Basketball

Newington 1sts Basketballer Grant Anticevich (11/KL) has been selected for the U18 NSW Metro State team that will compete in the U18 National Championships in Ballarat, Victoria on April 11-18 this year. This is Grant’s first representation at this level, and is a great reward for his effort and dedication. We wish Grant all the very best for the championships.

Swimming

The Newington Age Swimming Championships were held on Friday 6 February with boys from Year 7-12 competing in a number of events. Reports from Director of Aquatics  Mr Ryan Moar indicate a strong season ahead for the Newington Swim team. It was very encouraging to see many boys striving to do their best.

The following students are the Newington Age Swimming Champions for 2015:

12 Years: Jack Xu (7/ME)

13 Years: Shannon Lowe-Griffiths (7/PR)  

14 Years: Jack Rudkins (9/MA)

15 Years: Jason Hartill (10/MO)

16 Years: Callum Lowe-Griffiths (11/PR)

17 Years: Nathan Hassett (12/LE)

18+ Years: Jayden Sortwell (12/MA)

Congratulations to Jack Xu (7/ME) who broke the 12 Years 50 m Freestyle (28.96 sec), and 50 m Breaststroke (38.43 sec) Age Championship Swimming Records. The 50 m Breaststroke record was previously set in 2001 and held by Jack Martin (ON 2006). This was the oldest existing swimming record until it was beaten last week by Jack Xu.

Swim Squad

Newington College offers a twice weekly swim squad for students with medium to high level of swimming ability. The purpose of the swim squad is to help boys improve their fitness and technique for competition in swimming, water polo and for general well-being.

During Term 1 2015 the squad will operate at the following times:

Every Tuesday
7:00AM – 8:00 AM

Every Thursday
6:00 AM* – 7:00 AM

*On Thursday mornings entry to the school MUST be via the main gates on Stanmore road. Students can be dropped off near the top car park, and can walk through the school to the swimming pool. No drop offs should occur on Newington road. The back gate to the school will be locked at this time.

For more information or if you have any questions relating to the swim squad please email  the Director of Aquatics, Mr Ryan Moar .

Tennis

On Saturday January 31, Newington took part in the GPS Under 14s/15s Invitational Tennis Tournament. The College was represented by Daniel Nailand (8/LE) and Ethan Whitty-Pike (8/LE), Calvin Meng (9/LE) and Torran Herbert (9/ME). The boys enjoyed a day of competitive singles play where they were divided in eight qualifying pools with players from the other GPS schools. Calvin Meng progressed through to the quarter final and Daniel Nailand went one step further, reaching the semi-finals of the U14s division. Well done to all four boys.

Cricket

Jordan Gauci (12/FL) has recorded one of Newington’s largest individual scores in its 152 year history. Record books are yet to ascertain whether his score of 201* has been surpassed by anyone, including Don Bradman’s idol Johnny Taylor who went on to play for Australia. Both Jordan and Lachlan Hodges (11/MA) (55) joined each other in the middle with the score on 3/23. They then combined to amass a 200+ run partnership At the end of play on Day 1 Newington declared at 6/318 and have Sydney Boys High 2/28 at stumps.

Water Polo

This month, the U14 and U16 State Club Championships were played. Newington Water Polo was well represented across all clubs so on the weekend of 31 January, the U16 boys went down to Canberra for the tournament which saw many Newington boys playing against each other. After a competitive pool round and finals series, Cronulla won the competition with Ned Churchyard (10/ME) and Harry Dickens (10/LE) in the team. The weekend of 14 February will the U14 boys’ turn. We wish them all the very best for the tournament.

Triathlon

Any boys wishing to compete in the CIS Triathlon at Penrith on 26 February must see Mr Dickens in the Sports Department before Thursday 12 February. Further details can be found on SPACES.