Sporting Achievements In the Pool and Gymnastics

Sporting Achievements In the Pool and Gymnastics

MLC School Diving Reaching New Heights! 

At the recent NSW Diving Presentation held at Rydges Parramatta, our talented MLC School divers made a big splash!  Congratulations to:

  • Eloise Dastyari (Year 6) – Awarded 2nd place in the 12/13 Girls category
  • Ada Savage (Year 9), our newly appointed MLC School 2026 Dive Captain – Awarded 1st place in the Elite Junior B Girls category

Also in attendance was our Head of MLC School Diving, Golden (Shixin) Li, pictured proudly with the girls and their well-deserved awards. As an added thrill, the girls had the opportunity to meet Rhiannon Iffland, World Champion cliff diver, during the presentation! A huge congratulations to our outstanding divers – your dedication and achievements continue to inspire.

Swimming

Over the weekend, four MLC School students competed at the Metro South East Swimming Championships and the Manly Swim Meet, delivering outstanding performances in their individual races. Congratulations to the following students on their performances.

  • Madison Chantler (Year 10) – Metro South East Swimming championships
  • Isabel Floro (Year 9) – Metro South East Swimming championships
  • Lauren Cheng (Year 7) – Metro South East Swimming championships
  • Ashley Clapham (Year 7) – Manly Swim meet

For full Sprint Squad Swimming Training and 2026 Competition Information –
Please read separate article on important timings by clicking here.

Gymnastics

Over two weekends in November the following MLC School Gymnastics students competed at the Junior and State Levels Championships. Some were on selected teams to represent our Inner City Region and contributed to strong team results;  whilst others gained the highest Gold banding or had season best performances. A great way for many of our gymnasts to finish off their 2025 competitive season.

Selected onto Inner City Region teams:

  • Artistic Level 3 : Katherine Huynh (Year 2), Emily Obaid (Year 2), Isabel Selim (Year 3)
  • Artistic Level 4: Charlotte Lim (Year 5), Victoria Wai (Year 6)
  • TeamGym Intermediate: Avery Satchcroft (Year 6), Annaliese Bott (Year 7), Charlotte Hing (Year 7)
  • Rhythmic Level 1: Christina Shi (Year 2), Lara Zhuge (Year 2), Maya Srisathkurunathan (Year 4)
  • Rhythmic Level 2: Selina Ha (Year 3), Claire Wu (Year 4)
  • Rhythmic Level 3: Amelia Stillone (Year 4), Ayla Sumantri (Year 4)
  • Rhythmic Level 4: Olivia Ngo (Year 4), Sophia Ma (Year 6), Zoe Fotoulis (Year 7), Linlin Wei (Year 7), Joycelyn Yong (Year 10)
  • Artistic Level 3: Amanda Zhang (Year 5)
  • Artistic Level 4: Yinuo Lyu (Year 3), Calais Durie (Year 5), Maiya Rozario (Year 5)
  • Artistic Level 5: Scarlet Akers (Year 6), Georgia Chiang (Year 7), Sahana Ramesh (Year 7)
  • Artistic State Level 7: Niamh Johnson (Year 10)

Key results include a Gold overall band for Victoria Wai (Year 6) in Level 4 and 1st place Level 3 team for Katherine Hyunh (Year 2) and Emily Obaid (Year 2) in within the ultra competitive first weekend of Artistic competition.

Gold overall band for the TeamGym Intermediate team and for Yinuo Lyu (Year 3) and Maiya Rozario (Year 5) in Level 4.

Gold band for Level 4 Hoop for Olivia Ngo (Year 4), Zoe Fotoulis (Year 7) and Linlin Wei (Year 7). Rachel Rodrigues (Year 3) also competed in Rhythmic Level 3 and achieved gold bandings.

– Naomi Bruce
Head of MLC School Gymnastics