HEPE and Sports

SCSA Swimming

 

 

On the 4th of March, after a busy day at school, our swim team spent the night racing their hearts out at the SCSA swimming competition.   Straight after the afternoon bell had rung, these girls stayed behind to get their free, delicious early dinner, like every year, YEP YOU GUESSED IT, lasagna.   After dinner, the new additions to the swim team were presented with a swimming badge. The captains were chosen for the team - well done to Amber Jones (Year 12) and Linh Thuy Nguyen (Year 11) who led the team on the night. The bus ride went by remarkably quickly, and in an instant, our eyes were beaming at how big the grandstand was at MSAC. 

 

When watching the schools warm-up, we were able to enjoy the amazing view of the city in the background.   Once the official called out ‘all swimmers to get out of the pool,’ that was when the nerves started to kick in.  Some swimmers literally camped in the marshlling room due to the tight schedule of their races. It was a very busy evening for everyone, we all should be very proud for those who stepped in to represent our school, everyone did an outstanding job.   Despite all the nervousness and worry, Killester ranked 1st overall. WELL DONE TO EVERYONE FOR THEIR INCREDIBLE PERFORMANCE!

 

The final results were as follows:

1st Killeste College 613 points

2nd  St Aloysius College 488 points

3rd Mercy College 440 points

4th Presentation College 349 points

 

Melinda Lao

Year 10 St Anne

METs Excursion

 

Ms Sadler’s Year 12 Physical Education class participated in an incursion with METs Education, to further develop our understanding of biomechanics. Tyler, a representative from METs, arrived with many advanced equipment. One of the measuring devices was a laser motion sensor. It acted as a stopwatch that recorded our running time, when we broke the laser, more accurately than the hand held stopwatches we have at school. We performed a number of experiments exploring the effects of mass and friction on our speed while running, different bases of support on our ability to remain in equilibrium, bending our legs to decrease injury by increasing the length of time the force is applied, summation of momentum to increase the release velocity of a baseball when pitching and many more. It was very interesting to see all the concepts we learnt in class being put into action. The incursion made biomechanics easier to understand and it was a great experience.

 

Kezzia Chan

Year 12 PE Student