It's SwimFest Saturday!
The wait is over – the Merrylands SwimFest is here!
Thank you to everyone who has volunteered for a role – especially those members who are just coming along to help.
If you haven’t nominated to help, please see Ian Wilson to do so.
We need assistance setting up for the meet, so we are asking that you arrive at the meet by 11:30am to assist with the setup.
Details of exactly what needs to be done and when are later in the newsletter, but there is lots of setup work to do. Then it all needs to be packed away again at the end. Please make sure you help.
Warm-up starts at 1:00pm with the meet starting at 2:00pm. All the information you need including the timeline and meet program is here. Swimmers need to be ready for the land warm-up at 12:45pm.
Alison and the Club Captains will be organising the swimmers to ensure they get to their races on time. We have 32 swimmers competing in 132 individual events and 5 relays. Relay teams are listed in the Meet Program and are on the notice board at the pool. If you are listed as swimmer 5 or 6 you are a reserve.
Lastly, don’t forget your club uniforms, hats, sunscreen, healthy snacks and drink bottles and good luck to all our swimmers!
No Club Races - Saturday, 17th February
If you are at the pool reading this at 7am and wondering where everyone is, we have good news and bad news.
The good news is, you are early to set up for the SwimFest.
The bad news is, there are no club races this week.
Club Races will be back on 24th February.
Speedo Sprint Series Results
Well done to our team of 7 swimmers at the Speedo Sprint Series last Saturday afternoon. The kids had a great meet with 20 new PBs from 26 races, with every team member swimming multiple PBs.
Well done to Gabriella (3), Joseph (3), Damien (2), Patrick (3), William (3), Samantha (4) Daniel (2) on their PBs. Daniel also achieved his first Metropolitan QT in the 50m Freestyle.
Whales’ Whispers
Heard around the pool this week:
“…James Mathison is going to swim in the Enhanced Games…”
Hmmm, this may be news to the former Australian Idol host unless he was inspired by James Magnussen’s announcement this week.
That has been broken for ages!
Yep, it probably has, but if you don’t report it, it won’t get fixed. Let Council know of any issues by using the Snap Send Solve mobile app which can be found at: www.cumberland.nsw.gov.au/snapsendsolve
Joke of the Week
Q: What dive are pirates best at?
A: The cannonball!
Championship Results
There was some exciting racing in the Breaststroke Championships last week, none more than in the 25m event where 9 swimmers took to the water!
We are looking forward to seeing them in the 50m next year!
25m Breaststroke Results
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1st
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Tomas Dlesk
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2nd
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Leah Johnston
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3rd
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Ishaq Massoud
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200m Breaststroke Results
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Open Women
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1st
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Katie Hope
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2nd
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Laura-Belle Casey
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3rd
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Alison Sakurovs
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Open Men
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1st
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Joseph Assi
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2nd
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Ian Wilson
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3rd
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Varant Jambazian
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50m Breaststroke Results
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Veteran Women
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1st
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Leanne Tovkach
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2nd
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Patricia Johnston
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Veteran Men
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1st
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Ian Wilson
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2nd
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Varant Jambazian
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3rd
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Johnson Chan
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Senior Women
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1st
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Katie Hope
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2nd
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Laura-Belle Casey
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3rd
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Alison Sakurovs
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16yrs Boys
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1st
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Matthew Vicic
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15yrs Girls
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1st
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Niushka Shrestha
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14yrs Boys
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1st
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Leo Zhu
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13yrs Boys
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1st
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Joseph Assi
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2nd
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Daniel Vicic
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13yrs Girls
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1st
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Lisa Shrestha
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11yrs Girls
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1st
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Gabriella Assi
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10yrs Boys
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1st
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Jay Shrestha
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10yrs Girls
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1st
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Lillian Zhu
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8yrs Boys
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1st
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Damien Chan
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2nd
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Jude Johnston
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8yrs Girls
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1st
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Anastasia Krga
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SwimFest Setup
It takes a lot of hands to setup for the SwimFest – this is what we need your help to do:
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Time
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Activity
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11:30am to 12:30pm
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· Shelters setup (see map)
· Tables and chairs setup (see map)
· BBQ set up (see map)
· Bollards and bunting set up (see map)
· Flags and Sponsor signs setup (see map)
· Marshalling Board setup (see map)
· PA set up and test
· Computer, WiFi and results screen setup
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12:30pm to 1:00pm
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· Touchpads put in pool
· 15m Rope installed
· Blocks uncovered
· Lane numbers and warm-up signs
· Test timing system
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1:00pm to 1:45pm
Warm-up
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· Print and cut marshalling sheets
· Relay changes/withdrawals
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1:45pm
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· Warm-up ends/clear pool
· Final test of timing system
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1:50pm
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· Marshall first events
· Officials briefing
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2:00pm
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· Meet starts
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Upcoming Meet Calendar
Check the website for the full list of upcoming meets, closing dates, programs and qualifying times.
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MEET NAME
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MEET DATE
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ENTRY CLOSING
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NSW Senior Metropolitan Champs
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24th & 25th February
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Tuesday, 13th February
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Metro South West 5-8 Years Meet
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Saturday 9th March
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Wednesday, 28th February
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NSW Junior State Age Championships
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23rd & Sunday 24th March
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Tuesday, 12th March
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NSW State Masters Championships
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13th & 14th April
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Friday, 5th April
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Swimwest Winter Short Course
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Sunday 21st April
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Saturday, 6th April* (Entry Limit)
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