Swimming

Swimming

2025 NSW PSSA Championships

Eight Pymble Junior School students delivered remarkable performances at the 2025 NSW PSSA Championships, which took place at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on Thursday 10 and Friday 11 April. Spanning Years 2 through Years 6, the talented group of swimmers truly excelled in the pool. Their dedication and commitment were plainly evident. Congratulations to all students who competed: Emma Deere (Year 6), Emma Feng (Year 6), Rose Wang (Year 5), Hongor Temuqile (Year 2), Vera Le (Year 4), Mia Hong (Year 3), Isabella Wang (Year 6), and Yuxi Lun (Year 5).

Third Place

11 to 13 Years 4x50m Freestyle Relay

Emma Feng (Year 6), Yuxi Lun (Year 5), Emma Deere (Year 6), Isabella Wang (Year 6)

Fourth place

Junior 4x50m Freestyle Relay

Hongor Temuqile (Year 2), Vera Le (Year 4), Mia Hong (Year 3), Rose Wang (Year 5)

Fifth Place

12 to 13 Years 50m Breaststroke

Emma Deere

Steven Qu

Swimming Coach

2025 Australian Age and MC Championship and Australian Open Championship

From Thursday 10 April to Friday 18 April, 18 of our Pymble girls took part in the 2025 Australian Age and MC Age Championships, followed by the 2025 Australian Open Championships from Monday 21 April to Thursday 24 April.

This competition is one of the most exciting and competitive meets of the year, giving our swimmers the chance to race against the fastest swimmers in Australia. This year, Pymble proudly secured two spots in the state relay team, with two of our very own swimmers representing New South Wales against the other states!

The meet was filled with energy, team spirit, and many personal bests, as well as a host of top ten finishes — including a total of six medals:

  • Alyssa Gillespie (Year 11): Bronze medal in the 100m Backstroke at the Australian Age and MC Championships. She also delivered an outstanding performance at the Australian Open Championships with a total of eight top 10 finishes in individual events.
  • Caitlyn Keating (Year 10): Gold medal in the mixed 14 to 15 Years 4x50m Medley State Relay, swimming the butterfly leg for NSW, and two silver medals in the 14 Years 100m Butterfly and 50m Butterfly.
  • Alexis Whitton (Year 8): Silver medal in the 13 to 14 Years 4x50m Freestyle State Relay, proudly representing NSW.
  • Emma Ng (Year 9): Bronze medal in the 14 Years 200m Butterfly

The spirit was high throughout the week, with the girls having lots of fun supporting each other during the competition.

We are also thrilled to announce that the Knox Pymble Swim Club (KPSC) won the combined multi class and able-bodied club point score, an outstanding achievement after many years!

In addition to the medals listed, above our team secured the following top ten individual and club relay results:

Australian Age and MC Championships

Alyssa Gillespie (Year 11)

5th       50m Freestyle

5th        100m Breaststroke

6th            50m Backstroke

8th        50m Breaststroke

Caitlyn Keating (Year 10)

9th        200m Butterfly

Alexis Whitton (Year 8)

4th        50m Freestyle

8th        50m Freestyle

Megan Chia (Year 9)

7th        100m Butterfly

9th       50m Butterfly

Sarah Tian (Year 11)

5th        200m Backstroke

7th        100m Backstroke

13 to 14 Years 4x50m Freestyle Relay

6th       Alexis Whitton (Year 8), Megan Chia (Year 9), Georgia Friedel (Year 8), Quinn Parry-Okeden (Year 8)

Australian Open Championships

Alyssa Gillespie (Year 11)

4th       100m Breaststroke

6th        50m Breaststroke

6th        50m Backstroke

9th        100m Backstroke

Congratulations also to the Pymble girls not listed above who competed for KPSC at the highest-level meet for age groupers in Australia: Lily Barlow (Year 12), Lily Lockhart (Year 12), Hannah Carmichael (Year 12), Annalise Chow (Year 11), Carla Mikkeline Eibach (Year 8), Penelope Hargraves (Year 8), Quinn Parry-Okeden (Year 8), Ruby Pickthall (Year 11), Charlott Sadler (Year 8), Keira Smith (Year 12), Sarah Tian (Year 11), Indianna Vale (Year 10), and Lilly Andrew (Year 8).

A huge thank you and congratulations also go to our Pymble parents for their ongoing support throughout the meet, and to our incredible coaches, Leanne and Raf, for preparing, supporting, and motivating the swimmers during this long but exciting week of competition.

Good luck to our NSWCIS team, who will compete on Monday 5 May and Tuesday 6 May at Sydney Olympic Park!

Jaimi Arthur-Newman

Co-ordinator – Swimming