Swimming
Congratulations to all the incredible swimmers who competed at the NSW All Schools Swimming Championships! Your dedication, passion, and hard work have paid off, and your achievements are truly commendable. Each one of you has shown immense talent and determination in the pool, pushing your limits and representing Pymble with pride. Whether you reached the podium or set personal bests, you have all demonstrated the true spirit of sportsmanship and the pursuit of excellence. Your performances inspire us all and serve as a testament to your commitment to your sport. Keep reaching for the stars!
A special mention to Jaya Lilienthal (Year 10) and Annika Lee (Year 10) who will be continuing along the School’s sports pathway as they have been selected to represent NSW at the Australian All Schools Championships held in Sydney in August. We wish our Pymble swimmers the best of luck during the championships!
NSW All Schools Swimming Results
Lily Barlow (Year 10)
5th 15 to 16 Years 400m Freestyle
Megan Chia (Year 7)
6th 13 Years 50m Butterfly
Bella Cox (Year 11)
7th 16 Years 100m Freestyle
3rd 15 to 16 Years 100m Backstroke
3rd 15 to 16 Years 200m Backstroke
Jessica Cullen (Year 10)
4th 16 Years 50m Backstroke
Annika Lee (Year 10)
2nd 15 Year 50m Backstroke
Annabelle Mingzhen Li (Year 8)
6th 12 to 14 Years 100m Butterfly
Jaya Lilienthal (Year 10)
2nd 16 Years 50m Breaststroke
3rd 15 to 16 Years 200m Individual Medley
Jessica Munk (Year 12)
3rd 18 Years 100m Backstroke
4th 18 Years 200m Backstroke
Emma Ng (Year 7)
1st 12 Years 50m Backstroke
Bella Zhang (Year 12)
3rd 18 Years 200m Breaststroke
6th 18 Years 100m Freestyle
3rd Junior Medley Relay
Jisoo Yeou (Year 8), Imogen Jones (Year 7), Megan Chia (Year 7), Annabelle Li (Year 8)
2nd Intermediate Medley Relay
Jessica Cullen (Year 10), Elizabeth Lockhart (Year 10), Annika Lee (Year 10), Jaya Lilienthal (Year 10)
1st Senior Medley Relay
Jessica Munk (Year 12), Bella Zhang (Year 12), Hayley Johnston (Year 12), Piper Gregory-Reid (Year 11)
2nd Junior Freestyle Relay
Megan Chia (Year 7), Jisoo Yeou (Year 8), Annalise Chow (Year 9), Annabelle Li (Year 8)
3rd Intermediate Freestyle Relay
Bella Cox (Year 11), Annika Lee (Year 10), Jessica Cullen (Year 10), Jaya Lilienthal (Year 10)
1st Senior Freestyle Relay
Jessica Munk (Year 12), Samantha Lever (Year 12), Bella Zhang (Year 12), Piper Gregory-Reid (Year 11)
1st Open 6x50m Freestyle Relay
Emma Ng (Year 7), Megan Chia (Year 7), Annabelle Li (Year 8), Annika Lee (Year 10), Jaya Lilienthal (Year 10), Bella Zhang (Year 12)
Megan O’Keeffe
Sports Co-ordinator – Swimming
2023 SMNE Winter Championships – Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 June
The 2023 SMNE Winter SC Championships was a very successful weekend in and out of the pool. This is a special meet where we have everyone from the club: 8 years to opens competing together in the one arena. We ensured we Posca penned up for the occasion with some spirited war paint.
The Pymble program had 43 Pymble students including three Alumni, plus 30 external swimmers representing Knox Pymble Swim Club. All swimmers contributed heavily to the overall points score to take the win by over 3500 points.
The coaches were extremely impressed with the results achieved. Once again, the bar has been raised with the quality of swimming across all our levels, achieving a phenomenal 73% personal best (PB) times.
Well done to Coach Andrea and Coach Michelle with all Mini and Star swimmers showing great attitude towards their races and enthusiasm on the pool deck.
Big congratulations to Sara’s Cadet squad achieving Metro and State age QT’s in various events. Sara is extremely proud of how you extended yourselves to be better by speaking to and watching the Pride squad swimmers’ race with enthusiasm, care and open mind. Well done for taking the opportunity to learn and bond with your fellow club mates.
Thank you to our Pride and Engine swimmers for their leadership and role modelling to the younger swimmers. Helping to inspire and show the way forward through our Pymble Swimming competitive pathway.
Good job to Steve and Sport squad swimmers for performing well and deserved PB’s.
This has been an epic start to our winter season. Keep up the training and start to prepare for NSW Metropolitan Championship in the Winter school holidays.
