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Tenison Woods
College Swimming Carnival 2011
On
Tuesday 15 February, Tenison Woods College held their annual
swimming carnival at the Mount Gambier Aquatic Centre.
In ideal
weather conditions, students filled the centre decked out in
their house colours, and team spirits soon took over the
pool as the championship events began.
The
tradition continued for the Maney Shield which dates back to
the 1970’s and despite tough competition, MacKillop shone
through to take home the shield with a total of 3,406
points.
The final
points tally was:
MacKillop
3406
Woods
3358
Champagnat 3354
McAuley
3156
Tenison
Woods College Sports Coordinator Ciaran Buckley said the
carnival each year provided students with an arena for them
to practice, improve their swimming ability and tackle new
challenges.
“This
year saw a focus on House Spirit and Student Leadership and
it was fantastic to see all the colour and effort students
made to add to the spirit of the day.”
“All
students showed excellent team-spirit and a determination to
be admired.”
“The
participation rate was outstanding and the depth and quality
of the swimming continues to improve.”
“While
there was a strong focus on participation and the spirit of
the day we had some outstanding individual performances.”
The age
group champion is a prestigious award that is presented to
the male and female swimmer from each age group who
accumulates the most points for their house during the
championship events.
Individual Age Group results are as follows:
Under 12
Girls Champion: Laura Gazzard
Under 12
Boys Champion: Liam Geddes-Ryan
Under 13
Girls Champion: Lauren Harvey, Lillian Oberer
Under 13
Boys Champion: Bradley Close
Under 14
Girls Champion: Emily Gazzard
Under 14
Boys Champion: Henry Crauford
Under 15
Girls Champion: Meg Gazzard
Under 15
Boys Champion: William Circelli
Under 16
Girls Champion: Symiko De Van Der Schueren
Under 16
Boys Champion: Thomas William
Open Girls Champion:
Sally Gazzard
Open Boys
Champion: Josh Harvey
“It was a
pleasure to be able to watch and see the passion and effort
students put into the day.”
“It gives
me a great sense of pride and an excellent platform for the
school to build on heading into the Athletics carnival which
will hopefully be even bigger and better” Mr Buckley said.
Tenison
Woods College will tomorrow join students from around the
South East in Mount Gambier for the Interschool Swimming
Carnival.
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