Training Returns to Merrylands 26 September 2013 Peter-Johnston Squad Training News Training will return to Merrylands Swimming Centre on Tuesday, 1st October, 2013. There have been some changes to the Squad Program for this year, the most obvious being changes to some of the groups and their names. There have also been changes to the Information & Conditions for the squads. Information on the Squad Structure can be found on the Squad Structure page. In most cases, swimmers have been transitioned to the following groups: Old Squad New Squad Dolphins Novice Squad Swordfish Junior Squad Sharks Development Squad Junior Squad Age Squad Senior Squad Senior Squad Masters Squad Masters Squad Adult Squad Adult Squad The provisional October Training Schedules are on the Training Schedule page. The October Training Schedule will be finalised on September 30th based on the enrolment forms received. A minimum of 4 swimmers must enrol in any given session for it to go ahead. Some times may change based on the enrolments received. All swimmers will need to complete enrolment forms for the new season. These forms must be completed online on the Squad Enrolment page. When completing the enrolment form, you will need to login to the club website. If you have forgotten your login details, or have not logged in before, you can retrieve them here. All squad members must also register as members of Merrylands Amateur Swimming Club for the 2013/2014 swimming season. Training Fees have increased slightly this season, however, if you pay your fees via EFT you will receive a discount. Squad Fees are available on the Fees page. All swimmers paying via EFT must use the Reference provided during the enrolment process. See Also Squad Enrolment Training Schedule Training Fees Squad Structure
Winter Training 25 March 2013 Peter-Johnston Squad Training News The club has secured lane space for training at Guildford Pool while Merrylands is closed for the winter. Training will commence at Guildford on Tuesday, 2nd April. Due to limited lane space available at Guildford Pool, there will be changes made to some of the training session times. Please note that during Winter there will also be no sessions on Saturdays. Swimmers who intend on training during winter must complete the Winter Training Enrolment Form on our website before Wednesday, 27th March so that we can determine at what time sessions will be held. Swimmers who do not complete this form will not be permitted to commence training without contacting the club's coach, Peter Johnston first. This is so he can determine if there is space available in the swimmer's group. The training times for each group will be published on the Training Schedule page on Sunday, 31st March. If you will not be training at Guildford, please let us know as soon as possible by email or SMS. See Also Winter Training Enrolment Form Training Schedule
January School Holiday Training Times 01 January 2013 Peter-Johnston Squad Training News Training recommences on Wednesday, 2nd January, 2013. Training sessions during the School Holidays will be held slightly later in the afternoons. If you are going away during the holidays please let us know when you will be away. Session times are listed on the Training Schedule page here. The normal training times will resume on Saturday, 2nd February, 2013. See Also Training Schedule
Training Returns to Merrylands 24 September 2012 Peter-Johnston Squad Training News Training will return to Merrylands Swimming Centre on Tuesday, 2nd October, 2012. The provisional October Training Schedules are on the Training Schedule page. The October Training Schedule will be finalised on September 30th based on the enrolment forms received. A minimum of 4 swimmers must enrol in any given session for it to go ahead. Some times may change based on the enrolments received. All swimmers will need to complete enrolment forms for the new season. These forms must now be completed online on the Squad Enrolment page. When completing the enrolment form, you will need to login to the club website. If you have forgotten your login details, or have not logged in before, you can retrieve them here. All squad members must also register as members of Merrylands Amateur Swimming Club for the 2012/2013 swimming season. Training Fees have increased slightly this season, however, if you pay your fees via EFT you will receive a discount, which in most cases negates this increase. Squad Fees are available on the Fees page. All swimmers paying via EFT must use the Reference provided during the enrolment process. See Also Squad Enrolment Training Schedule Training Fees
July Training 23 June 2012 Peter-Johnston Squad Training News Due to the School Holidays and the closure of Guildford Pool for Maintenance, there will be no training sessions at all during July. The last session for all groups will be Thursday, 28th June. Training sessions for all groups will resume at Guildford Pool on Monday, 6th August.
