NSW State Age Short Course Championships 13 September 2002 Peter-Johnston Latest News Amber Johnson will be the first female swimmer to represent Merrylands at a State Championship in over 10 years, when she competes at this weekend's NSW State Age Short Course Championships at the Sydney Aquatic Centre. Merrylands will also be sending it’s biggest team in over 10 years to this weekend’s Championships, with 7 swimmers, an increase of 4 from last year, contesting a total of 22 events. The team consists of: Amber Johnson 9yrs & Under 50m Freestyle Jordan Burden 10yrs 50m Backstroke 10yrs 50m Freestyle 10yrs 100m Freestyle Mitchell Emery 11yrs 50m Breaststroke 11yrs 100m Breaststroke Etiuate Veamatahau 13yrs 50m Freestyle 13yrs 50m Backstroke Todd Jenkin 13yrs 50m Freestyle 13yrs 50m Breaststroke 13yrs 100m Breaststroke Troy Tomkinson 14yrs 50m Freestyle 14yrs 100m Freestyle 14yrs 50m Backstroke 14yrs 100m Backstroke 14yrs 50m Butterfly 14yrs 100m Butterfly Robert Griffey 17/18yrs 50m Freestyle 17/18yrs 100m Freestyle 17/18yrs 50m Backstroke 17/18yrs 100m Backstroke 17/18yrs 50m Butterfly Congratulations to all 7 swimmers for qualifying, especially to Amber, ET and Todd on qualifying for the first time. You can follow the team's progress over the weekend at http://www.nswswimming.com.au/. See Also 2002 NSW State Age Short Course Championships - Program of Events 2002 NSW State Age Short Course Championships - Qualifying Times State, Metropolitan and Country Championship Procedures Competitor Information Schedule of Constants NSW Swimming
2002/2003 Season Registration 08 September 2002 Peter-Johnston Latest News Registration for the 2002/2003 swimming season will be held on Saturday, 21st September from 1.00-3.00pm at Merrylands Pool. On this afternoon you will also be able to buy cards for the first week of competition. The registration afternoon will be your opportunity to order club uniforms for the season and will also be your only chance to enter swimming meets that are on during October. Competition commences on Saturday, 12th, October at 7.00am. If you are unable to register on the 21st you are welcome to register on any Saturday morning before races.
2002 Pan Pacific Championships 23 August 2002 Peter-Johnston Latest News The 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships begin in Yokohama, Japan tomorrow night. Channel 9’s Wide World of Sports will be showing live coverage each night of the finals. For more information see the schedule here. See Also Swimming Schedule 2002 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships
State Age Short Course Entries 20 August 2002 Peter-Johnston Latest News Entries for the 2002 NSW State Age Short Course Championships close on Monday, 26th August, 2002. The entries are to be on Multi-Entry Cards, which will be available at training from Monday 19th August, 2002. To compete at these championships you must have achieved the qualifying time at a “District Approved Meet”. Meets that are not District Approved include: School Swimming Carnivals (School, District/Zone, and some Regional/Area) RSL Meets RSL Club nights You can not use times achieved at these meets and entries will not be accepted if these times are used. The Multi-Entry cards must be completely filled out including date and place that times were achieved. Entries must also include your registration number. For more information on NSW meets read the Championship Procedures information in the Swim Meets Section. See Also 2002 NSW State Age Short Course Championships - Program of Events 2002 NSW State Age Short Course Championships - Qualifying Times State, Metropolitan and Country Championship Procedures Competitor Information Schedule of Constants
NSW State Open Short Course Championships 09 August 2002 Peter-Johnston Latest News Robert Griffey will represent Merrylands at the NSW State Open Short Course Championships at the Sydney Aquatic Centre this weekend. Robert will compete in 3 events: 50m Backstroke 50m Freestyle 100m Freestyle You can follow Robert’s progress over the weekend at http://www.nswswimming.com.au/. See Also 2002 NSW State Open Short Course Championships - Program of Events 2002 NSW State Open Short Course Championships - Qualifying Times State, Metropolitan and Country Championship Procedures Competitor Information Schedule of Constants NSW Swimming
