Merrylands' team of 4 swimmers swam well at the 2007/08 NSW Metropolitan Championships at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on the weekend, with PBs in 3 out of 6 events, 3 top 20 finishes and 2 State qualifying times.

On Saturday morning Anthony Ventra and David Wang competed in the 14yrs 100m Breaststroke, finishing in 13th and 16th places respectively, in times just outside their PBs.
Next up Peter Johnston improved his ranking in both his events. Swimming in the 100m Breaststroke, Peter finished in a time just outside his PB. Later in the session, he took 0.05 off his PB in the 50m Breaststroke.

Also swimming on Saturday morning, Amber Johnson took 2.25 seconds off her 100m Backstroke to finish just outside the top 10 in 11th place.
Amber backed-up on Sunday morning to swim the 200m Backstroke, breaking her PB by 2.96 seconds and improving her ranking by 10 places.
Both of Amber's swims qualified her for the State Championships in January.

Swimming for McCredie Park, second claim member Rebecca Tuivawa also swam 2 new personal best times.

Congratulations to all 5 swimmers on their results.

The full results are now available here.

See Also
  • 2007/08 NSW Metropolitan Championships - Results

  • 2007/08 NSW Metropolitan Championships Team

  • 2007/08 NSW Metropolitan Championships Team