Tradition of Success

Podium Finish

for Multitalented Athletes

Saints Girls past and present blitzed the State Multi Event Championships at the start of the year, competing in Hurdles, High Jump, Shot Put, 200m, Long Jump, Javelin and 800m over two days in searing heat at the SA Athletics Stadium. Congratulations to (L-R) Open Gold medallist Christine Gayen (Patteson 2014), U16 Silver medallist Carys Kinsella-White, U16 Gold medallist Charlotte McAuliffe and U18 Silver medallist Olivia Kelly. Charlotte summed up the girls’ amazing experience:

“The State Multi Event Championships was unlike any other event. The weather was very hot which made it a lot harder, but we pushed through and all did very well. It was really fun and I was able to meet new people and participate in events that I wouldn’t usually do. It was a great experience.” Congratulations girls!

Saints Girls Scoop the Pool!

In March, Saints Girls claimed the coveted Independent Girls’ Schools Sporting Association (IGSSA) Swimming Shield for an incredible fifth time in six years. Our swimmers performed admirably throughout the age groups, evidenced by wins in the U14, 15 and 16 categories. It was this consistency across age groups that led to Saints’ success in a tight overall carnival.

IGSSA SHIELD POSITIONS

1 – St Peter’s Girls 859 2 – Wilderness 813 3 – Immanuel 786 4 – Pembroke 767 5 – Seymour 743 6 – Walford 542 7 – Westminster 528 8 – Concordia 431

IGSSA PENNANT WINNERS

U13 Pembroke U14 St Peter’s Girls U15 St Peter’s Girls U16 St Peter’s Girls Open Pembroke We congratulate all of our swimmers on their amazing efforts and teamwork.

Historic Medal Haul at State Rowing Championships

Our rowers achieved an historic medal haul at the South Australian State Championships in late February, claiming six titles. St Peter’s Girls’ crews took out all but one of the U19 events and also retained the title in the Schoolgirl Coxed Four during the two-day regatta at West Lakes. U19W4+ – Letitia Page-Thomson (Cox), Sophie Barr, Clare Romaniuk, Milla Barei, Charlotte Parker U19W4x – Clare Romaniuk, Milla Barei, Chloe Porter, Georgina Wakeham SG4+ – Stella Rasheed (Cox), Sophie Barr, Clare Romaniuk, Milla Barei, Charlotte Parker

U19W2x – Sophie Barr, Clare Romaniuk U19W2- – Milla Barei, Clare Romaniuk U19W1x – Sophie Barr Our rowers were also thrilled to compete in the 2021 SA Schools’ Head of the River in March. School spirit ran high throughout the day with much cheering and support from the banks. The week after Head of the River, some of our Senior rowers travelled to Lake Barrington, Tasmania to contest the 2021 Australian Rowing Championships. Throughout the week, our students achieved a number of strong results, including: 4th – U19 W2- – Milla Barei, Clare Romaniuk

4th – U19 W2x – Sophie Barr, Sophia Wightman (University of Queensland Boat Club) 5th – SG4+ - Letitia Page-Thomson (Cox), Sophie Barr, Clare Romaniuk, Milla Barei, Charlotte Parker Sophie, Clare and Milla then went on to represent South Australia at the Interstate Regatta in the Women’s Youth Eight (Bicentennial Cup). At Nationals, it was terrific to see many familiar faces, with Old Scholars Olympia Aldersey (Kennion 2011), Carys Jones (Kennion 2017) and Amy Carrodus (Selwyn 2019) also competing. Well done to all of our girls on a fantastic rowing season.

BRYNLEY MILLWARD DIRECTOR OF ROWING

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP RIGHT: SAINTS GIRLS AT HEAD OF THE RIVER; OLYMPIA ALDERSEY (KENNION 2011), CLARE ROMANIUK, SOPHIE BARR, LETITIA PAGE-THOMSON, MILLA BAREI AND CHARLOTTE PARKER; CLARE ROMANIUK AND SOPHIE BARR; CLARE ROMANIUK, MILLA BAREI, GEORGINA WAKEHAM AND CHLOE PORTER; ISABELLA HOWIE, MATILDA POWELL, WINIFRED VARTULI, ELLA LAWES AND JACKIE BALASIS.