Leader of Co Curricular
Mr Nathan Smith
A wave of success at the 2026 Swimming Carnival
Our students made a splash at this year’s College Swimming Carnival, with age champions crowned across every division. Congratulations to:
AGE CHAMPIONS
Congratulations to the following students for amassing the most competitor points based on results and being crowned Age Champions
Girls | Boys | ||
| 12 years | Aria Simpson | James Ryan | |
| 13 years | Maddison Goult | Eli Leek | |
| 14 years | Charlotte Boeg | Zac McDonogh | |
| 15 years | Maddi Watts | Eneeki McNeilly | |
| 16 years | Alexis Barnes | ||
| 17 years + | Ellie Robertson | Beau Griggs |
NEW RECORDS
Congratulations to the following students who broke existing records on the day.
Event | Name | Old Record | New Record |
| 12 Girls 50m FLY | Amelia Dewhurst | 47.56 | 38.3 |
| 12 Girls 50m BK | Aria Simpson | 47.69 | 40.43 |
| 12 Girls 50m BRST | Aria Simpson | 50.16 | 42.47 |
| 12 Girls 50m FS | Aria Simpson | 37.34 | 32.41 |
| 12 Girls 100m BK | Amelia Dewhurst | 1.53.69 | 1.26.31 |
| 12 Girls 100m BRST | Aria Simpson | 1.54.82 | 1.35.88 |
| 12 Girls 100m FS | Aria Simpson | 1.35.19 | 1.14.09 |
| 14 Girls 50m BK | Charlotte Boeg | 42.84 | 38.84 |
| 14 Girls 50m BRST | Cleo Jovcevski | 47.56 | 44.21 |
| 14 Girls 100m BK | Charlotte Boeg | 1.41.22 | 1.29.40 |
| 16 Girls 50m BK | Alexis Barnes | 43.84 | 41.54 |
| 16 Girls 100m BK | Alexis Barnes | 1.34.28 | 1.28.68 |
| 17 Girls 50m FS | Maya Matthes | 30.05 | 29.65 |
| 17 Girls 50m BK | Ellie Roberston | 39.38 | 35.63 |
| 14 Boys 50m FLY | Luke Best | 36.37 | 38.84 |
Champion House announced
In a spirited contest, Benilde took out House Champion honours, led proudly by captains Cloe Callanan and Cooper Penman with staff Ms Aurelius and Ms Nelson.
Final points: Benilde 623, Chisholm 565, Miguel 330, Mackillop 269.
A special mention to Year 12 who had a wonderful day at their last swimming carnival.
Duke of Edinburgh – Silver Award recipients
We are delighted to recognise students who have demonstrated sustained commitment to service, skills, physical recreation, and the Adventurous Journey to achieve this distinguished award.
Silver Award: Olivia Sinclair, Kara Emans, Tilly‑Rose Buchan, Alexis Barnes, Eva Correia, Kiani Johnson, Georgia Pike, Mia‑Grace Schembri, and Ellie Robertson. Congratulations on this wonderful accomplishment.
Representative and community sport highlights
Beyond the pool, students continue to shine across many codes:
- Softball: Grace Mulhall being selected in the NSWCCC Open Girls Softball Team
- Touch Football: Zayne Pisani, Marshall Barlow, Cooper Penman, and Giselle Barlow being selected in SCS Touch Football.
- Oztag: Kai McKinley won the NSW Oztag Championships with Easts and was named MVP. I am also aware of many of our talented students who competed over this weekend and the State Cup Touch weekend also. Congratulations to all.
- Aquathlon: Lachlan Brinckley was selected for the NSW All Schools Aquathlon Team (Queensland event).
- Surf Life Saving / Surf Sports: Lila Smith (Gold & Bronze at NSW State Nippers), Beau Griggs (two Bronze at NSW Open State Surf Titles), and Kiani Johnson (Gold & Silver at NSW Open State Surf Titles).
- Game Fishing: Brae Geelan represented NSW Game Fishing during the holidays.
- Shark Island Swim Challenge: Congratulations to both Beau Griggs and Kiani Johnson for placing 2nd place in the Elite category of the recent Shark Island Swim.
Proud—and still climbing
These achievements reflect the breadth of talent across the College in just the first six weeks of the year. If I have missed your milestone, please reach out to the Sports Office so we can celebrate your success.
Feel free to contact myself or the school if your child succeeds out of school competition.
For all your sporting updates, please access
Sydney Catholic Schools sport website: https://sport.syd.catholic.edu.au/
Catholic Schools NSW sport website: https://csnsw.sport/
Yours in sport
Nathan Smith