On the 24th June Merton Pisces went with four girls and six boys to the Leatherhead Open Meet at Dorking. We achieved six golds, ten silvers and one bronze. We came third place overall which was a great result!
Category:Club Activities
Club activities are trips that we have throughout the year
Margate Open Meet
On Sunday the 10th of June Merton Pisces went down to Margate to an open meet which was quite a high standard. We achieved eight medals, six gold and two bronze and all swimmers beat their personal best times. Well done to everyone who went!
Woking Octopus Gala
11 of our swimmers went to the Woking Octopus Gala and had a great day. They amassed a total of 27 medals: 9 Golds, 9 Silvers and 9 Bronzes.
Go Karting Day
Thanks to the support of Jack Petchey Foundation we were able to take some of our newest members for a day of go karting, the swimmers had a whiz of a time.
Celebrating our 45th Anniversary!
The snow couldn’t keep the swimmers from coming to the clubs best event of the year. They all helped celebrate coach Harry’s 80th Birthday and the 45th Anniversary of Merton Pisces Club. I would like to say thanks to all the parents for their kind donations. Also a special thank you to Sergio, Ken, Ali …
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Black Swan Gala
This weekend 11 of our swimmers participated in the Black Swan Gala – Staines. It was hugely successful with most of our swimmers returning with medals and all swimmers achieved PB’s. In total we got: 8 Golds 4 Silvers 5 Bronzes
Guildford Spectrum Trip
A few of the Merton Pisces swimmers went to Guildford Spectrum for some bowling and swimming which was subsidised Jack Petchey. They all had a great time!
Woking Gala
Well done to all the swimmers for an amazing day of swimming at the Woking Open meet. It was a huge success with a huge haul of medals, bucket loads of PB’s and a lot of happy faces. 41 Medals in total were won: 11 Golds 12 Silvers 18 Bronzes
Club Championships Photos
The photos from the 2017 Club Championships are now available to view for members of the club. Congratulations to everyone who took part! They can be found by clicking here and entering the password, please talk to Harry if you need it.
Olympic Master Class Photos
Photos from our time on Sunday the 22nd of October 23 where children took part in a masterclass with the Olympic swimmers with one hour on dry land and two hours swimming training with Amy Smith and 200 B’F Gold British champion Joe Roebuck are now available to club members. They can be found …
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An Olympian Swimming Lesson!
Invited members of the club will be having a swimming lesson at Cheam Leisure Centre taught by Joe Roebuck and Amy Smith who participated in the London 2012 Olympics! The lesson will take place on Sunday 22nd October, please contact coach Harry for more information.
Croft Farm 2017 Photos
Members of the club can now view the Croft Farm holiday photos by clicking here and entering the club password (please speak to Harry if you do not have it). This year Merton Pisces took 29 swimmers to Croft Farm for a packed week of entertainment. From sailing, windsurfing, kayaking in the lake to katakanuing in …
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Crawley Open Meet
Following on from the success of the previous week, eight swimmers went to Crawley. This open meet had a different challenge as the races were in a 50m pool. All the swimmers achieved personal bests and some medals were also won. Pisces swimmers did themselves and the club proud, fighting for every stroke and producing …
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Margate Open Meet
Sixteen Merton Pisces swimmers went to Margate. A lot of swimmers achieved their personal record times and some won a few medals. Congratulations to everyone who went!
11th March Erith & District gala
Saturday evening we went to the Erith & District swimming club, 19 children took part. They were all 100s and there were some fantastic times achieved, they all improved and everyone got a medal.
Pisces not only fast swimmers
The club recently went on a go karting trip which was subsidised by Jack Petchey.
Croft Farm Photos
Members of the club can now view the Croft Farm holiday photos by clicking here and entering the club password (please speak to Harry if you do not have it). We will be going to Croft Farm again on the 2nd of June 2017 if you are interested please ask Harry.
Dorking Open Meet Results
21 children from the club took part in this open meet, 12 of them were novices. Everyone improved their times with one or two silly mistakes. We achieved 2 golds, 2 silvers and 2 bronze against some very good competition. Well done to everyone who took part! The next open meet is 11th July at …
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Jack Petchey Award Trip
Sandy was the last winner and chose to take some of the swimming club to Guildford spectrum. Here are some photos:
London Olympic Pool Enquiry
The club in the near future would like to take part in a distance swim in the Olympic pool. No date has been set yet, depending on how many children want to take part will determine the amount of lanes that will be booked. Please comment bellow if you are interested.
Club Championships 2014
Please click ‘Read more’ so you can download the programs for the Club Championships 2014. They will be held on the 14th and 21st November with the warm up starting at 7.30. You can view and download the programs by clicking on the links below: Click here to download the program for the first gala. …
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Cranleigh Open Meet
Well done to all the swimmers that took part in the Cranleigh Open Meet this weekend, we managed to achieve 1 Gold, 2 Silvers and 2 Bronze medals with a small group of swimmers. The next one is on the 29th June.
Bognor Open Meet
Well done to all the swimmers take took part in the Bognor Open Meet over the weekend. We won: 4 Gold’s 9 Silver’s 1 Bronze
Woking Open Meet
Well done to all the swimmers that participated in the Woking open meet today. Together we managed to win lots of races: 6 – 1st Place 18 – 2nd Place 7 – 3rd Place Everyone improved their times and it was a great success.
Guildford Spectrum 2013 Photos
The Guildford Spectrum photos are now on the website, you can click here to view the full gallery.
