Swimming

ACC Swimming

On February 27, Mazenod swimmers represented the College at the ACC Swimming Carnival at MSAC. All 26 of them should feel proud of the way they performed with many personal best times on the night. Unfortunately it was not our night, with our team finishing fourth in the Division 2 competition. Although this may appear disappointing on face value, a number of students swam in a higher age group, giving everyone in the squad the opportunity to swim as we invest in future years. We finished only 8 points from second position and we believe the experience of this year will help our young swimmers in years to come. We congratulate Salesian on winning the Division 2 Cup and St Bede’s as the Division 1 champions.

On the night we had 7 first place finishes, 14 second placings and 6 third placings. I would like to congratulate the following students on winning their individual races. Lance De Vera for winning both the 50 metre butterfly and backstroke, Ryan Oh with double victories in the 50 metre freestyle and butterfly, Conrad Van Ravenstein for wins in the 50 metre butterfly and breaststroke and finally Aaron Nguyen for his victory in the 50 metre backstroke.

Special thanks goes to Kevin Nguyen for his role in coaching the team 3 times a week, with a 7am start. Also, what often goes unmentioned is the contribution that each and every parent made to the swimming program in regards to their commitment to getting their sons out of bed and into the pool. Thanks also to Mr Montoya, Mr Connolly and Mr Pearson for their assistance and organisation and to all the staff who supported on the night

Finally, to my fellow senior swimmers, it has been a pleasure swimming with you. Special acknowledgement goes to Lance De Vera and myself as we have represented Mazenod for the last six years. Our appreciation goes to all other students in our swim team, we cannot thank you enough for your commitment.

Ned Charlton