Newington Prep Schools Inter-house Swimming Carnival

What a glorious morning greeted the Newington crowd as they descended on Ryde Aquatic centre once more for what was going to prove to be another marvel in swimming prowess across the two campuses….glorious because the event was to be indoors!!!

The rain tumbled and so did the records as Jarrah Ronan showed why he is a force to be reckoned with in the swimming ranks with a powerful performance in the 50m Backstroke final, finishing 1st in a time of 39.46 sec, a new school record. He then went on to win the 50m Freestyle, 100m Freesstyle, 200m Individual medley, 50m Breaststroke and 50m Butterfly. A fantastic day out for this talented Rydalian!

And what of Kingswood?? This house that had been relegated to second place amongst the stakeholders at Lindfield for so many years! Would the new breed, the new crowd, help them achieve the success they so truly craved? The answer was yes, and the answer lay with many talented new swimmers. Oliver Haig, Lachlan Hull, Tom Kennedy, Angus Rowe and Angus Bourne all triumphed on the day in their respective events. All booked a place to the IPSHA Swimming Carnival, and are all in Kingswood. Then there was Keaghan Davey-Webb and the fearless leader Alex Woolley, who found themselves in countless finals, pushing Kingswood to the brink of history…..

And indeed, after 10 years, and countless attempts, Kingswood triumphed over not just Rydal, but indeed Newington itself in a dominating display of attacking swimming. Their points good enough to place them in third place even before the percentage was applied. A fantastic effort by all and testament to the raw talent that is evident not only in Kingswood, but at Lindfield also. Well done by all!