Congratulations to...

Henry Allan (10 Jones)

Henry has had a very busy summer break, competing and setting new records in two Victorian state events and one regional event! He was also recently featured in the Bendigo Advertiser.

Victorian Age LC Championships

Henry finished first in the 100-metre backstroke with a -2.52 PB and beat the championship record. Henry's time of 57.23 is the ninth fastest time achieved by a 15-year-old boy in Australia! He also finished first in the 200-metre backstroke and 100-metre butterfly, fourth in the 50-metre freestyle and seventh in the 200-metre freestyle.

Victorian Age Sprints

Henry broke the Victorian All-comers Record in the heats of the Boys 15 Years 50-metre backstroke with his time of 27.14. He went on to rewrite the record books again in the final, clocking a time of 27.13. He also won gold in the Boys 15 Years 50-metre butterfly (26.09) and freestyle (24.90). 

Victorian Country LC Championships (Traralgon)

Henry placed first in seven events: the Boys 14–15 Years 100-metre backstroke, Boys 16&U 4 x 50-metre freestyle relay, Mens 200-metre backstroke, Boys 14–15 Years butterfly, Mixed 16&U 4 x 50-metre medley, Boys 16&U 4 x 50-metre medley relay and Boys 14–15 Years 100-metre freestyle. He also placed second in the Mens 4 x 100-metre medley. 

New records

Victorian Country Individual Record

Boys 14–15 Years 100-metre backstroke: 58.35

Victorian Country Relay Record

Mixed Open 4 x 50-metre medley relay: 1:54.0

Congratulations, Henry, on all your achievements so far!

Lauren Davenport (6 Jenkin) and                                     Stella McIntosh (6 Jenkin)

On Monday 22 January, Year 6 students Lauren Davenport and Stella McIntosh brought home well-deserved silver and bronze medals from the major All Country Victoria Championship, where they competed against 70 Victorian girls in their age group over three big days in Traralgon. 

Lauren qualified for all finals over the weekend. The most exciting was the 50-metre butterfly when both Lauren and Stella made it to the finals, racing each other neck and neck (lane 5 and lane 6). It was an epic to see two Girton classmates (and best friends) racing each other, challenging each other and supporting each other. The result was close, with Lauren coming second and Stella third by 0.08 seconds. 

Grace Beattie (5 Jenkin)

Congratulations to Grace Beattie who spent many hours writing, editing, re- writing and re-reading her story The Turtle. She was awarded third prize in the 10- to 17-year-old Junior Flash Fiction category of the Fellowship of Australian Writers Free Spirits Writing Competition. The theme of the competition was 'A Friend in Need',  to promote mental health awareness.

If you would like to have a student achievement recognised, please email elink@girton.vic.edu.au