Dual Meet: CAS Swim Team

The second annual Dual Meet was a huge success for our CAS Swim Team, delivering a night of fast and fierce racing for all involved. This year’s teams were Waverley and St Catherine’s, Cranbrook and SCEGGS, and St Patrick’s and Meriden. The meet served as an excellent warm-up prior to the CAS Championship on Thursday 13 March. We started the night winning each age group from 13-15 years 50m Freestyle both A and B divisions. Charlie Gassman (Yr8 Strickland), Luke Cassidy (Yr10 Davidson), Oscar Stewart (Yr10 Hone), and Ethan Negrin (Yr12 Hone) all achieved personal best times in their 50m Freestyle. Next up was the 50m Backstroke where Ollie Minning (Yr12 Hone) dropped a personal best breaking 30 seconds. The 50m Breaststroke was next where Max Khan (Yr8 Chelmsford) was beaming from ear to ear after achieving a personal best time in this event.

There were several standout performances, including our vice-captain, Tate Sirianni (Yr12 Northcott), who broke the school record for the second time this season in the 50m Backstroke with an impressive time of 27.16 seconds. The junior swimmers also had a fantastic night, with Thomas Penny (Yr7 Thomas) claiming first place in both the 50m Freestyle and Breaststroke, Noah Kemp (Yr9 Rawson) delivered a dominant performance winning all three of his races, 50m Freestyle, Backstroke and Butterfly, and Carter McGee (Yr8 Hewan) won the 50m Freestyle and Backstroke double. The 14/u mixed 4 x 50m Freestyle relay also won C & D division.

Cranbrook went back-to-back and won the boys point score by 58 points to Waverley. Thanks to some outstanding contributions from SECGGS, we also won the combined point score by 28 points over Waverley and St Catherine’s. Axel Robinson, 2024 – Alumni and Swim Team Captain was able to join us to present the winners with their shields.

Overall, it was an incredible night of racing and the perfect way to set up the team for a big showdown at Sydney Olympic Park on Thursday, where we hope to improve on last year’s results.

Matthew Alexiou
Swim Team Captain