Cumberland Short Course Results 05 August 2002 Peter-Johnston Latest News Merrylands had 6 Medallists and 19 Finalists at the inaugural Cumberland Short Course Championships last weekend. Troy Tomkinson finished in the top 10 in all 7 of his events and won 3 medals. He won the silver medal in the 100m Butterfly and the bronze in the 50m and 100m Freestyle. Etiuate Veamatahau and Amber Johnson also placed in the top 10 in all of their events. ET won the bronze medal in the 50m Freestyle while Amber Johnson became the first female Merrylands swimmer to qualify for State in over 10 years in the 50m Freestyle. Mitchell Emery and Robert Griffey each took home a bronze medal. Mitchell placed third in the 100m Breaststroke and Robert placed third in the 100m Freestyle. Our finalists included: Amber Johnson David Wang Jordan Burden Mitchell Emery Etiuate Veamatahau Troy Tomkinson Robert Griffey Congratulations to all swimmers who represented the club with a number of swimmers breaking their PBs. The full results are available here. Medal Tally 0 Gold 1 Silver 5 Bronze See Also 2002 Cumberland District Short Course Championship Results
Cumberland Short Course Championships 01 August 2002 Peter-Johnston Latest News Merrylands will be sending a team of 14 swimmers to the inaugural Cumberland District Short Course Championships this weekend. The team consists of: Amber Johnson Brittany Johnson Bree Burden Kaylyn Tomkinson Sarah Johnston Jessica Burden David Wang Jordan Burden Mitchell Emery Etiuate Veamatahau Todd Jenkin Troy Tomkinson Robert Griffey Peter Johnston Congratulations to these swimmers for qualifying and good luck on the weekend. See Also 2002 Cumberland District Short Course Championships - Program of Events and Qualifying Times State, Metropolitan and Country Championship Procedures Competitor Information Schedule of Constants
2002 Commonwealth Games 30 July 2002 Peter-Johnston Latest News The 2002 Commonwealth Games swimming competition begins in Manchester tonight. Channel 7 will be showing live coverage of the finals which will begin at approximately 4:00am AEST. For more information see the schedule here. See Also Swimming Schedule Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games
Metropolitan Short Course Results 10 July 2002 Peter-Johnston Latest News At last weekend’s NSW Metropolitan Short Course Championships, Merrylands swimmers broke 13 PBs and were finalists in 3 events. It was an especially good meet for Todd Jenkin and Etiuate Veamatahau, representing the club for the first time at the Metropolitan Championships. Both Todd and ET broke their PBs in all their events. Todd also placed 7th in the 12-13yrs 50m Breaststroke. Troy Tomkinson broke his PB in the 14-15yrs 100m Butterfly to place 10th and Mitchell Emery placed 6th in the 11yrs & Under 100m Breaststroke. Congratulations to all 8 swimmers who represented our club. The full results are now available. See Also 2002 NSW Metropolitan Short Course Championships Results
Telstra Swimming Grand Prix Series 04 July 2002 Peter-Johnston Latest News The Telstra Swimming Grand Prix Series comes to the Sydney Aquatic Centre on July 18th-19th, 2002. The second leg of the series will feature the entire Australian Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacific Championship Swimming Teams in their final hit out before flying to Manchester for the Commonwealth Games. Australian Swimming is giving club members the opportunity to see the teams in action for just $2.00 per session. To take advantage of this great offer, simply be at the Sydney Aquatic Centre during the times listed below. Session 1: Thursday, 18th July, 2002 10:00am to 12:00pm (Doors open at 8:30am) Session 2: Thursday, 18th July, 2002 6:00pm to 8:00pm (Doors open at 4:30pm) Session 3: Friday, 19th July, 2002 9:00am to 11:00am (Doors open at 7:30am) So if you’re looking for some great value school holiday entertainment, get down to the Sydney Aquatic Centre to cheer on the Aussies. See Also Australian Swimming