Winter Training Times 01 April 2012 Peter-Johnston Squad Training News Training times for the club's training squads at Guildford Swimming Centre are now available. Training moves to Guildford from Monday, 2nd March while Merrylands Swimming Centre is closed during the Winter Season. Due to limited lane space available at Guildford Pool, swimmers who have not completed the Winter Training form will not be permitted to commence training without contacting the club's coach, Peter Johnston, first. This is so he can determine if there is space available in the swimmer's group. The training times for each group are available on the Training Schedule page. See Also Training Schedule
Winter Training 16 March 2012 Peter-Johnston Squad Training News The club has secured lane space for training at Guildford Pool while Merrylands is closed for the winter. Training will commence at Guildford on Monday, 2nd April. Due to limited lane space available at Guildford Pool, there will be changes made to some of the training session times. Please note that during Winter there will also be no sessions on Saturdays, or in the mornings. Swimmers who intend on training during winter must complete the Winter Training Enrolment Form on our website before Saturday, 24th March so that we can determine at what time sessions will be held. Swimmers who do not complete this form will not be permitted to commence training without contacting the club's coach, Peter Johnston first. This is so he can determine if there is space available in the swimmer's group. Swimmers in the Dolphins, Swordfish & Sharks are not permitted to select Monday or Wednesday sessions unless they were already training on those days over summer. If you want to change to one of these days, list it in the More Info/Comments section of the enrolment form and we will let you know if there is enough room when the training times are published. The training times for each group will be published on the Training Schedule page on Sunday, 1st April. If you will not be training at Guildford, please let us know as soon as possible by email or SMS. See Also Winter Training Enrolment Form Training Schedule
January School Holiday Training Times 19 December 2011 Peter-Johnston Squad Training News The last training session for 2011 is on Thursday, 22nd December. Training then recommences on Tuesday, 3rd January. Training sessions during the School Holidays will be held slightly later in the afternoons. If you are going away during the holidays please let us know when you will be away. There is a list on the table in the club room to add you details to. Session times are listed on the Training Schedule page here. The normal training times will resume on Monday, 30th January, 2012. See Also Training Schedule
Training Returns to Merrylands 10 September 2011 Peter-Johnston Squad Training News Training will return to Merrylands Swimming Centre early this year, resuming on Monday, 12th September, 2011. All swimmers who return to training in September will receive a free Aussie Swimmer poster signed by either Libby Trickett, Eamon Sullivan, Stephanie Rice or Brenton Richard. Training Fees will also be discounted for those swimmers returning to training from September 12th. During September there will be a few changes to training as Merrylands Pool will only be available for us to use in the afternoons from Monday to Wednesday each week: Senior & Junior Squad - Thursday Afternoon Sessions will continue to be held at Guildford Pool until October. Senior & Junior Squad - No Morning Training Sessions until October. Adult/Masters Squad - Thursday Sessions will be moved to Wednesday until October. Adult/Masters Squad - No Saturday Morning Training Sessions until October. The September and provisional October Training Schedules are on the Training Schedule page. The October Training Schedule will be finalised in late September based on the enrolment forms received. All swimmers will need to complete enrolment forms for the new season. These forms must now be completed online on the Squad Enrolment page. When completing the enrolment form, please complete them for October onwards. Any variations to your training plans for September due to the changes indicated above should be entered in the comments section on the form. If you have not been swimming during winter and intend to return to training in September, you should also clearly indicate this in the comments section. All squad members must also register as members of Merrylands Amateur Swimming Club for the 2011/2012 swimming season. Information on re-registering will be sent out to members once the new registration season opens. Training Fees have remained un-changed from last season with the exception of the Adult Squad which has had a small increase. Training times are available on the Training Schedule page. See Also Squad Enrolment Training Schedule
Training Resumes 07 August 2011 Peter-Johnston Squad Training News Training resumes on Monday, 8th August at Guildford Swimming Centre. There has been a small change to the start time for the Junior & Senior Squads on Monday & Wednesday afternoons. For August these sessions will start at 5pm instead of 5:30pm. All other session times remain unchanged. See Also Training Schedule