talent Pool, children will have been introduced to the finer points of take-offs and diving techniques, dolphin wiggles and swim breathing, synchro kicks and basic body position and will receive a master class in Water Polo. This is courtesy of ANZ All Star and Men’s Water Polo team Vice-Captain, Trent Franklin. For your chance to win a place in the ANZ Talent Pool, go to the ANZ website http://www.anz.com/talentpools. All entries in the competition will require the consent of a parent or guardian. But hurry, entries close on Monday, 15th January, 2007. See Also Melbourne 2007 - Win a spot in the NSW ANZ Talent Pool ANZ Talent Pools
Metropolitan Results 19 December 2006 Peter-Johnston Latest News Merrylands' swimmers swam well at the New South Wales Metropolitan Championships at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on the weekend, swimming 5 new personal best times in the 5 events contested. Brittany Johnson took just over a second off her 100m Butterfly, almost two seconds off her 100m Breaststroke and 0.27 seconds off her 100m Freestyle time. Peter Johnston broke his 100m Breaststroke time by 0.41 seconds and shaved 0.07 off his 50m Breaststroke. Congratulations to both our swimmers on their results. The full results with splits are available here. See Also 2006/2007 NSW Metropolitan Championships - Results NSW Metropolitan Championships
NSW Metropolitan Championships 12 December 2006 Peter-Johnston Latest News The 2006/2007 NSW Metropolitan Championships will be held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th December, 2006. Our club will be represented by 2 swimmers at the meet, competing in 5 individual events. Our team will be competing in the following events over the two day meet: Brittany Johnson 16yrs 100m Butterfly (Day 1 - Session 1 - 11:30am) 16yrs 100m Breaststroke (Day 1 - Session 2 - 3:14pm) 16yrs 100m Freestyle (Day 2 - Session 3 - 11:06am) Peter Johnston 17yrs & Over 100m Breaststroke (Day 1 - Session 1 - 11:33am) Open 50m Breaststroke (Day 2 - Session 4 - 1:00pm) Times should be used as a guide only. Congratulations to the 2 swimmers for qualifying and good luck at the meet. You can follow the team's progress over the weekend at http://www.nswswimming.com.au/. Our club will also be represented in the Technical Official ranks by Glad Pye who will be a Presentation Officer at the meet. See Also 2006/2007 NSW Metropolitan Championships - Program of Events 2006/2007 NSW Metropolitan Championships - Qualifying Times State, Metropolitan and Country Championship Procedures Competitor Information Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre Parking Arrangements
Glad & Jim Pye Honoured 09 December 2006 Peter-Johnston Latest News Glad and Jim Pye, two long standing Life Members of Merrylands Amateur Swimming Club, were recognised for their service to the club at a special ceremony at Merrylands Swimming Centre this morning. Glad and Jim have been members of our club since it was formed in 1968. They have been tireless workers at all levels of swimming, from club through to national level, for nearly 40 years. Their service to our club in particular was recognised today with the naming of the Club Room at Merrylands Swimming Centre in their honour. In the presence of many current and former members of the club, family, friends and dignitaries, the "Glad and Jim Pye Club Room" was officially named by the Mayor of Holroyd, Councillor Dr John Brodie. Both very emotional, Glad and Jim, together with the Mayor, unveiled a new plaque on the club room to mark the event. The ceremony began with a high level of anticipation at the pool. In order to keep the naming of the club room a surprise for Glad and Jim, only a select number of members new what was going to be announced by the Mayor. However it didn't take long for all those present to realise we were there to honour two very well loved club members. Glad and Jim's respective achievements were recounted before the official unveiling, with a number of impressive achievements listed to rounds of applause. (Their full biographies can be found in the Life Members section of our website). The club would like to thank Glad and Jim for their years of service to our club and also thank the Staff and Councillors of Holroyd City Council for all of their support with this project. See Also The Glad and Jim Pye Club Room Mrs Glad Pye, Life Member - Biography Mr Jim Pye, Life Member - Biography