Christmas Wishes
On behalf of the Committee I would like to thank everyone for your help with club activities so far this season. It takes a lot of volunteers to ensure we are able to run the club and races every week, so your help is greatly appreciated. We wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas, a safe and happy 2025.
This morning’s races are our last swim for 2024 as we take a break next Saturday. Club races will resume on Saturday 4th January 2025.
Please stay after club races as we have novelty events & a breakfast bbq, as well as the draw for the Christmas raffle. Thank you to everyone who has purchased tickets in the raffle and good luck for the draw. Prizes are limited to one per family, so that we can spread the cheer as far as possible.
The Kids’ KK will also be held during the morning. Thank you to Joseph and Lisa for organising this.
Whales Challenge #2
Whales Challenge #2 is being held this morning. The White team takes a 1-0 lead into the 2nd event, so this is the opportunity for the Maroon team to even the series. Whales Challenge #3 will be the deciding event and will be held on Saturday 15th March.
Championship results
Last week the 800 metre Freestyle Open Championship events were held. The results were:
Open Womens
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Alison Sakurovs
Laura-Bell Casey
Niushka Shrestha
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Open Mens
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Joseph Assi
Ian Wilson
Tomas Dlesk
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Congratulations to everyone who qualified and competed
Relay Result
Congratulations to Caleb Mackie & Jospeh Assi who won the 2x50m Handicap Relay last week.

Squad Break over New Year
The last training session for 2024 will be held on Thursday, 19th December. Training resumes on Monday, 6th January.
If you will be away please complete the form on the club website to indicate your last day of training and your first day back to help the coaches plan sessions.
The Merrylands 50s is back!
The Merrylands 50s is back on our first day back, Saturday, 4th January 2025.
The Merrylands 50s is a knockout handicap competition with 3 rounds: Preliminaries and Semi-Finals, all leading to a Final with a winner-takes-all prize at the end. The top swimmers from each round progress to the next round.
Enter Club Races as usual for the 4th January and select the Merrylands 50s Prelims as one of your events.
Swimming Centre Hours over New Year
Cumberland Council has some restricted hours of operation for Merrylands Swimming Centre over Christmas and New Year.
Changes to operational hours are:
Date
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Hours
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Saturday 21st December to Monday 23rd December
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Normal hours
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Tuesday 24th December
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Closes at 5.30pm
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Wednesday 25th December
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Closed
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Thursday 26th December
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Closed
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Friday 27th December to Monday 30th December
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9.30am to 8.00pm
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Tuesday 31st December
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9.30am to 5.30pm
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Wednesday 1st January
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9.30am to 8.00pm
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Thursday 2nd January
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Normal hours
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Merrylands SwimFest
Have you entered yet? Entries for the 2025 Merrylands SwimFest are open and are filling fast. Our members get a 25% discount off their entries, so make sure you click the correct button to get your club member rate. Entries close on Saturday 1st February, 2025.
See the SwimFest section of our website for all the details.
We also need a lot of helpers too! Nominate for a position here. You can also see Ian Wilson (Meet Director) as he is preparing the helpers roster for the meet.
Speedo Sprint Heats
The Metro South-West Speedo Sprint Heats will be held at SOPAC on Saturday 8th February 2025, commencing at 12.00pm.
This is a great meet for swimmers aged 8 -13 and provides races in each stroke over 50 metres.
Entres close Wednesday 29th January 2025.
We encourage all of our swimmers in these age groups to enter. Entries close Wednesday 31st January 2024.
Club Uniforms
See the club’s online shop club shop for our great range of club uniforms in stock available for sale.
If you have any questions about club uniforms please talk to the Property Officer, Margaret Edwards.
Lions Club Award
Seen someone that deserves recognition for their efforts in helping out? Nominate them for the Lions Club Award, our peak award to recognise our volunteers over the season.
Nominate a volunteer
P-Plate Award
Don’t forget to keep an eye out for someone making a silly mistake during the season. We like to recognise and reward all efforts during the season and the P-Plate award is the perfect way to do this for something funny that happens at club.
Nominate a silly mistake
Make a Donation
Our partnership with the Australian Sports Foundation allows supporters to make tax-deductible donations to the club.
If you would like to make a donation ,or know someone or a business who would like to then click on the link below.
Thank you to everyone who has made a donation since this partnership commenced. We appreciate your kind support.
Make a donation
Seen a Problem? Get it Fixed
If you see something that needs fixing you can elevate this directly with Council by logging the issue here.
Upcoming Meet Calendar
Check the website for the full list of upcoming meets, closing dates, programs and qualifying times.
MEET NAME
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MEET DATE
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ENTRY CLOSING
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MASC Christmas BBQ
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Saturday 21st December
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Area Speedo Sprint Heats
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Saturday 8th February
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Wednesday 29th January
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Merrylands SwimFest
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Saturday 15th February
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Saturday 1st February
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NSW Senior Metropolitan C/Ships
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Friday 21st February to Sunday 23rd February
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Tuesday 11th February
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NSW Junior State Age Championships
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Saturday 15th March to Sunday 16th March
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Tuesday 4th March
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NSW State Open Championships
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Friday 21st March to Sunday 23rd March
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Tuesday 11th March
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