Thank you to the club committee and parents who helped over the weekend. These meets cannot run without you and your continued support and involvement.
Top five Pymble swimmers point scorers
Megan Chia (Year 7): 144 points (Engine squad)
Emma Ng (Year 7): 115 points (Cadet Squad)
Emma Deere (Year 4): 111 points (Star squad)
Penelope Hargraves (Year 6): 84 points (Cadet squad)
Oriana Fenton (Year 6): 81 points (Cadet squad)
Outstanding achievers
Star squad:
Amelie Berg (Year 4)
Bronze: 50m Breaststroke
Emma Deere (Year 4)
Gold: 50m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle and 50m Butterfly
Silver: 100m Breaststroke, 50m Breaststroke and 50m Backstroke
Victoria Ko (Year 5)
Gold: 50m Breaststroke
From Cadet squad:
Oriana Fenton (Year 6)
Bronze Medal: 100m Breaststroke, 100m Freestyle and 100m Butterfly
Penelope Hargraves (Year 6)
Gold: 100m Freestyle, 50m Backstroke and 100m Backstroke
Anne Liu (Year 7)
Gold: 50m Backstroke
Charlotte Sadler (Year 6)
Gold: 50m Freestyle & 100m Breaststroke
Silver: 100m Freestyle
Emma Ng (Year 7)
Silver: 50m Backstroke
Bronze: 100m Butterfly, 100m Backstroke and 200m Individual Medley
From Engine Squad:
Megan Chia (Year 7)
Gold: 50m Freestyle; 50m Butterfly; 100m Butterfly: 100m Backstroke
Silver: 100m Breaststroke, 200m Freestyle
Bronze: 100m Freestyle and 100m Individual Medley
Annabelle Li (Year 8)
Gold: 200m Butterfly
Silver: 200m Backstroke
Lily Lockhart (Year 10)
Silver: 200m Breaststroke
Sarah Tian (Year 9)
Silver: 200m Backstroke
Jisoo Yeou (Year 8)
Silver: 100m Individual Medley and 100m Backstroke
Bronze: 100m Freestyle and 100m Butterfly
Pride Squad:
Arabella Cox (Year 11)
Silver: 50m Backstroke and 100m Backstroke
Piper Gregory–Reid (Year 11)
Silver: 100m Breaststroke
Hayley Johnston (Year 12)
Silver: 50m Butterfly
Jaya Lilienthal (Year 10)
Gold: 100m Breaststroke
Silver: 50m Breaststroke
Bronze: 200m Freestyle
Jessica Munk (Year 12)
Gold: 200m Backstroke
Pymble Alumni:
Claudia Fydler
Silver: 100m Butterfly
Paris Zhang
Gold: 50m Backstroke and 100m Backstroke
Silver: 100m Freestyle
Bronze: 50m Freestyle
Relays results:
Girls 14&O Medley Relay
Gold: A team – Paris Zhang (Alumni); Piper Gregory – Reid (Year 11), Jessica Cullen (Year 11) and Jaya Lilienthal (Year 10)
Bronze: B team – Arabella Cox (Year 11), Lily Lockhart (Year 10), Annika Lee (Year 10) and Jessica Munk (Year 12)
Girls 14&O Freestyle Relay
Gold: A team – Paris Zhang (Alumni); Claudia Fydler (Alumni), Jaya Lilienthal (Year 10), Arabella Cox (Year 11)
Bronze: B team – Annika Lee (Year 10), Keira Smith (Year 10), Sarah Tian (Year 9)
Girls 13&U Freestyle Relay:
Silver: A team – Megan Chia (Year 7), Annalise Chow (Year 8), Jisoo (Year 8)
Congratulations to all our Pymble athletes not listed above who competed:
Mini Squad: Rose Wang (Year 3)
Star Squad: Emma Feng (Year 4), Avika Kapoor (Year 6), Sarah Kranes (Year 6), Isabella Wang (Year 4)
Cadet Squad: Amelia Carlan (Year 8); Carla Mikkeline Eibach (Year 6); Georgia Friedel (Year 6); Imogen Jones (Year 7); Chloé Shires (Year 6); Chenxuan Elsa Yu (Year 6), Gwen Pickthall (Year 7)
Engine Squad: Hannah Carmichael (Year 10), Annalise Chow (Year 8), Jessica Croll (Year 10), Annika Lee (Year 10), Lily Lockhart (Year 10), Ruby Pickthall (Year 9), Keira Smith (Year 10), Lucy Xie (Year 9)
Pride Squad (Alumni): Claudia Fydler, Angelica Tan and Paris Zhang
Sport Squad: Claudia Wyatt (Year 7) and Carlyn Suhendra (Year 11)
Rafael Rodrigues
Coach – Swimming