Junior Swimming team tastes success After another successful season for the Swimming program,we turn our attention to celebrating its achievements. A big congratulations to all the swimmers who represented Newington • Luke Lee – six individual wins and two relay wins along with an during the AAGPS Swimming Championship series. During such a AAGPS record in the 50m Backstroke. busy time of the year, it is amazing to see the level of commitment Bo Chung – five individual swims, three personal best times and • our students dedicate to swimming whilst juggling their academic qualification for Combined Independent Schools Championships. load and other co-curricular activities. Aleksander Barlin – three individual swims, two relays with some • The final rankings for the 2022 Newington Swimming team: dominating wins in the division races. • Jack Putter – six individual events and Combined Independent •Junior Division – 1st Schools Championships qualification. •Intermediate Division – 2nd Senior Division – 4th In April, Jackson McCleery, Sebastian King and Liam West • represented Newington Swimming Club at the Australian Age •Opens Relay – 2nd Championships at the South Australia Aquatic and Leisure Centre. A special mention to our Junior (12, 13 and 14 years) team who won The boys qualified thanks to their outstanding times in local events the 2022 AAGPS championship title. During the final night of racing including the AAGPS Swimming Championship series. The boys finished the meet with personal best times all round. Jackson and on Friday 25 March 2022 at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre, Sebastian achieved outstanding results, and both made the finals we were greeted by the Year 8 cohort who cheered from the stands in multiple events placing them well within the top ten swimmers for Newington. for their age in Australia. Sebastian placed 4th in two events and Junior swimmer Angus Edwards describes the night: ‘The atmosphere won a bronze medal for 3rd place in the 200m Backstroke. was electric and rowdy in the best way. The Swimming team lifted This year was yet another positive display of the direction of with the cheering of the Year 8s and school leaders and at the end Newington Swimming. A strong win for the Juniors provides a firm of the night it didn’t matter if you were part of the Swimming team or foundation for the future of Newington Swimming in the years to not, we were all Newington boys coming home with a win. GO NEW!’. come. I look forward to the continual development of all Newington Some standout swims for the Junior team include: swimmers both in and out of the water. Mr Jared Goldthorpe Head Coach – Swimming Curiosity | News Autumn 2022 | Stanmore7–12 | 23