Speedo Sprint – Sunday 13th February
We have a team of 16 swimmers representing our club tomorrow at the Speedo Sprint Series being held at SOPAC.
Good luck to everyone in our team and may the whale be with you all. Look for a report about the meet in next weeks Whales Tales.
Merrylands SwimFest – Saturday 19th February
The Merrylands SwimFest is being held next Saturday. We will require help with set up prior to the meet as warm up commences at 1.30pm and races start at 2.30pm.
We have a big afternoon with the meet at capacity entries, so we need the assistance of all parents & carers on the day with a range of tasks to be carried out during and after the meet.
A big thankyou to our meet sponsors, Club Merrylands, Starr Partners, Merrylands Swim Squad and Alpha Security Corp who are kindly providing assistance.
Metro South West Area Championships - Saturday 26th February & Sunday 27th February
Entries close Wednesday 16th February for this meet. This is our areas major championship meet and will be held at SOPAC.
Relay Competition
A couple of timely reminders for this competition:
- Weekly swimmer nominations need to be submitted prior to the team swimming each week. This form nominates the 4 swimmers of the team that will swim on the day. Complete the form here.
- No use of timing is to be used during the race (no watching the timekeepers stopwatch or pacing along the pool deck etc). Teams found doing this will be disqualified from the race.
Vale – Tascha Sinclair
This week we received news that a former club member and Club Captain had sadly passed away.
Tascha Sinclair was a club member in the 1980/90’s and was Club Captain in 1990, 1992 & 1993. As an active club member Tasha was awarded the Lions Club trophy in 1985/86 and 1990/91.
Tasha won her age championships over a number of years, including the 11 years (1985/86), 12 years (1986/87), 13 years (1987/88), 14 years (1988/89), 15 years & Open Womens (1989/90), 16 years (1990/91) & Senior Womens 1992/93.
Tascha’s mum, Val was also an active club and committee member over many years.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Tasha’s family.
COVID-19 Safety Protocols
Latest information can be found at https://merrylandsasc.asn.au/clubraces/entryconditions
Cole Classic 2022
The 2022 Cole Classic was swum at Manly last Sunday and a number of our club members swam in the 1 klm, 2klm o& 5klm races.
Congratulations to everyone on completing the swim in very tough conditions.
Championship Results – 5th February 2022
50m Freestyle
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Age Group
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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Boys 7 years
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William Johnston
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Boys 8 years
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Jay Shrestha
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Girls 8 years
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Emmanuelle Johnston
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Girls 9 years
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Ruby Shrestha
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Gabriella Assi
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Boys 9 years
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Lucas Alvarez
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Girls 10 years
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Aisha Abdelraheem
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Jhanvi Jayasinghe
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Girls 11 years
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Lisa Shrestha
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Boys 11 years
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Joab Hada
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Daniel Vicic
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Unish Shrestha
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Girls 13 years
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Summer Shrestha
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Niushka Shrestha
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Ameena Abdelraheem
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Girls 14 years
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Shreya Shrestha
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Boys 14 years
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Matthew Vicic
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Kyran Davis
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Womens 15 years
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Keira Somarchand
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Womens 16 years
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Laura-Belle Casey
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Vanessa Ozols
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Darla Assi
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Womens 17 years & Over
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Alison Sakurovs
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Katie Hope
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Sophia Vicic
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Mens 17 years & Over
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Carlos Vergara
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Timothy Oliver
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Womens 35 years & Over
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Kylee Murray
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Leanne Tovkach
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Patricia Johnston
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Mens 35 years & Over
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Ian Wilson
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Ian Johnston
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25m Freestyle
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Mixed
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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Jacob Hada
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Hannah Johnston
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200m Freestyle
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Age Group
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1st
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2nd
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3rd
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Boys 11 years
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Joab Hada
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Daniel Vicic
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Girls 13 years
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Summer Shrestha
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Niushka Shrestha
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Nevah Shrestha
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Girls 14 years
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Shreya Shrestha
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Boys 14 years
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Matthew Vicic
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Womens 15 years
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Keira Somarchand
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Womens 16 years
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Laura-Belle Casey
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Darla Assi
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Vanessa Ozols
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Womens 17 years & Over
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Alison Sakurovs
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Katie Hope
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Sophia Vicic
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Mens 17 years & Over
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Carlos Vergara
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Timothy Oliver
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Womens 35 years & Over
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Kylee Murray
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Mens 35 years & Over
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Ian Wilson
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Ian Johnston
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Womens Open
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Alison Sakurovs
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Summer Shrestha
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Niushka Shrestha
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Mens Open
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Matthew Vicic
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Carlos Vergara
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Ian Wilson
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Upcoming Championship & Meet Calendar
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MEET NAME
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MEET DATE
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ENTRY CLOSING
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MASC 50m, 25m & 200m (Open) Backstroke Championships
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Saturday 12th February
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Closed
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MASC 200m Individual Medley Championships
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Saturday 12th February
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Closed
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Speedo Sprint Series - Heats
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Sunday 13th February
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Closed
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MASC SwimFest
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Saturday 19th February
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Closed
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MSW Area LC Championships
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Saturday 26th February
Sunday 27th February
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Wednesday 16th February
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NSW State Open Championships
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Friday 4th March
Sunday 6th March
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Tuesday 22nd February
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MASC 800m (Open) Freestyle Championship
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Saturday 12th March
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Thursday 10th March
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Speedo Sprint Series - Finals
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Saturday 12th March
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Qualify via Heats
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NSW Senior Metropolitan Championships
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Saturday 19th March
Sunday 20th March
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TBA
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MASC 1500m (Open) Freestyle Championship
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Saturday 26th March
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Thursday 24th March
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NSW Junior State Age Championships
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Saturday 26th March
Sunday 27th March
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Tuesday 15th March
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MSW 5 – 8 Meet
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Saturday 2nd April
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TBA
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Australian Masters Championships
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Wednesday 20th April
Saturday 23rd April
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Friday 8th April
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Australian Masters Open Water Championships
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Sunday 24th April
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Friday 8th April
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MSW Area SC Championships
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Saturday 28th May
Sunday 29th May
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TBA
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Sponsors
We receive great support from our club sponsors and we thank them for this support.
We also welcome a new Secondary meet sponsor to the Merrylands SwimFest for 2022. Thankyou to Denise Assi for sourcing this sponsorship for the club.
If anyone has contacts who would like to assist in sponsorship of the club please let Graham know. 