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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Olympic pool
On Saturday 6th June the club went to the Olympic pool to take the challenge up age 9-15 to achieve: 2000-6000m and we are glad to say that they all achieved their distances, certificates and badges are on the way for 36 children who competed.
Bognor Regis Open meet
5 children went to Bognor Regis and we achieved a total of 10 medals, a mixture of silvers and bronze. The next gala is on the 28th of June at Dorking, there are 22 children taking part and 12 swimmers that haven’t swam in a gala before. Good luck guys.
Another winner
Congratulations! The first Jack Petchey award this year was given out:
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
Well done to all of the swimmers who took part in the club championship this year. Many records were broken and a big thumbs up to Reece Baines for his immaculate attendance and out right dedication to maintaining the outstanding website.
Merton Pisces visit Guildford Spectrum
Merton Pisces went to Guildford Spectrum and did all three activity’s, Ice skating, Bowling and Swimming.
New Club Captains Hannah & Amindu
Eastbourne Open Meet
Well done to all the swimmers that took part in the Eastbourne open meet.
London Aquatic Olympic Pool
Well done to the swimmers from the recent trip to the London Aquatic Olympic Pool. There was some excellent distance swimming with swimmers achieving 2500-5000 metres. It was a pleasure to use the fantastic facilities.
Cranleigh Open Meet
Well done to all the boys who took part in the Cranleigh Open Meet on 5th October. Some medals won and PB’s broke.
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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Merton Pisces visited by Olympic Swimmer
Merton Pisces was visited by a swimmer who won a bronze in the London 2012 Olympics from France. She participated in the lesson and everyone enjoyed the session, we would like to thank her for coming. Her name is Mylène Lazare:
Croft Farm Waterpark Holiday 2015
We are looking into going to Croft Farm Waterpark from Monday May 25th to Friday May 29th instead of our usual PGL trip and we need to gather your interest. You can take a look at its website here – http://www.croftfarmleisure.co.uk/The activities include: Other activities that may take place in the evening: This holiday will be a lot more …
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Another Winner
Congratulations! Another Jack Petchey award was given out last night:
Notice to swimmers
Please note there will be no swimming on Friday 27th June.
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.
PGL Isle of Wight Photos
The PGL Isle of Wight 2014 photos are now available to view on the club website by clicking here.
Open Meets now available!
We have updated the Events page of the website so you can now view all of the open meets for the year. You can view the page and make sure to tell Head Coach Harry the ones you are interested in attending as soon as possible. Click here to view the Events page.
Wimbledon College Email Collection
We have decided to collect the email of all the parents of swimmers who go to Wimbledon College. This is so that we can contact you if the pool has been closed. We will also use these emails to contact competition swimmers about upcoming events. Please fill in the form below if either of these …
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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.
A big thank you to everyone!
The Club Championships are over and we owe a big thanks to everyone that took part and everyone that helped out. We hope you enjoyed them and we look forward to next year!
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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Sunday Lessons
There are optional extra swimming lessons available for competitive swimmers on Sundays for £3.00 on the following dates this year: October – 13/20/27 November – 3/10/17/24 December – 8/15/22
New Club Minibus
We now have a new club minibus! Take a look at the pictures below, click each one to view it full size:
Another Jack Petchey Award Winner
Here are the photos of the next Jack Petchey Award winner taken on Friday: Well done!
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.
No Swimming Friday 3rd or Sunday 5th May
Due to the club PGL trip there is no swimming tonight, or on Sunday. We hope everyone has fun!
[Important] Easter Swimming Times
The following changes to swimming times are due to the Easter holiday: Tuesday 2nd/9th April – No Swimming at Morden Baths Tuesday 2nd/9th April – No Swimming at Wimbledon College Thursday 4th/11th April – No Swimming at Wimbledon College No swimming on good Friday (29th March). Swimming as usual on Wednesday’s and Friday’s.
Emilia wins the Jack Petchey Award
Emilia has won February’s Jack Petchey award and she received her certificate today: Well done Emilia! The money given to us by this award will be used to help improve the club.
ASA Awards
Here are the ASA Standard times that swimmers should be aiming to achieve: Bronze Silver Gold Platinum Stroke Distance Time Time Time Time I Medley 4x25m 1:58.60 1:43.60 1:34.10 I Medley 4x50m 4:17.20 3:44.60 3:24.10 3:09.50 I Medley 4x100m 9:03.70 7:55.00 7:11.50 6:40.60 Frontcrawl 25m 0:21.00 0:18.30 0:16.70 Frontcrawl 50m 0:47.00 0:41.00 0:37.20 Frontcrawl 100m …
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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:
Jack Petchey – October Winner
The winner for the October Jack Petchey award has been selected and received his certificate on Friday – Congratulations! The money will be spent to help subsidise the 2012 Guildford Spectrum Trip taking place on December 8th.
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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Maria wins the Jack Petchey Award
Congratulations to Maria for winning the Jack Petchey award at the club last night. Here’s a photo of everyone congratulating her:
Swimming Lessons Starting
All swimming lessons have now started again, including those at Wimbledon College. We look forward to seeing you again!
Wimbledon College Pool Information
Unfortunately the boilers at Wimbledon College have broken and the pool won’t be back in operation until September. Therefore all lessons at Wimbledon College before September have been cancelled. However all swimming at Morden Baths will continue as usual. Apologies for any inconvenience caused, the issue is out of hands. This post will be updated if any …
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Another two Jack Petchey Winners
Harry won the Jack Petchey award on Tuesday and Kristin on Thursday – well done! Here are some pictures:
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 and 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
Jack Petchey Award Winners 2011
This year’s award winners 2011 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:
Coach Award For Achievement
Head Coach Harry has awarded Megan with the Jack Petchey Award For Achievement. This is because of Megan’s hard work in lessons and great attitude, well done! Here she can be seen with a representative from Jack Petchey who kindly presented Megan the award as well as speaking to previous award winners.
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:
