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Primary & Secondary Swimming Carnival

Well, we did it! First ever combined swimming carnival complete.

Thank you for all your support, guidance, and assistance in completing this carnival successfully.

Just over three hundred students from most of our primary and secondary schools competed. We had many children break their personal best times, compete with big smiles and display fantastic sportsmanship throughout the day.

We had a few students break the Armidale Diocesan Primary Swimming records:

St Xavier's Gunnedah Junior Boys Relay team (Lewis Mainey, Max Smith, Rafe Denovan, Banjo Fitzgerald) 2:27.21; the previous record was 2:33.30 held by St Joseph’s Walgett.

Josh Spinks broke the Boys 12-13 years 50m Breaststroke with 39.67; the previous record 42.03 held by Joe Yeomans (St Joseph’s Walgett)

Josh Spinks broke the Boys 11-13 years 200m Individual Medley record 2:43.91; the previous record 2:50.82 held by Jacob Smith (St Xavier’s Gunnedah).

Thomas McDougall broke the Boys 12-13 years Butterfly record with 32.88; the previous record 34.97 held by Joe Yeomans (St Joseph’s Walgett)

Belle Nichols broke the Girls 9 year old 50m Freestyle with 36.37, the previous record 38.19 held by Alexis Whitton (St Xavier’s Gunnedah).

Banjo Fitzgerald broke the Boys 8-10 years 50m Butterfly with 36.73, the previous record 37.88 held by Josh Spinks (St Xavier’s Gunnedah)

All results can be found <<here>>

2024 Primary Champion & Runners Up

Junior Boy Champion: Banjo Fitzgerald (St Xavier’s Gunnedah)

Junior Boy Runner-up: Daniel Ivannikov (St Mary’s Armidale); Lewis Mainey (St Xavier’s Gunnedah) & Max Smith (St Xavier’s Gunnedah).

Junior Girls Champion: Matilda Ramien (St Xavier’s Gunnedah)

Junior Girls Runner-Up: Belle Nichols (St Xavier’s Gunnedah)

11 years Boy Champion: Edward Carolan (St Joseph’s Wee Waa)

11 years Boy Runner up: James Gleeson (St Joseph’s Wee Waa)

11 years Girls Champion: Isabella Harding-Brown (St Nicholas Tamworth)

11 years Girls Runner Up: Maggie Lawty (St Francis Xavier’s Narrabri)

Senior Boy Champion: Josh Spinks (St Xavier's Gunnedah)

Senior Boy Runner-up: Thomas McDougall (St Nicholas Tamworth)

Senior Girls Champion: Hannah Akinyemi (St Xavier’s Gunnedah)

Senior Girls Runner-Up: Jorja Jameson ( St Joseph’s Quirindi)

2024 Secondary Champions

17+ years Girl Champion: Abby Trewern (McCarthy)

16 years Boy Champion: Lachlan Davy (McCarthy)

16 years Girls Champion: Tilani Smith (McCarthy)

15 years Boy Champion: Zacheriah Akinyemi (St Mary’s Gunnedah)

15 years Girls Champion: Audrey Hannaford (St Mary’s Gunnedah)

14 years Boy Champion: Cooper Whitton (St Mary’s Gunnedah)

14 years Girls Champion: Katie Spinks (St Mary’s Gunnedah)

13 years Boy Champion: Edward McCann (St Mary’s Gunnedah)

13 years Girls Champion: Alexis Whitton (St Xavier’s Gunnedah)

12 years Boy Champion: Jake Hausfield (McCarthy)

12 years Girls Champion: Amity Wall (McCarthy)

The Armidale Diocesan Primary Swim Team will head to Sydney Aquatic Centre in Homebush to compete in the NSWCPS Swimming Championships on Tuesday, 3rd April 2024. Selection notes were also sent out today to all schools. Thank you to Peter Baz, Rosie Clift and bindy Abell for taking on the Team Manager roles for this event.

The Armidale Diocesan Secondary Swim Team will also head to Sydney Olympic Aquatic Centre in Homebush to compete in the NSWCCC Swimming Championships on Thursday 4th April 2024. Thank you to Mon Hannaford and Brad Mitchell for taking on the Team Manager roles for this event.

O’Connor Catholic College had their Lasallian retreats organised by Youth Minister and ex student Bridie Giles