Swimming
Jaimi Arthur-Newman, Co-ordinator of Swimming
NSW Youth Short Course Age Championships
On Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 September, 17 of our Pymble girls competed at the 2025 NSW Youth Short Course Age Championships held at Sydney Olympic Park.
This is one of the most competitive meets of the short course season for swimmers aged 13 year and under, giving them the chance to race against the fastest athletes in NSW. It was a busy and exciting weekend filled with personal bests, great swims, team spirit, and lots of learning.
Our Pymble girls finished the meet with an outstanding 18 Top 10 finishes, including five individual medals.
A huge congratulations to all our Pymble girls who competed: Priscilla Miller (Year 7), Leah Ji (Year 3), Amélie Berg (Year 6), Emma Deere (Year 6), Carla Mikkeline Eibach (Year 8), Sophia Li (Year 7), Yuxi Lun (Year 5), Jade Mao (Year 8), Isabella Wang (Year 7), Alicia Gong (Year 4), Mia Hong (Year 4), Vera Le (Year 5), Rose Wang (Year 5), and Olivia Yu (Year 5).
Medallists
Priscilla Miller (Year 7)
1st 50m Backstroke
2nd 100m Backstroke
3rd 200m Backstroke
Penelope Hargraves (Year 8)
2nd 50m Butterfly
Georgia Friedel (Year 8)
2nd 50m Backstroke
The Knox Pymble Swimming Club also concluded the short course season with an excellent result, ranking second overall at the 2025 Youth Short Course Age Championships and finishing second in the combined point score for Junior and Senior State.
Top 3 Point Scorers
- Priscilla Miller (Year 7) – 139 points
- Georgia Friedel (Year 8) – 89 points
- Lilly Andrews (Year 7) – 88 points
Top 10 Individual Results
Priscilla Miller (Year 7)
4th 50m Freestyle
5th 50m Butterfly
10th 100m Buttefly
Leah Ji (Year 3)
8th 100m Breaststroke
Penelope Hargraves (Year 8)
6th 100m Buttefly
Georgia Friedel (Year 8)
5th 50m Freestyle
7th 50m Buttefly
7th 100m Backstroke
8th 100m Freestyle
Lilly Andrews (Year 7)
4th 50m Backstroke
5th 50m Buttefly
5th 100m Fly
6th 100m Backstroke
9th 100m Freestyle
Relay Results
1st 11 to 13 Years Medley Relay: Priscilla Miller, Penelope Hargraves, Lilly Andrews
1st 11 to 13 Years Freestyle Relay: Priscilla Miller, Lilly Andrews, Georgia Friedel
10th 9 to 10 Years Freestyle Relay Team B: Alicia Gong, Mia Hong, Vera Le
8th 9 to 10 Years Medley Relay Team B: Vera Le, Mia Hong
10th 9 to 10 Years Medley Relay Team A: Rose Wang, Olivia Yu
Well done to all swimmers who raced over the weekend, and a huge thank you to our coaches Sara, Jarrod, and Rohan for supporting the team, as well as to our wonderful parent group for their ongoing encouragement.
