The Metro South West Area Open & Age Short Course Championships will be held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th June, 2011.

Our club will be represented by 14 swimmers at the meet, competing in 38 individual events and 3 relays - our biggest team at the meet since 2002. Eight members of the team will be swimming in an individual event at a Metro South West Championships for the first time.

Our team will be competing in the following events over the two day meet:

Fady Farid
9yrs & Under 50m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 1 - 10:10am)
9yrs & Under 50m Backstroke (Day 1 - Session 2 - 1:55pm)
9yrs & Under 50m Breaststroke (Day 2 - Session 3 - 10:57am)
Carl Sorensen
9yrs & Under 50m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 1 - 10:10am)
9yrs & Under 50m Backstroke (Day 1 - Session 2 - 1:55pm)
Kristie Caplikas
9yrs & Under 50m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 1 - 10:12am)
9yrs & Under 50m Backstroke (Day 1 - Session 2 - 1:59pm)
Hayley Baker
9yrs & Under 50m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 1 - 10:12am)
9yrs & Under 100m Individual Medley (Day 1 - Session 2 - 12:48pm)
9yrs & Under 50m Backstroke (Day 1 - Session 2 - 1:59m)
9yrs & Under 50m Breaststroke (Day 2 - Session 3 - 11:00am)
9yrs & Under 50m Butterfly (Day 2 - Session 4 - 1:15pm)
Philopatir Farid
10yrs 50m Breaststroke (Day 1 - Session 1 - 11:30am)
10yrs 50m Backstroke (Day 2 - Session 3 - 10:12am)
10yrs 50m Freestyle (Day 2 - Session 4 - 2:10pm)
Anthony Farrugia
10yrs 50m Freestyle (Day 2 - Session 4 - 2:10pm)
Jasmine Kramer
10yrs 50m Freestyle (Day 2 - Session 4 - 2:14pm)
Steven Nguyen
17yrs & Over 50m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 1 - 9:57am)
Open 50m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 1 - 10:56am)
Open 100m Freestyle (Day 2 - Session 4 - 2:18pm)
Brittany Johnson
Open 400m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 1 - 9:11am)
17yrs & Over 50m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 1 - 9:59am)
Open 200m Freestyle (Day 2 - Session 3 - 9:09am)
Open 200m Breaststroke (Day 2 - Session 3 - 10:26am)
Open 100m Individual Medley (Day 2 - Session 3 - 11:15am)
Sarah Johnston
17yrs & Over 50m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 1 - 9:59am)
Alison Sakurovs
17yrs & Over 50m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 1 - 9:59am)
Open 50m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 1 - 11:01am)
17yrs & Over 50m Backstroke (Day 1 - Session 2 - 12:54pm)
17yrs & Over 50m Butterfly (Day 2 - Session 3 - 9:42am)
Mathew Edsall
17yrs & Over 50m Backstroke (Day 1 - Session 2 - 12:53pm)
17yrs & Over 50m Breaststroke (Day 2 - Session 4 - 1:38pm)
Open 100m Freestyle (Day 2 - Session 4 - 2:18pm)
Peter Johnston
17yrs & Over 50m Freestyle (Day 1 - Session 1 - 9:57am)
Open 100m Breaststroke (Day 1 - Session 2 - 2:53pm)
Open 50m Breaststroke (Day 2 - Session 3 - 9:28am)
Open 100m Individual Medley (Day 2 - Session 3 - 11:10am)
17yrs & Over 50m Breaststroke (Day 2 - Session 4 - 1:38pm)
10yrs & Under Relays
Boys 4x50m Freestyle Relay
    Fady Farid, Carl Sorensen
    Anthony Farrugia, Philopatir Farid
(Day 1 - Session 1 - 10:47am)
Boys 4x50m Medley Relay
    Carl Sorensen, Philopatir Farid
    Fady Farid, Anthony Farrugia
(Day 1 - Session 2 - 2:32pm)
Girls 4x50m Freestyle Relay
    Rhiannon Farrugia, Hayley Baker
    Kristie Caplikas, Jasmine Kramer
(Day 1 - Session 1 - 10:51am)

Times should be used as a guide only.

The full Timeline is available on the Metro South West website. Congratulations to our swimmers for qualifying and good luck at the meet.

You can follow the team's progress over the weekend at http://www.metrosw.org.au/.

See Also
  • 2011 Metro South West Area Open & Age Short Course Championships - Program of Events
  • 2011 Metro South West Area Open & Age Short Course Championships - Qualifying Times
  • State, Metropolitan and Country Championship Procedures

  • Competitor Information
  • Carl Sorensen and Fady Farid
Carl Sorensen and Fady Farid at the 2009 Metro South West 5 to 8yrs Meet at Guildford Swimming Centre. Carl and Fady have qualified for individual events at the Metro South West Championships for the first time, as have Kristie Caplikas, Philo Farid, Jasmine Kramer and Anthony Farrugia. Alison Sakurovs and Mathew Edsall will also represent Merrylands at the meet for the first time.
    Carl Sorensen and Fady Farid
    Carl Sorensen and Fady Farid at the 2009 Metro South West 5 to 8yrs Meet at Guildford Swimming Centre. Carl and Fady have qualified for individual events at the Metro South West Championships for the first time, as have Kristie Caplikas, Philo Farid, Jasmine Kramer and Anthony Farrugia. Alison Sakurovs and Mathew Edsall will also represent Merrylands at the meet for the first time.