Merrylands swim club was represented by 7 swimmers in 23 events at the recent Metro South West Open & Age Area Championships on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd November, 2013.

The team had a very successful weekend with each swimmer achieving at least one personal best time.

Amini Latekefu and Sophia Vicic qualified for this championship for the first time and both achieved fantastic results. Amini swam the 8 & Under 50m Freestyle in a personal best time to receive a finalist place. Amini also swam a personal best time in the 8 & Under 50m Backstroke. Sophia Vicic smashed both her personal best times, taking over 11 seconds off her 100m Breaststroke time and 14 seconds off her 100m Butterfly time in the Girls 10 Years age group.

Helen Latekefu swam in the Girls 13 Years 100m Breaststroke and achieved a Long Course personal best. Tatiana Seravatu competed in the Girls 11 Years 100m Backstroke and took over 7 seconds off her previous personal best.

Reece Tompkinson represented the club in 5 events and achieved personal best times in all of them. Reece took a further 4 seconds off his 100m Backstroke time which he had already taken 6 seconds off in club 2 weeks earlier. Reece also qualified for the NSW State Age Championships with his time achieved in the 50m Freestyle.

Steven Nguyen also swam in 5 events. Steve received Bronze medals in the 17 & Over 50 Freestyle and the 17 & Over 50 Breaststroke where he equalled his PB. Steven was a finalist in the Open 50m Freestyle and the Open 100m Freestyle.

Club Coach Peter Johnston represented the club in 7 events and achieved top 10 results in 4 of his races. Peter swam a personal best in the 50m Freestyle on Saturday and backed up on Sunday to further reduce his time.

Congratulations to all our swimmers on their fantastic results.

The full list of finalists:

Amini Latukefu
8yrs & Under 50m Freestyle Non-Championship 10th
Steven Nguyen
17yrs & Over 50m Freestyle Bronze
Open 100m Freestyle 8th
17yrs & Over 50m Breaststroke Bronze
Open 50m Freestyle 10th
Peter Johnston
17yrs & Over 50m Freestyle 7th
17yrs & Over 50m Breaststroke 5th
17yrs & Over 50m Butterfly 6th
Open 200m Breaststroke 8th

The full list of PBs:

Amini Latukefu
50m Freestyle
50m Breaststroke
Sophia Vicic
100m Breaststroke
50m Breaststroke (100m Split)
100m Butterfly
50m Butterfly (100m Split)
Tatiana Seruvatu
100m Backstroke
50m Backstroke (100m Split)
Helen Latukefu
100m Breaststroke
Reece Tomkinson
50m Butterfly
100m Freestyle
50m Freestyle
100m Backstroke
50m Backstroke
Steven Nguyen
50m Breaststroke
Peter Johnston
50m Freestyle
50m Freestyle (Open)
Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre
The Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre will host the 2013 Metro South West Area Open & Age Championships from November 2-3, 2013.
Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre
The Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre will host the 2013 Metro South West Area Open & Age Championships from November 2-3, 2013.