Swimming Sports

“It was a really good day, and it was great to see everyone jump in the pool, participating and having fun.”  Kate Parker 

On Thursday the 17th, the annual St Joseph’s swimming sports took place to the delight of all. It had been cancelled the previous year due to covid restrictions, so the students were grateful to find that it had not been cancelled again.

Many students took the opportunity to display their athletic prowess in the pool, and demonstrated comradeship through friendly competition. The number of swimmers that could be seen in the water was inspirational and will surely motivate many to follow the example set for them in future events.

While there were obviously some rules that had to be followed to ensure the safety of the students, they failed to make a dent in the overall enjoyment of the day and many students left fully intending to compete again next year.

By Noah Maynard

House Champion 

Congratulations to Delany, for taking out the House Champion Award for our swimming sports for the third year in a row!

Age Champions

Congratulations also go to the following Age Champions

U13 Female: Anja Taylor (Delany)

U13 Male: Oscar Coombs (Patrick) & Bodhi Teasdale-Dohnt (Brigid)

U14 Female: Anais Hollamby (Nicholls)

U14 Male: Angus Watson (Brigid)

U15 Female: Maisy Byrne (Moore)

U15 Male: Ky Henson (Delany)

U16 Female: Molly McLeod (Chisholm)

U16 Male: Jobe Shanahan (Nicholls)

U17 Female: Kate-Lyn Godden-Cannard (Moore)

U17 Male: Hugh Byrne (Chisholm)

U21 Female: Emilia Reid (Moore)

U21 Male: Lachlan Watson (Brigid)

Record Breakers

We'd also like to congratulate the following students who broke records in this meet.

U17 Male 50m Freestyle - Nash Ramage - 27.94 (old record 29.56 from 2021)

U17 Male 50m Backstroke - Nash Ramage - 33.30 (old record 39.38 from 2021)

U17 Male 100m Freestyle - Will Rohde  1:16.53 (old record 1:25.69 from 2021)

U17 Female 4x50m Freestyle Relay - DELANY - 2:56.86 (old record 2:59.70 from 2021)

U13 Female 4x50m Freestyle Relay - MOORE  - 2:37.46 (old record 2:43.39 from 2015)

Thank you

Thank you to all students who participated with such great enthusiasm and team spirit. We hope you enjoyed the day!

A huge thank you also goes out to all staff who helped at the pool and also at school!

House Captain Awards will be presented at the next House LM Assembly.

The Campaspe Round is next Tuesday 1 March at the Echuca Pool. Students will be notified via email if they have qualified.

Lisa Spiteri

Sports Coordinator