The GCC Secondary Swimming Carnival was enjoyed by everyone in attendance early in Term 1. There were some exceptional efforts from all participants and the vibrant house colours, dancing and loud cheering made for an exciting atmosphere. All enjoyed the novelty races, surfboard relay, salmon migration and fashion of the pool. This year’s ‘bomb off’ competition was won by Elliot Stevens.

Healthy competition and team rivalry were evident throughout the day as students cheered their swimmers to the finish line.

Competition in the pool was extremely close across most age groups with some champions being decided by the smallest of margins. Students swam in either the A or B division races according to their previous nominations.  It was a fantastic spectacle to see the regular close finishes.

Final house points have been relatively close in recent years however 2018 will be remembered for a dominant landslide win by Ararat. The final points were Ararat 1189, Sinai 1117 and Zion 747.

Overall, the standard of competition at GCC continues to improve as this year 22 new records were set by six separate swimmers. Congratulations to all students who managed to qualify to swim at the district carnival which was held on Tuesday 13 February. In particular, our age champions and record breakers.

Thank you to all parents, teachers and house captains who helped make the day a success.

This year’s boys and girls swimming age champions and record breakers are as follows:

Age Champions
12	TBC after Primary Carnival
13	Ella Childs
	Alex Chidgey
14	Caitlin Moore
	Joshua Collins
15	Lara James
	Aiden McKellar
16	Chloe Dunford
	Patrick McKenzie
Opens	Stephanie Ferris
	Aaron Lerch

Record Breakers
14 Girls BFly 14 Girls Back 14 Girls Free 14 Girls 50 Free 14 Girls 200 IM 14 Girls Breast	Caitlin Moore
14 Boys BFly 14 Boys Back 14 Boys Free 14 Boys Breast 14 Boys 50 Free 14 Boys 200 IM	Joshua Collins
16 Girls BFly 16 Girls Back 16 Girls 100 Free 16 Girls 50 Free 16 Girls 200 IM	Chloe Dunford
Open Boys Back Open Boys 200 IM	Aaron Lerch
16 Boys 100 Free 16 Boys Breast	Patrick McKenzie
16 Girls Breast	Baylee Paterson