Canberra Girls Grammar School — Senior School Swimming

On Wednesday 17 February, students participated in the annual CGGS House Swimming Carnival, at the Australian Institute of Sport Swimming Pool. Our School theme is ‘participation at all levels’. The Houses made the best of every opportunity and continued the School’s strong House tradition of themes and cheers. The Carnival was certainly a whole School event, with students and staff involved in ICT, recording, timing, photography, videoing, cheering, swimming and House spirit! It is the participation of all students and staff that makes this such an enjoyable event and I thank all involved for their tremendous support. Some highlights include:

• Overall student participation in and out of the water during the day.

• House Spirit Themes:

• Burgmann Bakers
• Deakin Dazzle
• G’day Glebe
• Kilburn Carrabien
• Robertson Rave
• Waverley Woodstock

• Final Points Score:           
  •  6 place        Burgmann
  • 5 place        Waverley          
  • 4 place        Kilburn 
  • 3 place        Deakin 
  • 2 place        Glebe   
  • 1 place        Robertson

•  Records broken on the day:

• Open Champions:

All 100m and 200m events at the House Carnival are rotated each year, to allow competitors a range of events to swim in.

• Tanya Desmond 50m Freestyle (fastest swimmer in the School over 50m Freestyle) 2010, Imogen Schiwy (Kilburn) 
• Dimity Douglas 100m Breaststroke: 2010, Emma Harris (Glebe) 
• Pippa Downes 200m Individual Medley: 2010, Stephanie Wise (Robertson)

• 8 fastest girls (50m Freestyle) Tanya Desmond ‘Golden Flipper’ event
  • Imogen Schiwy              Kilburn (28.31)
  • Stephanie Wise             Robertson
  • Sarah Friend                  Robertson
  • Molly Roberts                Burgmann
  • Elizabeth Kaye              Waverley
  • Nicole Martine               Glebe
  • Georgia Hardy               Kilburn
  • Nicola Metcalfe             Deakin

• Age Champions and Runners Up:

• Josie Alexandra (10B) won the prize for the program cover design competition.
• Our thanks must also go to Mrs Hardy, our School Swimming Captain’s mum, who continued our school tradition by presenting medallions and trophies to our winning students at our Week 8 assembly. Lastly, a big thankyou to all parents who came to support their daughters on the day of the carnival.

Jenny Hall
Head PDHPE Faculty