05 Mar 2020
On Friday 28 February, our Years 3-6 students participated in the 2020 Swimming Carnival. Students displayed enthusiasm as they cheered and raced for their faction.
An incredible number of records were broken on the day;
- Kaydee Van Deventer broke the Year 4 Female 50m Freestyle with a time of 35.43, Year 4 Female 50m Backstroke with a time of 44.50 and the Year 4 Female 50m Breaststroke with a time of 50.66
- Maddy Bertolini broke the Year 5 Female 50 Freestyle with a time of 33.27
- Oliver Groughan broke the Year 6 Male 50 Freestyle with a time of 29.66, Year 6 Male 50 Breaststroke with a time of 29.66 and the Year 6 Male 50 Butterfly with a time of 34.74
Well done to Delaney faction (captained by Hannah Seaborn) for being awarded the Spirit Award and Marcellin faction (captained by Ty Patterson) for winning the Champion Shield for 2020.
Congratulations to the Age Champions who were announced at the Lavalla Assembly in Week 6:
Year 3 Girls
- Champion – Olive Bulmer
- Runner up – Emma Howat
- 3rd place – Jasmine Colman
Year 3 Boys
- Champion – Griffin Chester
- Runner up – Tom Ellis
- 3rd place -Angus Thompson
Year 4 Girls
- Champion – Kaydee Van Deventer
- Runner up – Isabel Burton
- 3rd place – Savannah Bornmann
Year 4 Boys
- Champion – Cooper Warwick
- Runner up – Mitchell Short
- 3rd place – Deion Fernando
Year 5 Girls
- Champion – Maddy Bertolini
- Runner up – Emma Gilbert
- 3rd place – Chloe Rear
Year 5 Boys
- Champion – Jensen Rutherford
- Runner up – Theo Constantine
- 3rd Place – Aaron Stannard
Year 6 Girls
- Champion – Jessica Bourke
- Runner up – Lucinda Short
- 3rd place – Tessa Hadfield
Year 6 Boys
- Champion – Oliver Groughan
- Runner up – James Bornmann
- 3rd place – Ryan Tindall
Good luck to the 50 students who have been selected in the Newman College squad to swim at the IPSHA Carnival on Thursday 19th March.
