Double Success Again in 2021!

CASSIE TWEMLOW

The outstanding achievements of St Peters' Swimmers has continued with the College victorious at both the AIC and QGSSSA Swimming Championships again in 2021.

Success for the boys’ AIC Swim Team occurred first with the closest AIC Championship in many years finishing with a narrow 16 point victory to St Peters. Five days later, the girls’ QGSSSA Swim Team moved their winning streak to eight with a comprehensive 168-point victory - the largest margin in QGSSSA Swimming history!

Boys Swimming Captains, Kai Taylor and Tom Nankervis, both produced record-breaking swims on the day with Kai clocking 50.01 seconds in his 100m freestyle – a personal best swim which was also one of the fastest times ever recorded at a schoolboy meet, smashing the previous record set by St Peters Old Scholar, Michael Pickett (2020). Tom broke the AIC record for the 100m Butterfly with an outstanding swim of 54.52, breaking the previous record by nearly a second.

St Peters placed top three in every age group points score, with the Open, Under 16 and Under 15 Age Groups victorious over the other seven competing schools.

At the QGSSSA Championships, outstanding individual swims were produced by many girls on the night, however the stand-out performances were exhibited by Year 11 Springfield students, Mollie O’Callaghan and Ella Ramsay. Mollie broke the Open 50m and 100m freestyle records and was also victorious in the Open 200m freestyle. Ella equalled the 17 Years 50m butterfly record and also won the Open 100m and 50m breaststroke events.

Junior girls Ainsley Trotter (U14 50m butterfly), Hana Lingo (U14 50m breaststroke), Jaclyn Barclay (U15 50m backstroke), Sophie Lambourne (U14 100m freestyle) and Amelia Weber (U15 100m freestyle) all added wins contributing to a fantastic night of competition for the St Peters squad.

The College Swimming Program demonstrated its dominance by winning the Open, 16 Years, 15 Years and 14 Years Age Groups, while the 12 Years placed second.

Congratulations to all swimmers and staff involved in the St Peters Swimming Program. Bring on the 2021/22 Season!