Merrylands Wins Division 3 at State Masters 23rd October, 2013

Merrylands topped our Division at the NSW State Masters Short Course Championships on the weekend, defending our title and completing a clean sweep of the State Championships for the year. The club finished just 8 points ahead of Wollongong to win Division 3 with 234 points, and finished 10th overall.

Our club was represented by 5 swimmers at the Championships, held at the Canberra International Sports & Aquatic Centre on October 19-20. Our team won 17 medals at the meet:

Alison Sakurovs
100m Breaststroke Gold
50m Breaststroke Gold
100m Individual Medley Silver
200m Breaststroke Gold
Peter Johnston
100m Breaststroke Gold
50m Butterfly Silver
50m Freestyle Gold
50m Breaststroke Gold
200m Breaststroke Silver
Steven Nguyen
100m Breaststroke Gold
50m Butterfly Silver
50m Freestyle Gold
50m Breaststroke Gold
100m Freestyle Silver
Ian Wilson
200m Freestyle Bronze
100m Backstroke Bronze
200m Backstroke Bronze


Our swimmers swam 7 new personal best times at the meet:

Alison Sakurovs
200m Breaststroke
Steven Nguyen
100m Breaststroke
50m Butterfly
Ian Wilson
200m Individual Medley
100m Backstroke
200m Backstroke
200m Breaststroke


Congratulations to all our swimmers on their results.

Medal Tally
Gold 9
Silver 5
Bronze 3


See Also
  • 2013 NSW State Masters Short Course Championships - Team
  • 2013 NSW State Masters Short Course Championships - Photos
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    Merrylands Masters Team Merrylands' Masters team of Steven Nguyen, Graham Edwards, Ian Wilson, Alison Sakurovs and Peter Johnston celebrate winning Division 3 of the Championships on Day 2 of the NSW State Masters Short Course Championships at the Canberra International Sports & Aquatic Centre on Sunday, 20th October, 2013. The Team successfully defended their 2012 title and completed a clean sweep of the State Championships for 2013.
    Merrylands Masters Team
    Merrylands' Masters team of Steven Nguyen, Graham Edwards, Ian Wilson, Alison Sakurovs and Peter Johnston celebrate winning Division 3 of the Championships on Day 2 of the NSW State Masters Short Course Championships at the Canberra International Sports & Aquatic Centre on Sunday, 20th October, 2013. The Team successfully defended their 2012 title and completed a clean sweep of the State Championships for 2013.

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