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ZONE PRIMARY SWIMMING CARNIVAL
Our GPCC Primary Swimming Squad travelled to Newcastle last week to compete at the Zone Swimming Carnival and it was a fantastic day to remember.
Over the years, GPCC has mostly dominated these carnivals as they have always performed exceptionally well, and this year was no different.
This was our most challenging carnival for a while, with Wyong and GPCC battling for the lead. Halfway through the day, Wyong took the lead and threatened to extend it but our team, always pushing themselves and swimming to the best of their ability, held on. We took the lead during the Backstroke events and never looked back. This lead stretched out further during the Butterfly and then after the IM’s, we were in a commanding position. Our relay teams would need to produce their best swims to stay in front and they did exactly that. We won both of our Senior relays and also finished with a second and third in the Juniors. This now means that all of our relay teams have qualified for CSSA. An impressive effort indeed.
GPCC won the carnival by over 100 points, which is an amazing effort, considering how close the points were throughout the day. This is our 14th win and another well-deserved achievement by our talented swimmers.
To top off our victorious day, we had eight students place in the top three for Age Champion, with both Felicity R and Sophie C crowned overall Age Champions in their age group.
Felicity also excelled with a brilliant swim in the 12yrs Girls 50m Butterfly, swimming a tremendous time of 33.11 and setting a new record that has stood for 21 years.
What a great way to finish her Primary School Carnival.
I was very impressed with our Swim Team. They were truly amazing and gave 100% in everything, swimming as hard as they could and always encouraging one another. Watching them spur and cheer one another on throughout the day, especially the relays, was sensational.
CIS SECONDARY OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Last year, both Shannon S and Lachlan S performed so well at the CSSA Tennis Championships, that they qualified for the CIS Secondary Open Tennis Championships held in Sydney.
Throughout the tournament they played a number of games against some very tough opponents. Like in all tennis competitions, they gave everything they could, pushing themselves to win every point, playing solidly against their competition, but unfortunately not making the CIS Team.
Well done to both Lachlan and Shannon for representing both GPCC and CSSA at such an elite competition.
CIS PRIMARY GIRLS BASKETBALL TRIALS
Our Primary School has a number of talented students in a variety of sports. Last week some of our keen and experienced basketball players travelled to Sydney for the CIS Basketball trials.
Sophie V, Elouise A and Mischa M made up a large number of students trying out for the CIS team. The girls were placed into groups and involved in a number of drills and trial games. They thoroughly enjoyed the challenge and experience of playing against some of the top basketball players in NSW.
The girls unfortunately did not make the team, but had a wonderful time. Well done to our girls for representing our school proudly.
Nathan Lambert
