Race Entries
As we enter the last 8 weeks of our season we have championships every Saturday morning. A couple of reminders to help these mornings run smoothly:
- A limit of 2 swims in addition to a championship swim (when there is a championship for your age group)
- Manual card entries close at 6pm on Wednesday
- Online entries close at 8pm Thursday
- No late entries or changes to swims are accepted
Any questions about races should be emailed to race.secretary@merrylandsasc.asn.au
Trophy Return
It is now time to return any perpetual trophy’s you have from last season. Please return these on a Saturday morning to the club room.
Metro South West Area program changes 2018/2019
As part of the Swimming NSW competition changes being implemented in 2018/2019 Metro South West Area programs will be changing.
An invitation is extended to all Coaches, Club Members and Parents to attend an information evening where the proposed new competition structure will be presented by MSW.
This meeting is being held on Tuesday 6th February, 2018 at Guildford Pool at 7.30pm.
Youth Advisory Panel’s Twilight Race Party
Swimming NSW’s Youth Advisory Panel has been busy organising an event designed specifically by teenagers for teenagers. Reece Tomkinson is a member of the Youth Advisory Panel and he has been active in the work to plan this event. The Twilight Race Party will be held on Saturday 17th February, 2018 from 4pm to 8pm at the Angelo Anestis Aquatic Centre, Bexley.
Cost is $10 with more information on the noticeboard in the club room or visit http://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/u742iET46J or @snswyap on Facebook
February 2018 Important Dates
- Masters BPS Saturday 10th February, 2018 (entries closed)
- Merrylands SwimFest Saturday 24th February, 2018 (entries close 10th February, 2018)
Please see Graham to confirm you can help on these days. The more helpers we have on the days the smoother the meets run. If you have family members or friends who would like to also help out please let Graham know.
Learn to Swim
Our Learn to Swim program commences this morning and runs for 6 weeks. Welcome to our returning and new learn to swim participants and thank you to all of our instructors and helpers for volunteering for this program.
Hosting Duties
We are rostered to provide hosting duties at the Metro South West 5 – 8 Years meet on Saturday 3rd March, 2018. This is an afternoon meet held locally at Guildford Pool. Our duties include helping with gate entry, result posting, presentation of medals & ribbons etc. We need about 4 or 5 helpers on the day, so if you can help please let Graham know.
Active Kids Program
As previously advised this NSW Government initiative commenced on 31st January, 2018. It is a program open to all NSW school enrolled children and provides each child with a voucher for $100 to use towards an eligible sport activity every calendar year.
Registration to obtain a voucher is available and the voucher is valid for use until 31st December, 2018. You can retain the voucher to use when swimming registrations for the 2018/2019 season occur in October 2018.
For more information see the noticeboard in the club room or visit the MyServiceNSW website at www.service.nsw.gov.au or Swimming NSW website at https://nsw.swimming.org.au/page.php?id=258
Whales Picnic – Sunday 11th March, 2018
Sunday 11th March, 2018 (11.00am – 4.30pm) sees a Whales Picnic being held at Blaxland Riverside Park, Jamieson Street, Sydney Olympic Park (off Holker Street, Silverwater). A great time is planned to relax and socialise away from the pool.
Merrylands Amateur Swimming Club – 50th Anniversary
As we have mentioned earlier in the season 2018 will see our club celebrate our 50th anniversary. As the swimming centre officially opened in November 1968 we will have a range of celebrations over the 2018/2019 season. We have a sub-committee (Ian Wilson, Trish Johnston & Margaret Edwards) working on ideas for these celebrations. If you have any ideas or would like to assist please see one of these people.
Uniforms
Visit our new online store at https://shop.merrylandsasc.asn.au/ to order uniform items.
Upcoming Events
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MEET NAME
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MEET DATE
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ENTRY CLOSING DATE
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Whales Challenge
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Saturday 3rd February
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Closed
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MASC 50metre Butterfly
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Saturday 10th February
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Wednesday 7th February
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Merrylands Masters BPS meet
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Saturday 10th February
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Friday 2nd February
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Speedo Sprint Heats
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Sunday 11th February
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Tuesday 30th January
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MASC 50metre Freestyle
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Saturday 17th February
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Wednesday 14th February
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MASC 400metre Freestyle (Open)
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Saturday 24th February
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Wednesday 21st February
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Merrylands SwimFest
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Saturday 24th February
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Saturday 10th February
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MASC 50metre Breaststroke
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Saturday 3rd March
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Wednesday 28th February
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MASC 50metre Backstroke
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Saturday 10th March
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Wednesday 7th March
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Speedo Sprint Finals
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Saturday 10th March
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Whales Picnic
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Sunday 11th March
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MASC 800metre Freestyle (Open)
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Saturday 17th March
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Wednesday 14th March
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MASC 200metre Freestyle
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Saturday 24th March
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Wednesday 21st March
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