Handicap Relay
It was a tight finish to last week’s Handicap Relay with just 0.48 seconds separating the top 3 teams. You would think we were playing for sheep stations the way some of the 8 and 9 year olds wanted to audit the results!
The winners of the Chupa Chups this round were Jude Johnston and Damien Chan. Well done boys!
True or False?
The name of the brand Chupa Chups comes from the Spanish verb chupar, meaning "to suck".
Merrylands SwimFest
There are only 2 weeks left until entries close – have you entered yet?
The Merrylands SwimFest will be held on Saturday 15th February and is not only great competition practice for our swimmers but is the club’s main fundraiser of the year, with proceeds going towards our annual presentation evening.
Needless to say, we need everyone’s support in running the meet, and our swimmers to compete.
Our members get a 25% discount off their entries, with both Full Swimmers and Club Only Swimmers eligible to compete, so make sure you enter today and remember to click the correct button to get your club member rate. Entries close on 1st February, 2025.
See the SwimFest section of our website for all the details.
Bring a Friend
Do you have a friend that needs practice for their School Carnival?
Get them to sign up for a Come & Try membership and they can give our club races a go for up to 4 weeks before purchasing a membership!
SwimFest Helpers - Timekeeping
Eyes? Check!
Thumb? Check!
Connection between the two? Check!
Congratulations - you were born to be a Timekeeper – one of the most important and best jobs at the SwimFest and it couldn’t be any easier – push a button when the swimmers hit the wall at the end of the race. No pencil, no clipboard, no splits, no writing times.
When not using these senses, you are treated like royalty with a front-row seat to all the action and food served to you on a platter.
We need 16 timekeepers to run the meet, so please nominate to assist with this role or any other role you are interested in here.
Ian Wilson is the Meet Director for the meet and will be coming to see what you have signed up for.
Speedo Sprint Heats
The Metro South-West Speedo Sprint Heats will be held at SOPAC on Saturday 8th February 2025, commencing at 12.00pm. Entres close 29th January.
Streamline your entry to the pool
Council has implemented a new Visitor Membership System to ensure the safety and wellbeing of members, visitors and staff. All visitors must now show photo ID when visiting a centre.
Streamline your entry to the centre by having a member profile, including a photo, created on council’s point of sale system.
Alternatively, you can scan your photo ID each time upon entry.
Since the system was implemented, the number of scallywags banned from the swim centres is more than double that of last season, creating a safer and more pleasant environment for everyone else.
Club Uniforms
Get your Club Uniforms before the SwimFest via club’s online shop.
Seen a Problem? Get it Fixed
If you see something that needs fixing you can elevate this directly with Council by logging the issue here.
Boardshort Relay
Next week’s special event is the Boardshort Relay. Your boardshorts are your entry – just bring yours and we will put you in a team on the morning.
Club Championships
Club Championships are back from next week with the 25m, 50m and 200m Butterfly events.
Have you qualified for the remaining events yet? Make sure you have swum the event at least once to qualify.
Lions Club Award
Seen someone that deserves recognition for their efforts in helping out? Nominate them for the Lions Club Award, our peak award to recognise our volunteers over the season.
Nominate a volunteer
P-Plate Award
Don’t forget to keep an eye out for someone making a silly mistake during the season. We like to recognise and reward all efforts during the season and the P-Plate award is the perfect way to do this for something funny that happens at club.
Nominate a silly mistake
Make a Donation
Did you know you can make a tax-deductible donation to the club?
All donations assist us in upgrading and maintaining our timing equipment and results systems used at our weekly club races, hosted swimming meets, and local school carnivals.
If you would like to make a donation, or know someone who would like to then click on the link below.
Thank you to everyone who has made a donation already.
Make a donation
