15 Medals at State Masters by Alison Sakurovs - 20th March, 2012

Merrylands Swimming Club participated in the NSW State Masters Championships on the 17th and 18th of March 2012 at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre with the largest team the club has sent to these championships.

The club won our Division Point Score and finished 12th overall with 249 points. Merrylands also finished 9th overall in the Average Club Points Score.

Steven Nguyen won all 4 of his events, taking home gold in the 18-24yrs 50m Freestyle, 50m Butterfly, 200m Freestyle, and 200m Individual Medley. All four of Steven's victories came in new personal best times. Peter Johnston won 4 out of the 5 events he entered, winning gold in the 30-34yrs 50m Breaststroke, 100m Breaststroke, 200m Freestyle and 200m Breaststroke. Peter also took home a silver medal in the 100m Freestyle.

Mat Edsall was competing at the championships for the first time and won the 30-34yrs 50m Backstroke. Mat also received a bronze for the 200m freestyle in which he swum a personal best time. Alison Sakurovs took home silver medals in the 25-29yrs 50m Freestyle and 100m Butterfly and came 3rd in the 50m Butterfly. Alison also swam a new personal best time in the 200m Individual Medley, breaking her previous best time by almost 3 seconds.

Ian Wilson swam 4 new personal best times including breaking his time in the 45-49yrs 50m Breaststroke, finishing in a new PB of 41.36. Graham Edwards, competing in the Championships and at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre for the first time, also achieved some great results with 4 fantastic personal best times from his 5 swims, the highlight being his 50m Freestyle which he swam in 38.77.

The boys also competed in several relays achieving some fantastic results. Team Captain Ian inspired Steven, Mat and Peter to success in the Men's 120+ 4x100m Freestyle Relay with the team winning gold. The boys again combined forces for the Men's 120+ 4x50m Medley Relay and came 4th. Graham, Ian, Mat and Peter swam together for the Men's 160+ 4x50m Freestyle relay and came third.

Our swimmers swam 15 new personal best times at the meet:

Steven Nguyen
50m Freestyle
200m Freestyle
50m Butterfly
200m Individual Medley
Alison Sakurovs
200m Individual Medley
Peter Johnston
200m Freestyle
Mathew Edsall
200m Freestyle
Ian Wilson
50m Backstroke
50m Breaststroke
200m Freestyle
200m Individual Medley
Graham Edwards
50m Freestyle
100m Freestyle
50m Breaststroke
200m Breaststroke


Congratulations to all our swimmers on their results, in particular to Mat on achieving his first State Medals and Graham, Ian and Steven for swimming so many new personal best times.

Medal Tally
Gold 10
Silver 3
Bronze 2


See Also
  • 2012 NSW State Masters Championships - Team
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    All Smiles Graham Edwards smiles after swimming a new Personal Best time in the 50m Freestyle on Day 1 of the NSW State Masters Championships at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on Saturday, 17th March, 2012. Graham finished in 38.77.
    All Smiles
    Graham Edwards smiles after swimming a new Personal Best time in the 50m Freestyle on Day 1 of the NSW State Masters Championships at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on Saturday, 17th March, 2012. Graham finished in 38.77.

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