College Sport

JSSATIS Swimming Carnival

On Thursday 18 March, the Primary Swimming team took part in the JSSATIS Inter-school meet, the first of two carnivals at the Doone Kennedy Hobart Aquatic Centre.  There was much excitement, and nerves from the group, particularly the Years 3 and 4 students who were experiencing their first inter-school swimming carnival. 

The Mount Carmel students represented the College with pride and gave it their all against some very strong opposition.  Ribbons were awarded as follows:

Next on the swimming calendar for primary students is the Southern Tasmanian Catholic Primary Schools (STCPSSA) meet, which will be held at the Hobart Aquatic Centre on Friday 26 March.

SATIS Secondary Swimming Carnival

On Tuesday, Mount Carmel College joined 16 other independent schools from around the state at the Hobart Aquatic Centre to compete in the SATIS Swimming Carnival. 

Having already competed in the Southern Event, the girls were now stepping up to the next level of competition.  

• The Mount Carmel College team placed 12th in the Junior Girls Shield.  The winner was Scotch Oakburn College.
• In the pennant results, Mount Carmel finished  9th in U14, 11th in U13 and U15, and 12th in U16.
• Olivia Jones placed 4th in U14 Backstroke, 5th in U14 Freestyle and 7th in the U15 100m freestyle.
• Maya Chapman swam up an age group and placed 7th in U16 50m Freestyle and improved on her SSATIS time.
• Charlotte Webb placed 7th in the U16 Butterfly and improved on her SSATIS time.
• Maya, Charlotte, Sophia Di Venuto and Bella Upston swam in the U16 freestyle relay and improved on their time by 3 seconds to place 9th.

With this event, the secondary school swimming season now draws to a close. Well done and thank you to everyone involved in the trials, training and carnivals.  The students did a fantastic job representing the College, whether they were competing in multiple events, just one event or supporting the team in the stand as a reserve. 

Secondary Cricket 

Final matches of the Hobart Hurricanes Secondary Cricket roster are being played this afternoon.  Mount Carmel has been represented by two teams in the newly created roster, playing against teams from Collegiate, Sacred Heart, Cosgrove and St Mary's.  There has been some impressive skills on display each week, including big hitting, quick running between the wickets, amazing catches and accurate bowling.  The teams have also enjoyed the music, sweet treats and socialising that has come with this competition.

High School Surf League

Last Tuesday, 17 students representing two Mount Carmel teams participated in the High School Surf League, Surf Lifesaving competition at Kingston Beach.   The team had a fantastic day competing in events such as the beach flags, beach relay, iron woman, rescue tube race and board relay.  One Mount Carmel team was awarded 3rd place, based on their results across all events on the day, a terrific achievement.  Maya Chapman and Pippa Kuylaars were stand out performers on the day.

2021 Tasmanian School Surfing Selection Trials

The National School Surfing Championships are to be held on North Stradbroke Island in late November.  Surfing Tasmania is running a selection trial for under 16 (usually Year 9) and under 19 (usually Year 12) school teams on 1 May at Clifton Beach.  Surfers must be under these ages as at 31 December 2021.

This event is for competent surfers who surf a short fibreglass board.  Parents/guardians are expected to accompany surfers on the day, and there will be coaches on site to help guide any students who are unfamiliar with the rules and formats.  

Entry is via the Surfing Tas portal. Entries close Monday 26 April.   If you are not already a Surfing Tasmania member, students will need to sign up as a Social Member first to access the portal. This can be done via: https://surfingtas.com/memberships/