This Year's Primary and Secondary Diocesan Swimming Championships were held at the Forum where students from across all 6 regions performed outstandingly, showcasing their skill and smashing their PBs.

The following swimmers had a busy program for the NSW Catholic Primary School Swimming Championships at Sydney Olympic Park after qualifying for five or more events:

• Mackinley Griffin - St Columba’s, Adamstown
• William Ryan - St Catherine’s, Singleton
• Patrick Holz St Catherine’s, Singleton
• Quin Neyland - St Catherine’s, Singleton
• Georgia Pitfield - St Columba’s, Adamstown
• Charlize Eldridge - St Aloysius, Chisholm
• Sienna Compton - St Aloysius, Chisholm

At the NSWCPS Championships at SOPAC there were some superb swims from our primary students as follows:

• Quin Neyland: 1^st in 50m butterfly, 2^nd in 100m freestyle, 50m freestyle, 50m backstroke and 4^th in 200m individual medley
• Mackinley Griffin: 1^st in breaststroke, 2^nd in 100m freestyle, 50m freestyle and 200m individual medley.
• Sienna Compton: 1^st in 100m freestyle, 50m freestyle, 50m breaststroke, butterfly and backstroke
• Caleb Hyslop: 1^st in 50m breaststroke and 2^nd in 50m freestyle
• Mary Taggart: 1^st in 50m butterfly, 3^rd in 50m freestyle and 200m individual medley
• William Ryan: 2^nd in 50m backstroke, 3^rd in 50m breaststroke, 4^th in 50m freestyle and butterfly
• Hamish Carmichael: 2^nd in 50m breaststroke and 3^rd in backstroke
• Ava Kent: 2^nd in 200m individual medley and 3^rd in 50m backstroke

Other swimmers to finish in the top 6 at Polding included:

• Georgia Pitfield
• Ellie Prescott
• Saxon Hayes
• Braxton Belcher
• Isobel Smith
• Charlize Elderidge
• Hamish Lawrence
• Jonathon Compton
• Kingswood Gill
• Dustan Lucas
• Patrick Holz
• Mia Raven
• Oliver Petrovic
• Jake Castro
• Saxon Kelly
• Dylan Larkey
• Samuel Jack

The St Catherine’s girls relay team performed outstandingly, placing third while the junior boys finished in sixth. The St Mary’s Warners Bay senior boys placed third.  

The following students from the Maitland-Newcastle Diocese qualified for the NSWPSSA Championships:

• Ava Kent
• Braxton Belcher
• Caleb Hyslop
• Ellie Prescott
• Flynn Hearne
• Flynn Rimanoczy
• Charlie Bubenicek
• Gus Crake
• Isobel Smith
• Jonathon Compton
• Kingswood Gill
• Mackinley Griffen
• Mary Taggart
• Mila Lynch
• Molly Scoular
• Savannah Sproule
• Quin Neyland
• Oliver Petrovic
• Saxon Hayes
• Sienna Compton
• William Ryan.

Isobel Smith qualified for the final, going on to win the eight years 50m freestyle with a time of 38:96.

Quin Neyland made the final in four events, finally taking out the 100m freestyle with the impressive time of 1:03:21. She also placed third in the 50m freestyle, fifth in backstroke and ninth in butterfly.

Mackinley Griffen placed third in the 50m breaststroke final with a time of 36:94 and placed fifth in the 200m individual medley.

Sienna Compton excelled in the multiclass, placing first in the 50m breaststroke (53:24), backstroke (45:87), freestyle (37:19) and butterfly (42:92). Sienna’s brother placed fifth in the 50m freestyle final.

The Diocese strongest secondary swimmers competed last term, showcasing their talent and skill.

Eva Potts from St Mary’s Catholic College, Gateshead qualified for seven events in the NSWCCC Championships. She broke the 50m and 100m 15Yrs Freestyle records and went on the break the previous record set by Meg Bailey, a highly accomplished swimmer within our Diocese, in the 100m event. Eva also broke a record made by J Webb in 1998 for the 50m 15yrs freestyle.

Spencer Hamilton broke Oliver Moody’s record in the 50m breaststroke with a time of 31.81.

The St Francis Xavier’s College open medley relay team broke the ASC Maitland record with a time of 2.04.57.

St Mary’s Gateshead Intermediate Girls broke a record with a time of 2.02.00 in the 200m freestyle relay.

Eva Potts and Emily Jack from St Mary’s Catholic College, Gateshead and Matilda Smith from SFX, Hamilton qualified for an impressive seven events at the NSWCCC Championships.

Other swimmers who medalled in four or more events were:

• Valentina Ward
• Sophie Scislo
• Levi Reynolds
• Dominik Traub-Rehm
• Lachlan Webster
• Theodore McFadden
• Jacob Lynch
• Sebastian Webster
• Ari Bowen
• William Bradshaw.