Club Championships 2013 Photos
The Club Championships photos are now on the website, you can click here to view the full gallery.
Fun Night
Merton Pisces will be holding a fun night on Friday 13th December (our last Friday swim night for the year). Swimmers please bring your fins with you. We thought it would be a good idea to have the parents join together in a social time in the canteen once the swimmers have finished in the …
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Guildford Spectrum Trip
For swimmers 9 years old and over on Saturday 23rd November. Swimmers under 9 may attend if accompanied by an adult. There will be lots to do, come and have some fun: Swimming Bowling Ice Skating We will leave Morden Baths at 11:30 am and return approximately at 7-7:30pm. The cost will be £16 however …
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PGL Isle of Wight – Places remaining!
There are now 21 people going to the PGL trip next year in Little Canada, Isle of Wight. There are currently 3 places left. Some of the activities included are: Dragon Boat Racing Raft Building Canoeing Sailing Private Beach Speed Sailing Surfing Body Boarding This will be in Easter 2014 on Monday April 7th to Friday …
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Octopus Open Meet Results
Everyone did well at the open meet today, and we won a total of 14 trophies. These were: 4 Gold 7 Silver 3 Bronze Well done to everyone who attended it was a great success, thank you! We are looking forward to attending the Littlehampton meet next Sunday.
PGL 2013 – Photos & Videos
We all had an excellent time at PGL this weekend, here is a large collection of photos and videos from the trip (just click on each one). Click here to view all the photos and videos from the trip.
Littlehampton Open Meet
A few children took part and were very successful. A few medals were won and lots of personal best’s were broken. Well done to everyone that attended.
Club Championships 2012 Photos
The Club Championships were a great success with 3 club records broken and lots of competition. Congratulations to everyone who took part, you should be proud of yourselves. You can view the full photo gallery of the event by clicking here.
Dorking Open Meet
Congratulations to everyone who attended the Dorking Open Meet. Our swimmers did very well and won several medals and broke their personal bests! Merlin (Age 9) won Gold in the 50m freestyle:
Guildford Trip Details – December 8th
This years Guildford Spectrum trip will be on December 9th. The price will be £12 with Jack Petchey is subsidising the trip. Leaflets will be given out to swimmers next week and they will need to be filled in and returned as soon as possible. The day will include: We look forward to seeing everyone …
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Two Successful Open Meets
The last two open meets the club attended were very successful and for some of our members it was their first time ever. Swimmers improved their Personal Bests and some won bronze, silver and gold medals. Well done to everyone who attended!
Merton Pisces at the Olympic Stadium
You can click to view the photos below of us at The Olympic Stadium Gold Challenge event: We all had a great day, it was nice and sunny as well – which made things much better!
Club Championships 2011
We broke several club records this year, as well as many swimmers improving on their personal bests. Well done to everyone who attended. You can see the complete photo albums for all our events through our photos page. You will need to use a password, if you don’t have it already then email Harry@mertonpisces.co.uk
Dorking Open Meet
Congratulations to everyone who attended the Dorking Open Meet. All of our swimmers managed to beat their personal best times, and some awards were gained. Thanks to everyone who attended and made the event possible.
Jack Petchey Award Winners
This year’s award winners attended the Jack Petchey Award ceremony, you can view a photo gallery of the event below: A special thanks to Jack Petchey and everybody that attended the event.
Club Captain Chris Leaves
Chris has had to leave to club as he moves to his University. He was the club captain and has been dedicated to the club for several years, helping out in the teaching pool and various galas/open meets. Here are some pictures of his final session: A big thank you to Chris for all of …
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Jack Wins Jack Petchey
Jack has won the Jack Petchey award and has been awarded £200 to spend on the club. He also received a certificate and pin badge. The winner was decided by the members of the club, who has been voting over the last few weeks. Well done Jack! Click to enlarge the pictures:
Go-Karting Trip Photos
We are not only great at swimming – it looks like we are good at Go Karting as well! Everyone had a great time at our Go Karting trip, here you can see some photos (Click to enlarge):
Bognor Regis Open Meet
After a fantastic day at Bognor Regis, we managed to win several medals and beat several of our personal bests. A very well done to everyone who attended the event, it was a great success! You can click on the picture to view the full size version:
Haslemere Open Meet Results
All of the swimmers did really well and beat their best personal times, and several awards were won. It was a great event and everybody turned up, well done to all the swimmers which took part!
Cranleigh Open Meet – Results
Well done to all the swimmers who attended the Cranleigh open meet, everyone improved their personal best times. We also one several bronze, silver and gold medals! It was a great day and the club was in good spirits and made sure to cheer on all of our swimmers. Look our for the upcoming Haslemere …
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38th Anniversary
Est. 1973 we now celebrate our 38th Anniversary, you can view some old photos from the club at out facebook group here: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=17104884807
Isle Of Wight 2011?
Several year’s ago we used to have a yearly Isle Of Wight trip which we would visit several theme parks and beaches. With various activity’s and a weeks holiday it was enjoyed by all. Activity’s ranged from cycling, swimming, running, football, table tennis and many days out. We would be interested in running another trip …
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Guildford Trip 2010 Photos
Click here to view the photos for this year’s Guildford trip. We all had great fun and this is another trip that has been part funded by the Jack Petchy award. The Bowling, Ice-skating and swimming all made for a good day out for our club.
Club Championships Photos
The Club Championships 2010 are over, and they were a great success. Everybody improved some of there times and many medals were won. Thank you to everyone who attended! The photos are all available, just click here.