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Our annual Junior School Swimming Carnival took place at Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre on Wednesday. Our first House meetings on the oval on Monday gave our House Captains the first opportunity to address their ‘troops’ and set the tone for the carnival ahead. Highlights from the war cry practice can be viewed here. In the first of our big three carnivals there was much excitement leading up to the first race, our youngest swimmers being the Under 8s and Under 9s 25m and 50m Freestyle event. It was very exciting to see these students participate in their first Junior School Carnival.

Knowing the carnivals can be long for spectators, children and adults in the stands were kept entertained by some dancing competitions with various playlists. It was great to see our war cry competitions were back again in full voice after its return last year. This year there a few new additions, the creation of a separate House Spirit trophy that was presented to the winning House on the day. This trophy, as well as certificates handed out by the House Captains, will continue across all our carnivals for recognition related to non-performance-based results.

With the continuation of the entrant number system this year we can track the participation rate of all houses as well as being able to provide feedback to students across their age groups in the strokes they entered.

The Class Relays in the 25m pool, organised by the teachers and in some cases the students themselves, proved to be a hit with some fierce rivalry between the classes. Thank you to the parents and families who attended who travelled out Homebush to support the carnival as well as our House Captains and Sport Captains for whom this was their first carnival as leaders at an all-day event.

Congratulations to Dumolo House who won the House cup. Congratulations to House Captains Daisy Nassar and Harrison Bird who led their team to victory and got to raise the cup in victory for 2023.

Winning House

1st Place                  Dumolo 1658 points

2nd Place                Cowper 1413 points

3rd Place                 Roseby 1219 points

4^th Place                   McDouall 1052 points

Further to this, the winning House will have their House banner displayed on the school oval for the next two weeks in recognition of their achievement for all students to see.

Age Champions Swimming 2023

Congratulations to the following students who were named and presented age champion and runner up on the day. Individual points were tallied from 50m championship events only (excluding relays).

Spirit House Award

Prior to the carnival students were informed that a House would be selected, regardless of the overall winner, who demonstrated outstanding spirit and support throughout the carnival. We had dance off competitions, dress up as well as our war cry competition. Our chief Judge Ms Reinhold tallied points throughout the day. Despite having numerous students swimming in events, the winning house was Roseby. This House was presented with the new House Spirit trophy on the pool deck.

The following overall points for House Spirit were;

House Spirit 

1st Place Roseby 250 points  

2nd Place McDouall 150 points 

3rd Place Dumolo 100 points  

4th Place Cowper 50 points    

Redlands Swimming Carnival Photos

As you would be aware, we had a professional sports photographer to attend the Junior School Swimming Carnival to take some photos for parents and the school. There are some great shots online for you to view and or purchase or download. Please follow the steps below to view this folder that is only accessible to Redlands families.

Follow this Link

Click prompt to Access Gallery

Select – Redlands Icon

Select – 2023 folder

Select Event i.e. Junior Swimming Carnival

Enter: Name & Email Address

Enter Password: Dunnet01

Select- View album

There is a whole range you can choose from. Prints, Personalised Prints, Canvas, Framed Photos, Digital Images to mention a few.

Sport Calendar

We have a Sport Calendar for each Term. To view the 2023 Term 1 Sports Calendar please click here

This calendar is regularly updated and provides all the key dates for you for school sport, carnivals and major events.

Mr Trevor Dunne
Head of Junior Sport
tdunne@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9953 6022