Broken Bay Swimming Championships
In early March, CSBB hosted its Combined Swimming Championships at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, providing student athletes with the opportunity to compete in a world-class, international-standard venue while showcasing their swimming talents.
For our Primary students, the Championships marked the third stage of the representative pathway, following success at school swimming carnivals, progression through Zone competitions, and selection at Diocesan level. For Secondary students, this event marked the second level of representation following progression from school level carnivals.
Professional and passionate staff from our Primary and Secondary schools assisted with officiating at the event, as well as swim officials from NSW Swimming. We also utilised the new Olly electronic timing system, which involves aerial digital imagery for streamlining and refining results.
The Championships saw strong participation across both cohorts, with 250 Secondary students and 206 Primary students competing. Primary representatives hailed from across the Diocese, including the Central Coast (68 students), Northern Beaches (75), and North Shore (63). The high calibre of competition resulted in a number of outstanding performances, highlighted by several record-breaking swims.
As a school’s competition for Secondary, we also congratulate the following schools who were awarded in the points score categories:
St Leo’s Wahroonga - 12-14yrs Girls Champion School
St Edward’s Gosford - 12-14yrs Boys Champion School
Mercy Chatswood - 15-16yrs Girls Champion School
St Peter’s Tuggerah - 15-16yrs Boys Champion School
St Peter’s Tuggerah - 17-19yrs Girls Champion School
Mater Maria Warriewood - 17-19yrs Boys Champion School
Individual Age Champions were awarded medals based on overall performance points for the meet. Congratulations to the following students:
Candice X, Our Lady of Dolours Chatswood - 8-10yrs Girls
Henry C, Sacred Heart Mona Vale - 8-10yrs Boys
Kiarni W, St Brendan’s Lake Munmorah - 11yrs Girls
Lachlan G Our Lady of the Rosary Waitara & Zoran G, Our Lady Star of the Sea Terrigal - 11yrs Boys
Amelia D, Sacred Heart Pymble, Primary - 12-13yrs Girls
Felix G, St Paul’s Balgowlah - Primary 12-13yrs Boys
Lachlan R, Our Lady of the Rosary Waitara - Primary Boys Multiclass
Piper S, St Joseph’s Gosford - Secondary 12-13yrs Girls
Kyahn H, St Paul’s Manly - Secondary 12-13yrs Boys
Anna S, St Leo’s Wahroonga - 14yrs Girls
Callan A, St Edward’s Gosford - 14yrs Boys
Makenzi G, Mercy Chatswood - 15yrs Girls
Ashton B, St Peter’s Tuggerah - 15yrs Boys
April A, St Leo’s Wahroonga - 16yrs Girls
Kye MD, St Brigid’s Lake Munmorah - 16yrs Boys
Lauren B, MacKillop Warnervale - 17-19yrs Girls
Jesse D, Mater Maria Warriewood - 17-19yrs Boys
Bara B, St Edmund’s Wahroonga - 12-15yrs Multiclass Girls
Jonathan H, St Edmund’s Wahroonga - 12-15yrs Multiclass Boys
Olive L, St Edmund’s Wahroonga - 16-19yrs Multiclass Girls
Isaac J, St Edmund’s Wahroonga - 16-19yrs Multiclass Boys
Successful students will now represent CSBB at the NSW Catholic Primary Schools (CPS) Polding event for Primary, and NSWCCC event for Secondary, to be held at Homebush in early April.