Merrylands’ team of 36 swimmers continue to shine with amazing swims at our SwimFest carnival on Saturday!
Before getting to the pool results, I’d like to commend our swimmers on their performances outside of the pool. Thank you to all the swimmers who helped set up equipment and contribute to the team effort of running the meet, and to those who helped pack up afterwards. While there had to be too many reminders about sun safety, staying in the shade and wearing hats, the overall conduct of our swimmers was fantastic. Our team supported, cheered on and encouraged our swimmers throughout the meet, and celebrated each other’s successes. We had our post-race post its again and it was great to see what our swimmers came up with when asked to note their highlight and improvement opportunity for each swim. We are going to need a bigger whale for the next meet!
In terms of pool results – INCREDIBLE! I am so proud of everyone’s swims. As a team we achieved 55 new personal best times. We have been doing a lot of racing lately between club championships, Speedo Sprint Heats and school carnivals so to achieve 55 new bests is a wonderful achievement. I would also like to highlight the results in the Open 100s and 200s which show our swimmer’s continuing development.
While the goal is always to execute the best possible swim for each swimmer regardless of placing, it is always exciting to earn some bling. We totalled 10 Gold, 8 Silver and 12 Bronze Medals and our relays also earned us valuable team points, with 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 Bronze Medal. Our club came 3rd overall on the leaderboard and was only 14 points shy of 2nd place!
Stats
200IM – 1 PB, 1 Gold
50 Breaststroke – 13 PBs, 2 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze
50 Backstroke – 14 PBs, 2 Gold, 2 Silver, 3 Bronze
50 Freestyle – 13 PBs, 2 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze
50 Butterfly – 4 PBs, 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze
100 Butterfly – 1 PB, 2 Bronze
100 Breaststroke – 4 PBs, 1 Gold
100 Backstroke – 2 PBs, 1 Gold, 1 Bronze
100 Freestyle – 4 PBs
Let’s go WHALES!