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Boys' School Swimming 2016

March 10, 2016 at 4:30 PM

‘Would the Year 2 noodle boys please line up!’ Anyone passing the School gates, who heard this call over the loud speaker this week may have wondered at the source of such a request! Those in the know understand that it must be Swimming Sports for our youngest competitors!

This week’s Senior, Middle and Junior School swimming events were a superb culmination to a summer of swimming. Held on separate days, each is testament to the terrific job undertaken by our PE staff in developing our boys’ swimming skills.  For Years 4 to 8, there is a familiarity about the event. Whilst it is no less nerve wracking for our older boys to line up on the starting blocks, they can take comfort in the knowledge that when they dive in, they know what is expected of them and they have honed the skill to finish the race.

Our Junior School swimmers have very well developed water competency; swimming lessons and water safety are a regular feature of their weekly timetable, allowing even the least sure to develop self-confidence in the pool. By the time the Junior Swimming event takes place, all our Junior boys have the ability to undertake a length of the pool, albeit, for some of them, with the aid of a flotation device such as a flutter board or noodle. But on the day, nerves sometimes take the upper hand and that’s where our Senior School boys are ready to step in – well jump in actually! It’s heartening to see the Year 8 students giving one-on-one support to the juniors in the water, offering words of encouragement and a little physical support if required. Nerves are soon set aside and the junior legs kick even harder!

The logistics for providing three days of competitive swimming for each of the syndicates is huge. Our thanks to Sport Director, Mr Duncan Grant and his team, and especially to the parents who assisted as timekeepers; your help is always truly appreciated!

Special mention must be made of this year’s record breakers:
Jourdan Klink had an unprecedented day in the pool, breaking five Year 8 records! He set new times in the 25m freestyle, 25m backstroke, 50m freestyle, 50m backstroke, 100m freestyle.

Jack Mitchell broke the Year 7 25m breaststroke mark.

Well done boys! 

BOYS’ SCHOOL SWIMMING CHAMPIONS 2016

Year 2 Champions

1st

Toby McFarlane CA

2nd =

Spencer Wharfe CH

2nd =

William McLeod CA

2nd =

Toby Wigglesworth CA

Year 3 Champions

1st

Max Trankels HA

2nd

Edward MacCulloch CH

3rd

Archer Kersey CH

Year 4 Champions

1st

James Hiddleston HA

2nd

James Knottenbelt WI

3rd =

Jaden Renault Pollard CA

3rd =

Lachlan Hay CA

Year 5 Champions

1st =

Sam McLeod CA

1st =

Ethan Knox CA

3rd

Dominic Holmes WI

Year 6 Champions

1st

Marco Lazzaro HA

2nd

Patrick Healy WI

3rd

Austin McKegg CH

Year 7 Champions

1st

Oliver Avis WI

2nd

Alexander Dennis WI

3rd

Jack Mitchell WI

Year 8 Champions

1st

Jourdan Klink CA

2nd

Jack George CA

3rd

Samuel Don CH

 

House Swimming Champions

1st

Cargill

2nd

Wishart

3rd

Chalmers

4th

Hamilton

Click here to see more Junior School swimmers: Junior School Swimming 2016

Click here to see more Middle School swimmers: Middle School Swimming 2016

Click here to see more Senior School swimmers: Senior School Swimming 2016

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