Speedo Sprint Series Entries

24 January 2006 Peter-Johnston Latest News
Entries for the 2006 Speedo Sprint Series are due in with our Race Secretary by Saturday, 28th January, 2006. The entries are to be on Multi-Entry Cards, which will be available on Saturday.

The Speedo Sprint Series is a great entry-level meet for new swimmers and is held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre.

Your Multi-Entry cards must be completely filled out including your registration number.

See Also
  • 2006 NSW Speedo Sprint Series Cumberland District Heats - Program of Events

  • Speedo Sprint Series

  • Meet Entry Procedures

  • State, Metropolitan and Country Championship Procedures

  • Competitor Information

  • Schedule of Constants

  • Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre Parking Arrangements

    • Queen's Baton Relay

    23 January 2006 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    The Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay comes to Merrylands on Wednesday, 25th January, 2006.

    The relay will travel through Merrylands from about 4:30pm and will travel through the CBD on it's way to Parramatta.

    The route details are below:

    TimeSuburbTravelling OnFromCrossingStreet/Landmark
    16:32Merrylands Mombri StreetHouse No. 1X overPitt Street
    16:35MerrylandsNeil StreetPitt StreetL ontoTreves Street
    16:38MerrylandsTreves StreetTreves StreetX LMcFarlane Street
    16:40MerrylandsTreves StreetMcFarlane StreetL ontoMerrylands Road
    16:41MerrylandsMerrylands RoadMerrylands RoadX RMemorial Avenue
    16:43MerrylandsMerrylands RoadMemorial AvenueX RMiller Street
    16:44MerrylandsMerrylands RoadMiller StreetVL ontoPitt Street
    16:44MerrylandsPitt StreetPitt StreetX LMcFarlane Street
    16:45MerrylandsPitt StreetMcFarlane StreetX RTerminal Place
    16:46MerrylandsPitt StreetTerminal PlaceX OverNeil Street
    16:47MerrylandsPitt StreetNeil StreetX LSheffield Street
    16:48MerrylandsPitt StreetSheffield StreetX LWalpole Street
    16:48MerrylandsPitt StreetWalpole StreetX LVictoria Street
    16:48MerrylandsPitt StreetVictoria StreetX RRobert Street
    16:49MerrylandsPitt StreetRobert StreetX LLedger Street
    16:49MerrylandsPitt StreetLedger StreetX RCrown Street
    16:49MerrylandsPitt StreetCrown StreetX LYoung Street
    16:49MerrylandsPitt StreetYoung StreetR ontoRailway Street
    16:49MerrylandsRailway StreetRailway StreetX LRosehill Street
    16:49MerrylandsRailway StreetRosehill StreetL ontoBoundary Street
    16:50MerrylandsBoundary StreetBoundary StreetX LDenison Street
    16:50MerrylandsBoundary StreetDenison StreetX LAlma Street
    16:50MerrylandsBoundary StreetAlma StreetX overMarsden Street
    16:50MerrylandsBoundary StreetMarsden StreetX overInkerman Street
    16:50MerrylandsBoundary StreetInkerman StreetX overChurch Street
    16:51MerrylandsRaymond StreetChurch StreetX overHigh Street
    16:51MerrylandsRaymond StreetHigh StreetX LStation Street West
    16:51MerrylandsBridge StreetStation Street WestR ontoWingram Street



    See Also
  • Holroyd City Council - Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay - Traffic Management Issues

  • Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay

    • Cumberland Championship Entries

    16 January 2006 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    Entries for the 2005-2006 Cumberland District Open & Age Championships are due in with our Race Secretary by Saturday, 21st January, 2006. 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
  • 2005-2006 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

    • State Age Results

    10 January 2006 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    Merrylands' Boys 11-12yrs 4x50m Freestyle Relay team took almost 12 seconds off their entry time at the State Championships on Sunday.

    The team finished 18th overall with every team member breaking their 50m Freestyle P.B.

    Earlier in the day, the team had been disqualified in the 4x50m Medley Relay however each team member also swam under their personal best times in this event.

    Congratulations to our 4 swimmers - for 3 of them it was their first State Championships.

    The full results with splits are now available.

    See Also
  • 2006 NSW State Age 9-12yrs Championships - Results

    • NSW State Age 9-12yrs Championships

    03 January 2006 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    Merrylands will be represented in two relays at the NSW State Age 9-12yrs Championships which will be held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre this weekend.

    The club will have teams in both the 11-12yrs 4x50m Freestyle Relay and 4x50m Medley Relay.

    This is the first year since 2001 that Merrylands has been represented by relay teams at the State Championships, however it will also be the first year since 2000 that the club will not be represented in an individual event at the 9-12yrs championships. Returning from a knee injury incured last year, David Wang narrowly missed out on qualifying for the 100m Breaststroke by 0.12 seconds last month.

