Cranbrook Shines at School Sport Australia Swimming Championships

Cranbrook Shines at School Sport Australia Swimming Championships

Five Cranbrook students travelled to Brisbane on Saturday 26 July to represent New South Wales at the School Sport Australia Swimming Championships, held from Monday 28 to Wednesday 31 July. All five boys were selected for the NSW All Schools Swim Team, with Year 12 student Tate Sirianni proudly leading the squad as team captain

Tate Sirianni led the way for Cranbrook at the 2025 School Sport Australia Championships, as Captain, he led with distinction, delivering a dominant performance in the pool. Tate claimed Gold in all three backstroke events 50m, 100m, and 200m, alongside a Silver in the 100m Freestyle, breaking two of his own school records in the 50m & 100m Backstroke.

Not to be outdone, Thomas Penny delivered one of the most remarkable performances of the entire meet. A standout from start to finish, Thomas won more medals than any other athlete, taking home an astonishing nine Golds and two Silvers. He also broke the Australian Record in the 100m Backstroke and bettered one of his own Cranbrook school records in the 50m Backstroke.

Aodhan Taylor earned the title of National Champion in the 50m Butterfly, securing Gold with a time in the 26-second range for only the second time in his career, just narrowly missing his own school record.

Noah Kemp had another phenomenal meet, posting two massive personal bests to earn Bronze medals in both the 50m Butterfly and 50m Backstroke, and finishing 5th in the 100m Backstroke.

Aidan Park also won 2 bronze medals in the Breaststroke events, collecting Bronze in both the 50m and 100m Breaststroke. He narrowly missed his own school records but delivered the second-fastest swims of his career in both races.

In total, Cranbrook swimmers brought home 20 medals, including a staggering 13 Gold, 3 Silver, and 4 Bronze. This highlights another exceptional year for Cranbrook School Swimming with new school records set in over 22 events, with of those records, many of them being broken multiple times by the same students. 

Of the 57 swimming records maintained by Cranbrook, 44 have been broken since the opening of the AFC. Just 13 records remain from before the facility’s opening, and in many of those cases, our current students are already swimming faster than the existing times.

We extend our congratulations to all the boys on their phenomenal results and for proudly representing Cranbrook on the national stage.

Tate Sirianni – Year 12 (3 Gold, 1 Silver) 

  • Day 1:
    • 200m Backstroke – Gold (2:04.89)
  • Day 2:
    • 100m Backstroke – Gold (57.41) – New School Record
  • Day 3:
    • 50m Backstroke – Gold (26.98) – New School Record
    • 100m Freestyle – Silver (51.72)

Thomas Penny – Year 7 (9 Gold, 2 Silver) 

  • Day 1:
    • 200m Backstroke – Gold (2:12.54)
    • 200m Freestyle – Gold (2:01.53)
    • 200m Medley – Gold (2:14.81)
  • Day 2:
    • 400m Freestyle – Gold (4:16.88)
    • 200m Butterfly – Gold (2:13.59)
    • 100m Backstroke – Gold (1:01.24) – Australian Record
    • NSW Medley Relay – Gold
  • Day 3:
    • 100m Butterfly – Gold (1:00.83)
    • 400m Medley – Gold (4:45.57)
    • 50m Backstroke – Silver (28.90) – New School Record
    • 100m Freestyle – Silver (55.80)


Aodhan Taylor – Year 7 (1 Gold)

  • 50m Butterfly – Gold (26.92)

Aidan Park – Year 9 (2 Bronze)

  • Day 1:
    • 100m Breaststroke – Bronze (1:07.62)
  • Day 3:
    • 50m Breaststroke – Bronze (30.09)

Noah Kemp – Year 9 (2 Bronze)

  • Day 1 
    • 50m Butterfly – Bronze (26.41) – New School Record
  • Day 2:
    • 100m Backstroke – 5th (1:00.79)
  • Day 3:
    • 50m Backstroke – Bronze (27.80) – New School Record

Daniel Arnamnart
Head of Aquatics