Swimming
IGSA Swimming Report 2024
Congratulations to the 2024 Pymble IGSA swimming team for their exciting results at the IGSA Swimming and Diving Championships on Friday 22 March. Led by Swimming Captain, Piper Gregory-Reid (Year 12), our Pymble swimmers achieved outstanding results, securing 2nd place overall. A notable achievement on the day was that every one of our Pymble swimmers competed in a final.
Highlights of the day included:
Champion Relay: Senior Girls 4x50m Medley – Jessica Cullen (Year 11), Lily Lockhart (Year 11), Keira Smith (Year 11), Piper Gregory-Reid (Year 12), Hannah Carmichael (Year 11)
Individual Junior Champion: Megan Chia (Year 8)
Junior Pointscore Champions (equal): Pymble Ladies’ College
Senior Pointscore Champions: Pymble Ladies’ College
Outstanding Results for Individual and Relay Events:
10 x 1st Places
Megan Chia (Year 8): 14 years 50m Freestyle, Junior 100m Freestyle, 14 years 50m Butterfly
Arabella Cox (Year 12): 17 years 50m Backstroke
Jessica Cullen (Year 11): 18 years 50m Backstroke
Oriana Fenton (Year 7): 12 years 50m Breaststroke
Lily Lockhart (Year 11): 17 years 50m Breaststroke
Piper Gregory-Reid (Year 12): 18 years 50m Breaststroke
Emma Ng (Year 8): 13 years 50m Butterfly
Senior Girls 4 x 50m Medley relay
6 x 2nd Places
Piper Gregory-Reid (Year 12): 18 years 50m Freestyle
Emma Ng (Year 8): 13 years 50m Backstroke
Sarah Tian (Year 10): 16 years 50m Backstroke
Jessica Cullen (Year 11): 18 years 50m Butterfly
4 x 50m Junior Medley Relay
4 x 50m Senior Freestyle Relay
4 x 3rd Places
Piper Gregory – Reid (Year 12) 11-19 200m IM
Indianna Vale (Year 9): 15 years 50m Freestyle
4 x 50m Intermediate Medley Relay
6 x 50m Free Relay All Age
2024 Swimming and Diving Dinner
On Tuesday 2 April, the end of season Swimming and Diving Dinner was held at Pymble Golf Club. It was a wonderful celebration of the fantastic IGSA season for the Pymble Swimming team.
Major award winners:
Most Improved: Megan Chia (Year 8)
Team Spirit: Arabella Cox (Year 12)
Contribution to Swimming: Piper Gregory-Reid (Year 12)
We extend our gratitude to our dedicated and enthusiastic coaches for their hard work throughout the 2023 to 2024 campaign: Michelle Thomas, Sara Petronzio, Steven Qu, and our strength and conditioning coach Jack Pennington. Special thanks to Swimming coordinator Samantha Dale for her tireless efforts.
We also express our appreciation to Mr Renshaw (Aquatics Manager), Mrs Edwards (Head of Sport), Mr Raw (Director of Sport), and our Principal, Dr. Hadwen for their continued support of our program.
We acknowledge the outstanding leadership of our captain, Piper Gregory-Reid, and congratulate our Year 12 swimmers for their significant contribution to swimming at the College: Piper Gregory-Reid, Arabella Cox, and Ellie Beck.
We wish our swimmers the best of luck when they compete at the Australian Swimming Championships on the Gold Coast from Saturday 6 April to Sunday 14 April. The IGSA team will also be announced shortly and will be published in next week’s newsletter. This team will compete at the NSWCIS Swimming Championships on Sunday 5 May and Monday 6 May 2024.
“Comfort, the enemy of progress.” P.T. Barnum’s
Rafael Rodrigues
Head Coach – Swimming
2024 NSW CIS Primary Championships
Six students from Pymble’s Junior School showcased their talent at the 2024 NSW CIS Primary Championships held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on Wednesday 27 March. Crystal Li (Year 4), Puisai Victoria Ko (Year 6), Amélie Berg (Year 5), Olivia Yu (Year 4), Isabella Wang (Year 5) and Yuxi Lun (Year 4) all delivered exceptional performances in the pool. Their hard work and dedication are truly commendable.
We are thrilled to announce that the following Pymble swimmers achieved Top 3 finishes and have qualified for the PSSA championships which will be held on Thursday 11 and Friday 12 April.
First Place
Puisai Victoria Ko (Year 6) 12yrs 50m Breaststroke
Second Place
Junior 4x50m Freestyle Relay – Yuxi Lun (Year 4), Crystal Li (Year 4), Olivia Yu (Year 4) and Amélie Berg (Year 5)
Third Place
Amélie Berg (Year 5) Girls 10yrs 50m Breaststroke
Full results of 2024 NSW Junior CIS Championships:
Amélie Berg (Year 5) – Female – Age: 10
Girls 8 to 10 Years 200m Freestyle Relay (4th leg 35.64) 2:23.09 – 2nd place
Girls 10 Years 50m Breaststroke 46.96PB – 1st place
Puisai Victoria Ko (Year 6) – Female – Age: 12
Girls 12 to 13 Years 50m Breaststroke 39.14 – 1st place
Crystal Li (Year 4) – Female – Age: 10
Girls 8 to 10 Years 200m Freestyle Relay (2nd leg 35.06) 2:30.09 – 2nd place
Girls 10 Years 50m Freestyle 35.37 PB – 5th place
Yuxi Lun (Year 4) – Female – Age: 10
Girls 8 to 10 Years 200m Freestyle Relay (Lead Off 36.43) 2:23.09 – 2nd place
Isabella Wang (Year 5) – Female – Age: 11
Girls 11 Years 50m Butterfly 36.38 – 7th place
Olivia Yu (Year 4) – Female – Age: 10
Girls 8 to 10 Years 200m Freestyle Relay (3rd leg 35.96) 2:23.09 – 2nd place
Steven Qu
Coach – Swimming