College Swimming Carnival
On Thursday 20 February, St Patrick’s College held its annual swimming carnival at the Gordon Fetterplace Aquatic Centre. The weather was perfect, and the students were in full voice before the competition in the pool even began.
The day started with the traditional Year 12 fashion parade and it was amazing how much time and effort the Year 12 students put into preparing their costumes. They looked fantastic as they paraded around the pool and were well supported by the rest of the College community.
The highlight of the carnival was the extreme amount of talent on display in the pool. The individual performances by a number of our girls were extraordinary and will place the College in good stead as they head into the Wollongong Diocesan Swimming Championships. I think a number of schools will sit up and take notice of the St Pat’s girls this year.
As always, everyone had a great time, and this was reflected in the enthusiastic participation by all students. The cheering, point scrambles, aquathon (congratulations to Laura Z on the win) and big sister/little sister swims were all a magnificent spectacle and ultimately decided the final house positions for the day.
While the participation events are a key element of the carnival, the swimming races are what most are there for and the best performing students in each age group for 2020 were as follows:
12 Years Age Champion – Ava A (Chisholm)
13 Years Age Champion – Caitlin R (Lyons)
14 Years Age Champion – Hayley C (Chisholm)
15 Years Age Champion – Ilori P (Chisholm)
16 Years Age Champion – Abbie H (Gilmore)
17+ Years Age Champion – Hannah P (Kenny)
Our Overall Age Champion trophy went to Abbie H who took the maximum amount of points possible on the day with a whopping 180 individual points.
In what turned out to be a complete reversal of last year’s form, Chisholm went from last place in 2019 to take out the 2020 College Swimming Carnival. It was a very close finish in the end with Kenny in 2nd, Gilmore in 3rd and Lyons in 4th.
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the students on the way they conducted themselves throughout the day. I would also like to thank the staff for their involvement in the running of the carnival and also to the numerous parents who turned up throughout the day to support not only their daughter but the College community as a whole.
Scott Ashcroft - Sports and Activities Coordinator
