Making a Splash at Swimming Sports
Minimbah Team Swimming Carnival
On Wednesday 9 March all students in years 3 – 6 travelled to Mornington Secondary College to take part in the annual Team Swimming Carnival. A great day was had by all competing in boogie board, noodle, kick board and freestyle races. The most hotly contested event of the day was in fact the last which was the Year 6 open freestyle relay. In a nail biting finish the Blue Sea dragons narrowly defeated the Green Stingrays resulting in back-to-back championship wins for the Sea Dragons.
Well done to all the students for their fantastic efforts.
The final scores were:
Blue Sea dragons – 284
Green Stingrays – 262
Red Sharks - 245
Gold Barracudas – 223
Northern Peninsula Division Swimming Championships
What another fantastic year in swimming at Minimbah! The students worked extremely hard, with sensational results. Of the 58 events available in the Bayside District Swimming Team (comprising 12 schools) Minimbah filled 12 events to compete in the Northern Peninsula Division Swimming Championships (comprising 40 schools) at The YAWA Aquatic Centre in Rosebud on Thursday 9 March.
Congratulations to all the students involved, in particular, the students below who qualified to compete at these championships.

11 Year Old Boys 12/13 Year Old Boys
Charlie Clark – Relay. Ethan Gately – Relay, Freestyle, Backstroke.
Zac Cooken – Relay, Butterfly.
Joshua Davidson – Relay. 9/10 Year Old Boys
Max Sweetnam – Relay. Samuel Brunt – Freestyle, Breastroke
Jake Provan – Breastroke, Butterfly.
12/13 Year Old Girls Girls Open Medley Team
Tilly Falkingham – Relay, Freestyle, Backstroke, Medley. Brecon Matthews – Back Stroke
Brecon Matthews – Relay, Medley. Harper Scott – Breaststroke
Olivia Matthews – Relay, Medley. Tilly Falkingham - Butterfly
Harper Scott – Relay, Freestyle, Breastroke, Medley. Olivia Matthews - Freestyle
There were some outstanding results. Tilly Falkingham placed first in Freestyle and Backstroke, while Harper Scott placed first in Breastroke and second in Freestyle. Ethan Gately placed second in Backstroke and third in Freestyle, while Jake Provan placed second in Breastroke and Zac Cooke placed third in Butterfly.
Well Done to all involved.
MARK RODEN
Sports Teacher