Sports Report

Swimming 

Date changes to swimming

Year 3-6 Swimming - Week 9 and Week 11

Monday 1st December

Tuesday 2nd December (no longer on Wednesday 3rd December)

Thursday 4th December

Friday 5th December

Monday 15th December

Year 1 Swimming - Starts Week 9 

Year 1 Swimming – Week 10

Tuesday 9th December (no longer on Monday 8th December - Colour Run Day!)

Wednesday 10th December

Thursday 11th December

Friday 12th December

Days are adjusted only; therefore, none of the lesson times will change.

District Swimming 2026 Trials

 Expression of Interest

The Whittlesea Primary School swimming trials will be taking place on Monday, 15th December at Whittlesea Swimming Pool. 

The trials will be conducted during your child's swimming lesson on that day. If your child wishes to try out, however does not currently participate in the school swimming lessons or is in year 2 the school will coordinate those students walking to and from the pool.   

All participants must be able to confidently swim at least one of the recognised strokes for 50 metres.

A selection of students who perform well at the trials will go on to represent Whittlesea Primary School at the District Swimming Carnival in early 2026 in one or more of the following events.

• 50m Freestyle
• 50m Backstroke
• 50m Breaststroke

• 50m Butterfly

   

Please complete the expression of interest form below by the 4th of December.

Swimming Trials 2-5 - Google Forms

Year 6 Water Safety 

On Monday, 15th Dec, our Year 6 Students will have the opportunity to receive the Victorian Water Safety Certificate. To do this, they will need to demonstrate the competencies required for the Victorian Water Safety Certificate.

This event will be on Compass soon. 

This is not compulsory, and your child can opt out of the event.

Below are the requirements:

(Must be competent swimmers to attend, do not opt in unless this is the case)

Students who opt in will be tested during a theory session in the gym, then walk to the Whittlesea Pools with Mrs Northridge to complete a practical VWSC test.

The Victorian Water Safety Certificate is a Victorian Government initiative that identifies the knowledge and skills required for students to enjoy water-based activities safely in aquatic environments. The certificate establishes and evaluates minimum swimming and water safety competencies for primary school students. The competencies focus on:

• Water safety knowledge
• Rescue skills
• Survival sequences
• The ability to swim a continuous distance of 50 meters.

The Victorian Curriculum requires students to demonstrate the competencies of the Victorian Water Safety Certificate by the time they leave Year 6. For a complete list of the competencies that will be tested and for more information on the VWSC, please visithttps://lsv.com.au/education/victorian-water-safety-certificate/

Please be aware that on the day of the event, students will need to bring with them the following items: 

• A SPARE set of old clothes and shoes, students will need to enter the water fully clothed and demonstrate removing shoes and clothing in an emergency situation. 
• Bathers
• Towel 
• Goggles (Optional)

Year 5 & 6 Sport