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.

  • 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:

    • Boys:
      Runner‑up: Harry C.
      Champion: Clark W.

    • Girls:
      Runner‑up: Indiana K.
      Champion: Rosalie S.

    • Boys:
      Runner‑up: Connor J.
      Champion: Thomas G.

    • Girls:
      Runner‑up: Margot B.
      Champion: Ayla S‑C.

    • Boys:
      Runner‑up: Cruze F.
      Champion: Hudson L.

    • Girls:
      Runner‑up: Zara L.
      Champion: Lucy F.

    • 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.

  • Girls

    • Runner‑up: Kristina Madrid (RO)

    • Champion: Amanda Brown (PA)

    Boys

    • Runner‑up: Leonardo Ricciard (SA)

    • Champion: Archie Flanagan (ME)

  • Girls

    • Runner‑up: Bonnie Wade (ME)

    • Champion: Amelia McIvor (DE)

    Boys

    • Runner‑up: Angus Millar (RO)

    • Champion: Raleigh Matusalem (XA)

  • Girls

    • Runner‑up: Isabella Lauw (ME)

    • Champion: Jacqueline Cronin (XA)

    Boys

    • Runner‑up: Joshua Justins (MA)

    • Champion: Max Laycock (DE)

  • Girls

    • Runner‑up: Holly Dimov (XA)

    • Champion: Kaia Moloney (DE)

    Boys

    • Runner‑up: Griffin Angelatos (CH)

    • Champion: Oscar Millar (RO)

  • Year 11

    Girls

    • Runner‑up: Rachelle Chai (CH)

    • Champion: Maya Deery (ME)

    Boys

    • Runner‑up: Reece Malcolm (XA)

    • Champion: Sebastian McGuiggan (CH)

  • 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 🎉

  • 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!

Alexandra Carcione