Swimming

In Term 1 of 2015 Newington capped off another excellent Swimming season by winning three out of a possible four trophies. The Junior (12–14 Years) and the Intermediate (15–16 Years) sections of the swim team both won Premierships while Newington also secured the AAGPS Open Relays Trophy in the process, breaking a GPS record for the 6 x 50 m Freestyle All Age Relay in the ultimate race of the season.

For the sixth season in a row, Newington was the top AAGPS Swimming School based on overall points gained.

A large number of swimmers from Newington went on to represent GPS at the Combined Independent Schools (CIS) Swimming Championships. Callum Lowe-Griffiths (11/PR),  Jason Hartill (10/MO), Marcus Dadd (9/ME), Jack Xu (7/ME), and Edward Wydell (7/ME) all qualified to represent CIS at the NSW All Schools Carnival.

Basketball

As winners of the AAGPS competition, Newington played Barker College (winners of the CAS) and Oakhill College (winners of the ISA) to determine the CIS Champions for 2015. First up was a Barker College home game which was fitting as both teams had participated in a pre–season camp in October 2014 and were now going to finish the season in a important contest. The scoreline saw Newington victorious 79 – 53, but it was not a true reflection of the contest where an 8 point difference was the margin until the last quarter. Next was Oakhill College at Oakhill; a full house with half the crowd being girls certainly didn’t help Newington’s focus. In a physical game Newington were able to hang on to record a 51 – 39 victory. Next up for the team is the NSW State Championships against the top two CHS teams and the winner of the Catholic Championship. The one day competition will be held in Terrigal in early September.

Congratulations to all the boys and coaching staff.