    Both our relay teams will compete on Day 2 of the championships.

    11/12yrs Relays
    11/12yrs 4x50m Medley Relay
        Dylan Baker, Anthony Ventra, David Wang, Mitchell Burt

    		 (Day 2 - Session 3 - 10:59am)
    11/12yrs 4x50m Freestyle Relay
        David Wang, Dylan Baker, Mitchell Burt, Anthony Ventra    		 (Day 2 - Session 4 - 2:32pm)

    Times should be used as a guide only.

    Good luck to our 4 swimmers. You can follow their progress over the weekend at http://www.nswswimming.com.au/.

    See Also
  • 2006 NSW State Age 9-12yrs Championships - Program of Events

  • 2006 NSW State Age 9-12yrs Championships - Qualifying Times

  • State, Metropolitan and Country Championship Procedures

  • Competitor Information

  • Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre Parking Arrangements

  • 2001 NSW State Age 9-12yrs Relay Championships - Results

    • Merrylands SwimFest Swim Meet

    29 December 2005 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    The 2006 Merrylands SwimFest Swim Meet will be held at Merrylands Swimming Centre on Sunday, 26th February, 2006.
    Entries close on Saturday, 11th February, 2006. This is our carnival so please make sure you support it.

    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 2006 Merrylands SwimFest Swim Meet is proudly sponsored by:
  • Merrylands Bowling & Sports Club
  • Merrylands RSL Club


    • and supported by:
  • Starr Partners Merrylands





    • It's our Club... That's the difference!
    Merrylands Bowling & Sports Club


    See Also
  • Merrylands SwimFest Swim Meet

  • Merrylands Bowling & Sports Club

  • Merrylands RSL Club

    • Speedo Sprint Series

    28 December 2005 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    The heats of the 2006 NSW Speedo Sprint Series will be held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on Sunday, 19th February, 2006.

    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 David Wang in particular, qualifying for the finals the last 4 years.

    This heats session is only for the swimmers in our District (Cumberland) and the top 10 competitors from the State Championships are ineligible to compete. The top 2 swimmers from each event move through to the Finals on Sunday, 12th March.

    Entries for the Speedo Sprint Series close on Saturday, 28th January, 2006.

    See the posters on the notice board in the club room or the front of the pool (beside the club card box) 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
  • 2006 NSW Speedo Sprint Series - Cumberland District Heats - Program of Events

  • 2006 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

    • Nepean Carnival Results

    12 December 2005 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    Anthony Ventra and Brittany Johnson both won medals at the Nepean Annual Summer Carnival at the Blacktown Aquatic Centre yesterday.

    While David Wang and Peter Johnston narrowly missed out on medals, both finishing only 1/100th of a second behind 3rd place, Anthony took home the bronze medal in the 50m Breaststroke and Brittany won the silver in the 50m Freestyle and gold in the 100m Freestyle.

    All our swimmers swam well, with 6 out of 7 swimmers breaking at least one personal best time at the meet.

    The full results are now available here.

    Congratulations to all our swimmers on their performances.

    See Also
  • 2005 Nepean Annual Summer Carnival

    • Pool Closed

    03 December 2005 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    This morning's Club Races and Learn to Swim classes have been cancelled as Merrylands Swimming Centre is closed due to a power failure.

    The weekly program will now be pushed back 1 week for the rest of December. Therefore, the program that was meant to run today will now run next week. All cards for this week will be carried over to next week.

    The Whales Challenge will still be held on December 17 but will now be held in conjunction with the 400m Freestyle Championship. The longest distance that you can now swim on this date (other than the 400m Championship) will be 100m.

    Therefore the revised program for the rest of December is:

    December 10 100m Butterfly Championship (Age & Open)
    25, 33, 50, 100, 200, 400, 4x50 Relay - C/Ship, Brst, Back, 200, Free, 400, Fly, Relay, H/Cap
    December 17 400m Freestyle Championship (Age) & Whales Challenge
    25, 33, 50, 100 - C/Ship, Fly, Brst, Back, Free, Team Relays, H/Cap

    More information on the Whales Challenge will be available in the weekly Whales Tales Newsletter.

    See Also
  • Whales Tales Newsletter

    • State Age Distance Results

    27 November 2005 Peter-Johnston Latest News
    Brittany Johnson swam well at today's NSW State Age Distance Championships, breaking two personal best times in one event.

    Swimming in her first ever State Championships, Brittany took over 10 seconds off the 400m Individual Medley PB that she swam in early October, finishing in 5:57.14. The first 100m of Brittany's swim was so good that she also broke her 100m Butterfly time, with a split of 1:16.91.

    Congratulations to Brittany on her results at the Championships.

    The full results are now available here.

    See Also
  • NSW State Age Distance Championships - Results