The following talented swimmers and many others went on to represent the Maitland-Newcastle Diocese at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre. Those finishing in the top six at NSWCCC included:

• Eva Potts: 2^nd in 50m freestyle and 50m butterfly, 3^rd in the 100m freestyle, 5^th in backstroke, 6^th in the 200m freestyle and 100m butterfly
• Lachlan Webster: 1^st in the 50m freestyle, 3^rd in 100m freestyle, 4^th in 100m butterfly and 6^th in 50m butterfly
• Theodore McFadden: 2^nd in 50m backstroke, 4^th in 50m freestyle, 5^th in 50m breaststroke & 6^th in the 50m butterfly
• Emily Jack: 1^st in 100m butterfly, 2^nd in 50m butterfly, 4^th in 400m freestyle, 5^th in 200m individual medley and 50m backstroke
• Sophie Scislo: 3^rd in 200m freestyle & 100m butterfly, 5^th in 50m backstroke and butterfly
• Matilda Smith: 3^rd in 400m freestyle, 4^th in 50m breaststroke and backstroke, 4^th in 200m individual medley
• Levi Reynolds: 5^th in the 100m backstroke, 6^th in the 50m breaststroke
• Dominik Traub-Rehm: 2^nd in 100m butterfly, 5^th in 200m freestyle and 6^th in 100m backstroke
• Sebastian Webster: 1^st in 50m breaststroke, 2^nd in 50m and 100m freestyle and 3^rd in 50m butterfly
• Ari Bowen: 4^th in 50m butterfly, 5^th in 50m breaststroke and 100m freestyle
• William Bradshaw: 4^th in 50m butterfly, 5^th in 50m backstroke and 100m freestyle
• Sampson Ward 2^nd in 400m freestyle and 3^rd in 200m individual medley
• Jack Breasley 3^rd in 100m butterfly and 4^th in 400m freestyle
• Jaydn Raven 3^rd in 50m and 100m breaststroke
• Isabelle Irvine 6^th in 50m breaststroke
• Evie Lucas 5^th in 200m individual medley
• Spencer Hamilton 3^rd in 50m breaststroke
• Noah Giles 6^th in 50m backstroke
• Layton Kelly 6^th in 200m individual medley
• St Mary’s Gateshead junior medley relay 6^{th (}Lilah Kelly, Evie Duggan, Emily Jack, Luca Burge)
• ASC Maitland junior medley relay 5^{th (}Axel Bailey, Matthew Watt, Layton Kelly, Daniel Shafer)
• SFX Hamilton Open boys medley and freestyle relay 3^{rd (}Oscar Roberts, Spencer Hamilton, Jack Breasley, Thomas Dever, Eli Worell)

 

The 2023 Diocesan swimmers to qualify for the NSWCCC Team to compete at NSW All Schools last week Included:

Valentina Ward - All Saints’ College, Maitland

Lachlan Webster - Catherine McAuley, Medowie

Sebastian Webster - Catherine McAuley, Medowie

Sampson Ward - San Clemente, Mayfield

Sophie Scislo - St Clare’s, Taree

Jack Breasley - St Francis Xavier’s College, Hamilton

Thomas Dever- St Francis Xavier’s College, Hamilton

Oscar Roberts - St Francis Xavier’s College, Hamilton

Spencer Hamilton - St Francis Xavier’s College, Hamilton

Eli Worell - St Francis Xavier’s College, Hamilton

Matilda Smith - St Francis Xavier’s College, Hamilton

Theodore McFadden - St Joseph’s, Lochinvar

Dominik Traub-Rehm - St Joseph’s, Lochinvar

Emily Jack - St Mary’s Catholic College, Gateshead

Eva Potts - St Mary’s Catholic College, Gateshead

Evie Lucas - St Paul’s Catholic College, Booragul

Jadyn Raven - St Paul’s Catholic College, Booragul

 

Emily Jack won silver at the NSW All Schools in the 200m butterfly, 5^th in the 100m butterfly and 6^th in both the 50m butterfly and 400m individual medley.

• Sebastian Webster: 3^rd in the 50m breaststroke and 5^th in 100m freestyle
• Eva Potts: 4^th in the 50m backstroke, 5^th in the 50m freestyle, 6^th in the 100m freestyle and 7^th in the 50m butterfly
• Matilda Smith: 5^th in 400m individual medley and 6^th in the 200m individual medley
• Valentina Ward finished 5^th in the 50m breaststroke
• Dominik Traub Rehm: 6^th in the 200m butterfly

 

What a talented pool of swimmers the Maitland Newcastle Diocese has!

 

More photos linked below:

https://csnsw.sport/maitland-newcastle/secondary/gallery/2023/swimming

https://csnsw.sport/maitland-newcastle/primary/gallery/2023/swimming

 

 

 

 

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