Last Monday we held the annual swimming carnival where Years 3-10 competed for points for their houses and for personal achievement. The event was well attended with all students competing in a race or one of the novelty events that were offered. The first race of the day offered a glimpse of the success to come with a record being broken. The records continued to fall and the house points continued to be racked up for participation and placegetters. St Joseph’s showed their strength and dominance again in the pool, and managed to convincingly win the Champion House competition. Well done to house captains Matt Durham and Carus Gray. It was also a big achievement for the Year 10 students, who were able to beat the teachers for the first time in quite a while in the relay race.

Primary swimmers who qualified for Western Region selection at West Wyalong on the 15th February were: Hayley Kite, Livvy Blackwell, Lenny, Zephanie and Matthias Lancaster, Judd Oliver, Adelaide Gaynor, Lana King, Will Maxwell, Lani and Grace McCrone, Addie Warren, Annabelle, Brodie and Carus Gray, Lani Summerfield, Darcy Reardon, George Morton, Ava Derick, Harry Swanston and Annabelle Palmer. Well done to these swimmers.

Iron Person medals were awarded to the following students who competed in all of the events

Records

8 Years 50m Freestyle - Annabelle Gray 50.32

(previously held by Evie West  2016 54.43)

8 Years 50m Backstroke - Annabelle Gray 1:03.57

(previously held by Sarah Reardon 1997 1:16.03)

8 Years Butterfly Annabelle Gray: 1:30.10

(previously held by Josie Gaynor 2010 1:49.20)

11 Years 50m Freestyle - Will Maxwell 36.30

(previously held by Matt Harmon 1990 36.77)

11 Years 50m Freestyle Lani Summerfield 37.73

(previously held by Kristy Reardon 1995 40.63)

Champions

House points