Diving
NSWCIS Diving Results
Last week, we had five Pymble girls represent igsa at the 2025 NSWCIS Diving Championships, held at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on Tuesday 6 May. We were successful in bringing home one gold and two bronze medals.
Congratulations to all girls who competed at the meet; Lara Manuel (Year 8), Amélie Rahme (Year 7), Eleanor Mason-Jones (Year 9), Isabelle Benjamin (Year 9), Leila Rich (Year 10). Thank you to our Head Coach, Kurtis Matthews.
Lara Manuel (Year 8)
1st 14 Years Girls Springboard
Amélie Rahme (Year 7)
3rd 13 Years Girls Springboard
Eleanor Mason-Jones (Year 9)
3rd 14 Years Girls Springboard
IPSHA Primary Diving Championships
For Junior School Diving, the first major competition of 2025 was the IPSHA Primary Championships. Pymble fielded a strong team, with many standout performances. A special shout-out to our youngest athletes Clara Conn (Year 2) and Isla Merritt (Year 2) who competed fantastically at the first major competition of their diving journeys. Special congratulations to Zara Ware (Year 6) who became the 2025 IPSHA Springboard and Platform Champion! Well done.
Zara Ware (Year 6)
1st Platform
1st 12 Years Springboard
Amélie Berg (Year 6)
2nd Platform
2nd 11 Years Springboard
Nouvelle Nicholson (Year 6)
2nd 12 Years Springboard
Anabelle Ahlenstiel (Year 6)
3rd 12 Years Springboard
Freya Holland (Year 5)
3rd Platform
3rd 11 Years Springboard
Jasmine Smith (Year 5)
5th 11 Years Springboard
Audrey Conn (Year 4)
2nd 10 Years Springboard
Sarayah Wijesuriya (Year 4)
6th 10 Years Springboard
Emily Dao (Year 4)
7th 10 Years Springboard
Makayla Cui (Year 3)
2nd 9 Years Springboard
Ariana Brandner (Year 4)
4th 9 Years Springboard
Isla Merritt (Year 2)
3rd 8 Years Springboard
Clara Conn (Year 2)
6th 8 Years Springboard
NSWCIS Primary Diving Championships
Building on phenomenal momentum, our Junior School divers stunned the competition at the NSWCIS Primary Championships. Pymble had fantastic performances from all divers, with podiums from Zara Ware (Year 6), Ariana Brandner (Year 4), Amélie Berg (Year 6), Nouvelle Nicholson (Year 6), and Audrey Conn (Year 4). Special mentions to Audrey toppled her personal record by a large margin, and Ariana who put up her season best result with gold!
Pymble diving showed the talent and depth of the program with top five finishes in 12 out of the 13 events in a competitive field, including Anabelle Ahlenstiel (Year 6), Freya Holland (Year 5), Jasmine Smith (Year 5), Makayla Cui (Year 3), and Isla Merritt (Year 2). A phenomenal achievement and reflection of the hard work each diver has put into their training. Special congratulations to Zara Ware (Year 6) for being crowned 12 Years Springboard Champion, and Ariana Brandner (Year 4) for becoming 9 Years Springboard Champion!
Zara Ware (Year 6)
2nd in Platform
1st 12 Years Springboard
Amélie Berg (Year 6)
3rd Platform
3rd 11 Years Springboard
Nouvelle Nicholson (Year 6)
2nd 12 Years Springboard
Anabelle Ahlenstiel (Year 6)
5th 12 Years Springboard
Freya Holland (Year 5)
4th Platform
6th 11 Years Springboard
Jasmine Smith (Year 5)
4th 11 Years Springboard
Audrey Conn (Year 4)
2nd 10 Years Springboard
Ariana Brandner (Year 4)
1st 9 Years Springboard
Makayla Cui (Year 3)
4th 9 Years Springboard
Isla Merritt (Year 2)
4th 8 Years Springboard
PSSA Diving Championships
Thursday 10 April marked the final primary competition our Junior School divers could use to hone their skills, before the 2025 Australian Age National Championships. Nouvelle Nicholson (Year 6) and Audrey Conn (Year 4) were in the huny, finishing fourth and fifth respectively in their events, narrowly missing the podium in competitive fields.
Amélie Berg (Year 6) and Zara Ware (Year 6) displayed some fine diving and resilience with amazing performances, walking away with four medals in total, two silver for Amélie and a gold and bronze for Zara. Performance of the day was from Ariana Brandner (Year 4) who took home the silver medal in the nine years springboard, closely chasing her first-place competitor. Special congratulations to Zara Ware (Year 6) who became 12 Years Springboard Champion!
Zara Ware (Year 6)
3rd Platform
1st 12 Years Springboard
Amélie Berg (Year 6)
2nd Platform
2nd 11 Years Springboard
Nouvelle Nicholson (Year 6)
4th 12 Years Springboard
Audrey Conn (Year 4)
5th 10 Years Springboard
Ariana Brandner (Year 4)
2nd 9 Years Springboard
Jaimi Arthur-Newman
Co-ordinator – Diving