Merrylands will be represented by a team of 13 swimmers at the Metro South West Championships at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre this weekend.
Our team is competing in 50 individual events over the 2-day meet, and consists of:
Aisha Abdelraheem
Ameena Abdelraheem
Joseph Assi
Laura-Belle Casey
Ren Hum
William Johnston
Alison Johnston
Jay Shrestha
Lisa Shrestha
Daniel Vicic
Matthew Vicic
Leo Zhu
Lillian Zhu
Congratulations to all our swimmers on qualifying and good luck to them at the meet.
Congratulations to Joseph Assi on breaking the 12 Years Boys 200m Individual Medley record today.
Joseph swam a time of 3:02.75, taking almost 6 seconds off the previous record.
The previous record had been held by David Wang since the 2005/06 season.
This is Joesph's first club record - well done!
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Our Masters Team headed down to the Nation’s capital to compete at the Masters Swimming NSW State Championships at the Australian Institute of Sport over the weekend.
Our team of Leanne Tovkach, Varant Jambazian and Kylee Murrary swam 14 events at the meet. They achieved a total of 6 new personal best times and earned 1 Gold, 5 Silver and 2 Bronze Medals.
Kylee picked up a clean sweep of silver medals in her 4 events and achieved a new personal best time in the 200m Freestyle, edging closer to breaking the 3-minute barrier. Kylee’s 100m Freestyle time was also her fastest since 2016 and only 0.05 shy of her personal best time.
Leanne achieved three 4th places before earning herself a bronze medal in her 100m Freestyle event - just 1 second off her personal best time in this event. Leanne’s 50m Freestyle time was also the second fastest time she has swum.
Varant achieved 5 from 5 new personal best times and bagged himself a gold medal in the 200m Breaststroke as well as a bronze in the 50m Breaststroke. Varant was also runner-up in his age group in the point score.
Congratulations to our swimmers on their performances!
Merrylands is being represented by 3 swimmers at the NSW State Masters Championships this weekend.
The 2-day championships will be held at the Australian Institute of Sport starting on Saturday. Our team will contest 14 events and consists of:
- Varant Jambazian
- Kylee Murray
- Leanne Tovkach
We wish our swimmers the best of luck at the meet. You can follow their progress over the weekend online.
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Club Races return for the 2022/2023 season on Saturday, 8th October, 2022.
The program for the Summer Season and the Time Record Sheet can be found in the Club Races section and entries are now open online for the first two weeks. Entries must be submitted through Swim Central. No manual entries will be accepted.
You will need to have completed your Club Membership before you can enter the races.
The first Club Championship - the 200m Individual Medley - will be held on Saturday, 22nd October. Remember, you must have swum that stroke and distance in the current season to qualify for the championship, so complete your qualifying swims as soon as possible.
Some championships will be combined this season and some weeks will have multiple championship events. For the 100m events, 200m Freestyle, 200m Individual Medley and 400m Freestyle, competitors will enter their Age Championship. All competitors will swim together in an Open event to determine the results for the Open Championship, with the results split into ages to determine the Age Championship results. The times swum in the race will be used to determine the places for the Age Championship and Open Championship, with points allocated in each competition and the Graded Point Score. Males and Females will be seeded separately.
Check the online entries carefully to determine how many swims you may enter each week, based on your age and the championships being held.
COVID-19 Safety Information
Anyone (coach/athlete/parent/official/spectator) who is unwell for any reason should not attend any training, competition or club activity.
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Australia will hold a National Day of Mourning to observe Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, 22nd September 2022.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared this day a National Public Holiday to commemorate Her Majesty’s remarkable life and dedication to service.
No Squad Training sessions will be held on Wednesday, 21st or Thursday, 22nd September 2022.
Registration for the 2022/2023 season is now open and instructions on how to re-register for the summer are on the How to Join page.
Registration this season will again be conducted through Swim Central.
Learn to Swim: We are still finalising details of our Learn to Swim program. Learn to Swim participants should register as a Club Swimmer or above if they want to participate in Club Races.
This season, thanks to Club Merrylands, we are again providing Free Membership for swimmers 8yrs & Under, who regularly swim in our club races.
All parents and adults who regularly attend the Club Races on Saturday mornings are requested to join the club as Non-Swimming Members (unless they want to swim).
There are a number of benefits to being a registered member of the club. Members are entitled to vote at Annual General and Special General meetings, vote for our Club Captains and can be recognised for their service to the club through awards such as the Lions Club Award, Life Membership or Service Excellence Awards.
Swimmers 18yrs & Over have the option of additionally registering as a Masters Competitor. This allows them to participate in Masters Swimming activities including Masters Only competitions on Saturday Mornings.
Finally, don't forget to order your club uniforms through our Online Store.
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Three members will compete at the NSW Senior State Age Short Course Championships which will be held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre over 3 days, starting today.
Good luck to:
Matthew Vicic
Alison Sakurovs
Vanessa Ozols
You can follow the team's progress at the championships through the Live Results.
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Five members have qualified for the NSW Metropolitan Short Course Championships which will be held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre over 3 days, starting today.
Congratulations to:
Matthew Vicic
Joseph Assi
Alison Sakurovs
Leo Zhu
Vanessa Ozols
You can follow the team's progress at the championships through the Live Results.
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Eighteen swimmers have received awards in the 2022 Swimming Australia Junior Excellence Program while representing Merrylands.
The Australian Junior Excellence Program, recognises, rewards and encourages junior swimmers who, through their development of aquatic skills and fitness, achieve a high standard of swimming excellence.
Congratulations to the following members who have received awards this year:
Silver
Joseph Assi
Lucas Alvarez
Daniel Vicic
Bronze
Aisha Abdelraheem
Leo Zhu
Joab Hada
Lisa Shrestha
Blue
Lindsey Matthew
Jay Shrestha
Ameena Abdelraheem
Jhanvi Jayasinghe
Ren Jie Hum
Ruby Shrestha
Lillian Zhu
All our club's previous recipients can be found in the Development section of our website.
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