Sprint Success at Merrylands
On Saturday 22nd February we had 7 competitors attend the Merrylands BPS Long Course sprint carnival. We also had a cheer squad, including Linda and Brian.
Club members competing were:
Annie Cooke
Stacey Ferreira
Jenni Goodhew
Suzie Haddad
Russell McLeod
Lindsay Risk
James Willis
Unfortunately, Sharon Carpenter couldn’t attend due to illness.
Following are their places based on age groupings:
Annie Cooke
50m Butterfly 1st
50m Backstroke 1st
50m Freestyle 1st
50m Butterfly 1st
50m Backstroke 1st
50m Freestyle 1st
Stacey Ferreira
50m Butterfly 1st
50m Backstroke 1st
50m Freestyle 1st
50m Butterfly 1st
50m Backstroke 1st
50m Freestyle 1st
Jenni Goodhew
50m Backstroke 6th
50m Breaststroke 8th
50m Freestyle 10th
50m Backstroke 6th
50m Breaststroke 8th
50m Freestyle 10th
Suzie Haddad
50m Backstroke 5th
50m Breaststroke 5th
50m Freestyle 5th
50m Backstroke 5th
50m Breaststroke 5th
50m Freestyle 5th
Russell McLeod
50m Butterfly 2nd
50m Backstroke 2nd
50m Breaststroke 1st
50m Butterfly 2nd
50m Backstroke 2nd
50m Breaststroke 1st
Lindsay Risk
50m Backstroke 3rd
50m Breaststroke 3rd
50m Freestyle 2nd
50m Backstroke 3rd
50m Breaststroke 3rd
50m Freestyle 2nd
James Willis
50m Butterfly 2nd
50m Backstroke 2nd
50m Freestyle 2nd
50m Butterfly 2nd
50m Backstroke 2nd
50m Freestyle 2nd
Most of our swimmers did or were very close to personal best times (PB’s), although it was a short carnival it was a great hit with just under 2 months until the nationals.
