Swimming
NSW Short Course Metropolitan Championships
Over the weekend of Friday 18 to Sunday 21 July, 23 of our Pymble swimmers took part in the NSW Short Course Metropolitan Championships, held at the Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre.
This event is one of the most competitive club meets for our swimmers and attracts some of the fastest junior and senior athletes from across the Sydney region. The weekend was filled with outstanding performances, personal bests, and invaluable learning, especially for our junior swimmers, who had the chance to observe and be inspired by more experienced competitors.
Pymble swimmers finished the meet with an incredible 46 Top ten finishes, including 24 individual medals, proudly contributing to the success of Knox Pymble Swim Club (KPSC), which finished first overall in the total point score.
Pymble Medals:
- Amélie Berg (Year 6): Bronze – 50m Breaststroke
- Megan Chia (Year 9): Gold – 100m Butterfly, 50m Freestyle; Silver – 100m Freestyle; Bronze – 50m Butterfly
- Georgia Friedel (Year 8): Gold – 50m Backstroke; Silver – 100m Freestyle
- Alyssa Gillespie (Year 11): Gold – 100m Backstroke; Silver – 100m Breaststroke; Bronze – 50m Freestyle
- Penelope Hargraves (Year 8): Bronze – 50m Butterfly, 50m Backstroke
- Caitlyn Keating (Year 10): Gold – 50m Butterfly; Bronze – 400m Freestyle
- Priscilla Miller (Year 7): Gold – 100m Backstroke, 50m Freestyle, 50m Butterfly, 50m Backstroke; Bronze – 100m Butterfly, 100m Freestyle
- Indianna Vale (Year 10): Gold – 400m Freestyle; Silver – 200m Freestyle; Bronze – 100m Freestyle
- Isabella Wang (Year 6): Silver – 100m Individual Medley
Additional point scorers included:
Piper Gregory-Reid (Year 12) and Keira Smith (Year 12)
Congratulations to all the Pymble swimmers who competed and achieved some personal best times: Amélie Berg (Year 6), Megan Chia (Year 9), Annalise Chow (Year 11), Emma Deere (Year 6), Georgia Friedel (Year 8), Alyssa Gillespie (Year 11), Alicia Gong (Year 4), Piper Gregory-Reid (Year 12) , Penelope Hargraves (Year 8), Leah Ji (Year 3), Caitlyn Keating (Year 10), Sophia Li (Year 8), Anne Liu (Year 9), Yuxi Lun (Year 5), Jade Mao (Year 8), Priscilla Miller (Year 7), Gwen Pickthall (Year 9), Keira Smith (Year 12), Indianna Vale (Year 10), Isabella Wang (Year 6), Genevieve Wong (Year 6), Olivia Yu (Year 5), and Chloe Zhang (Year 7).
A huge thank you to our Pymble coaches Rafael, Leanne, Rohan and Sara for their guidance and support throughout the weekend, and to our dedicated parents for their ongoing encouragement and commitment.
