2026 Inter-House Swimming Carnivals
Celebrating Excellence at the 2026 Inter-House Swimming Carnivals
The 2026 Inter‑House Swimming Carnivals brought two fantastic weeks of spirited competition, teamwork and personal achievement across our Junior and Senior Schools. Students from Year 3 to Year 12 demonstrated outstanding Courage, Commitment and Compassion as they represented their Houses with pride.
This year, we were honoured to welcome Dual Olympian and College alumna Jennifer Batt (née Reilly) as our special guest. One of Australia’s most accomplished swimmers, Jen is best known for her success in the 400 Individual Medley, winning gold at the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games and representing Australia at both the Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 Olympic Games. Now a valued staff member in our Junior School, Jen returned to present the age‑group trophies and the overall Jennifer Reilly Shield.
Celebrating New Record Holders
A number of students set new Jennifer Reilly Aquatic Centre Short Course Records across 50m events. Their achievements reflect not only talent, but dedication and effort in training. Congratulations to all of our new record holdersyour names now sit proudly in the College’s swimming history.
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Year 3 – Girls
Rosalie Sobejko – 50m Breaststroke SC: 1:04.4
(Second Place: Zara Lange – 1:08.1)Year 5 – Boys
Hudson Leszenko – 50m Freestyle SC: 35.12
(Second Place: Oliver Shipp – 38.04)Hudson Leszenko – 50m Breaststroke SC: 47.37
(Second Place: Axel Huang – 52.41)Hudson Leszenko – 50m Butterfly SC: 43.74
(Second Place: Archie Flanagan – 51.50)Hudson Leszenko – 50m Backstroke SC: 43.89
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Year 8 – Girls
Amelia McIvor – 50m Breaststroke: 37.16
(Previous: 39.58 – Eilidh Milne, 2022)Amelia McIvor – 50m Butterfly: 32.22
(Previous: 32.3 – Eilidh Milne, 2022)
Year 8 – Boys
Raleigh Kurt Matusalem – 50m Freestyle: 27.26
(Previous: 28.65 – Sebastian McGuiggan, 2023)Raleigh Kurt Matusalem – 50m Breaststroke: 34.78
(Previous: 37.19 – Sebastian McGuiggan, 2023)Raleigh Kurt Matusalem – 50m Butterfly: 30.37
(Previous: 32.23 – Sebastian McGuiggan, 2023)Raleigh Kurt Matusalem – 50m Backstroke: 34.21
(Previous: 36.44 – Sebastian McGuiggan, 2023)
Year 9 – Girls
Jacqueline Cronin – 50m Breaststroke: 38.39
(Previous: 39.76 – Maya Deery, 2024)Isabella Lauw – 50m Butterfly: 32.29
(Previous: 32.66 – Eilidh Milne, 2023)
Year 11 – Boys
Sebastian McGuiggan – 50m Freestyle: 24.92
(Previous: 26.25 – Ryan Chai, 2022)Sebastian McGuiggan – 50m Breaststroke: 31.39
(Previous: 35.73 – Samuel Dimov, 2024)Sebastian McGuiggan – 50m Butterfly: 25.84
(Previous: 29.79 – Samuel Dimov, 2024)Sebastian McGuiggan – 50m Backstroke: 29.05
(Previous: 32.84 – James Lawler, 2023)
Year 12 – Girls
Eilidh Milne – 50m Freestyle: 27.97
(Previous: 28.62 – Edie Jackson, 2025)Eilidh Milne – 50m Backstroke: 31.87
(Previous: 33.13 – Edie Jackson, 2025)
Junior School Champions (Years 3–6)
Congratulations to all Junior School swimmers for their enthusiasm and sportsmanship. This year’s champions and runners‑up are:
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Boys:
Runner‑up: Harry C.
Champion: Clark W.Girls:
Runner‑up: Indiana K.
Champion: Rosalie S.
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Boys:
Runner‑up: Connor J.
Champion: Thomas G.Girls:
Runner‑up: Margot B.
Champion: Ayla S‑C.
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Boys:
Runner‑up: Cruze F.
Champion: Hudson L.Girls:
Runner‑up: Zara L.
Champion: Lucy F.
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Boys:
Runners‑up: Zachary S., Matthew G.
Champion: Oliver S.Girls:
Runner‑up: Stella‑Grace M.
Champion: Olivia D.
Senior School Champions (Years 7–12)
Our Senior School swimmers continued to raise the bar with impressive performances, personal bests and fierce but friendly competition. Congratulations to all age‑group Champions and Runners‑up across Years 7 to 12 for representing your Houses with distinction.
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Girls
Runner‑up: Kristina Madrid (RO)
Champion: Amanda Brown (PA)
Boys
Runner‑up: Leonardo Ricciard (SA)
Champion: Archie Flanagan (ME)
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Girls
Runner‑up: Bonnie Wade (ME)
Champion: Amelia McIvor (DE)
Boys
Runner‑up: Angus Millar (RO)
Champion: Raleigh Matusalem (XA)
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Girls
Runner‑up: Isabella Lauw (ME)
Champion: Jacqueline Cronin (XA)
Boys
Runner‑up: Joshua Justins (MA)
Champion: Max Laycock (DE)
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Girls
Runner‑up: Holly Dimov (XA)
Champion: Kaia Moloney (DE)
Boys
Runner‑up: Griffin Angelatos (CH)
Champion: Oscar Millar (RO)
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Year 11
Girls
Runner‑up: Rachelle Chai (CH)
Champion: Maya Deery (ME)
Boys
Runner‑up: Reece Malcolm (XA)
Champion: Sebastian McGuiggan (CH)
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Girls
Runner‑up: Eleanor Lund (DE)
Champion: Eilidh Milne (RO)
Boys
Runner‑up: Zack Wilson (DE)
Champion: Leo Webb (DE)
House Spirit & Overall House Champions
The carnivals aren’t just about times and trophies, they are also about House pride.
This year’s Spirit Trophy (Corpus Porpoise) results were:
1st – Pallotti
2nd – Chisholm
3rd – Xavier
House Shields were awarded as follows:
Junior School Champion House: Merici
Middle School Champion House: De Vialar
Senior School Champion House: De Vialar
With all points combined across Years 3 to 12, we congratulate our 2026 Champion House and winners of the Jennifer Reilly Shield:
🎉 DE VIALAR 🎉
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1 DE 6,353.00
2 ME 6,019.00
3 RO 6,002.00
4 PA 5,708.00
5 XA 5,496.00
6 CH 5,293.00
7 MA 4,738.00
8 SA 4,344.00
Thank You
A heartfelt thank you to our House Community Coordinators, Physical Education staff, teaching and administrative teams, grounds staff, and the many families who came to cheer on our students. Your support helps make these carnivals a highlight of the College calendar.
We look forward to seeing everyone again at the upcoming 2026 Inter-House Cross Country Carnival!