Merrylands' team has finished the Australian Masters Championships with 22 medals and 24 new personal best times.
Sophia Vicic took home 9 medals from the meet - 2 Gold, 5 Silver and 2 Bronze. Sophia also swam 3 new personal best times. Alison Johnston finished the meet with 7 medals - 3 Gold, 3 Silver and 1 Bronze, with one new PB. Katie Hope claimed 3 medals, with 1 Silver and 2 Bronze, all in new personal best times. Peter Johnston won Bronze in the 200m Breaststroke and swam season-best times in all his events, while Leanne Tovkach finished with Bronze in the 100m Backstroke and 5 new PBs.
Our final medal came in the Women's 4x50m Medley Relay where our team of Sophia, Katie, Alison and Kylee Murray took home the Bronze. Kylee also swam 6 new PBs at the meet, narrowly missing out on a medal after finishing in 4th place, 4 times.
Varant Jambazian swam 4 new PBs at the meet, while Ian Johnston swam 2 new PBs and Steven Nguyen swam season-best times in all his events.
To top it all off, Merrylands finished second in the Life Member's Trophy point score at the meet. The Life Member's Trophy is for Clubs with 5-20 members and rewards performance & participation. It is calculated by taking the number of points gained at the National Championships, divided by the club's membership at end of the previous year.
Medallists
| Sophia Vicic |
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50m Freestyle |
(Bronze) |
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100m Freestyle |
(Bronze) |
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200m Freestyle |
(Gold) |
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50m Backstroke |
(Silver) |
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100m Backstroke |
(Silver) |
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200m Backstroke |
(Silver) |
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50m Breaststroke |
(Silver) |
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100m Breaststroke |
(Gold) |
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100m Individual Medley |
(Silver) |
| Alison Johnston |
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25m Freestyle |
(Gold) |
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50m Freestyle |
(Silver) |
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100m Freestyle |
(Bronze) |
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100m Backstroke |
(Silver) |
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50m Butterfly |
(Silver) |
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100m Butterfly |
(Gold) |
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200m Butterfly |
(Gold) |
| Katie Hope |
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200m Freestyle |
(Bronze) |
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50m Breaststroke |
(Bronze) |
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200m Breaststroke |
(Silver) |
| Peter Johnston |
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200m Breaststroke |
(Bronze) |
| Leanne Tovkach |
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100m Backstroke |
(Bronze) |
Personal Best Times
| Kylee Murray |
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25m Freestyle |
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50m Freestyle |
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200m Freestyle |
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25m Backstroke |
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200m Backstroke |
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25m Butterfly |
| Varant Jambazian |
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50m Freestyle |
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100m Freestyle |
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50m Breaststroke |
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50m Butterfly |
| Leanne Tovkach |
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50m Freestyle |
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100m Freestyle |
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100m Backstroke |
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25m Breaststroke |
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100m Breaststroke |
| Katie Hope |
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200m Freestyle |
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50m Breaststroke |
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200m Breaststroke |
| Sophia Vicic |
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200m Freestyle |
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100m Backstroke |
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200m Backstroke |
| Ian Johnston |
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100m Backstroke |
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200m Backstroke |
| Alison Johnston |
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25m Freestyle |
Medal Tally
Congratulations to our team on their results! A big thank you also to our coaching team of Peter, Alison and Katie for the work they have done with our squad.
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