Eyre Shines with Swimming Carnival Victory
- Cummins Area School
- 6 hours ago
- 2 min read
On Friday, 13 February (Week 3), Cummins Area School held its Swimming Carnival for the first time in two years. Following a full redevelopment, the pool looked pristine, and the day was a fantastic celebration of school spirit. Congratulations to the Cummins Pool Committee for their tireless work in providing the community with such outstanding facilities.
Congratulations to Eyre House, who claimed overall victory and were awarded the Yvonne Majoor Shield.
Final House Results
1st – Eyre: 1263 points
2nd – Sturt: 1174 points
3rd – Flinders: 1009 points
A special mention goes to Braden Holley, who broke the Open Boys Backstroke record. The previous record of 15.91 seconds, jointly held by Braden himself and Kieran Stephens, was surpassed with an impressive new time of 15.57 seconds, shaving off 0.34 seconds.
Individual Age Group Champions
9 & Under Girls: Harriet Dennis (33 points)
9 & Under Boys: Freddie Haarsma (26)
10 Year Old Girls: Fleur Andrew (26)
10 Year Old Boys: Caleb Moroney (36)
11 Year Old Girls: Aine Fox (37)
11 Year Old Boys: Orrin Modra (30)
12 Year Old Girls: Ellie Moroney & Maggie Pedler (32)
12 Year Old Boys: Jimmy Crettenden & Beau Paech (26)
13 Year Old Girls: Aoibheann Fox (40)
13 Year Old Boys: Rocco Gale (40)
14 Year Old Girls: Kenzie Hancock (37)
14 Year Old Boys: Hudson Mickan (33)
15 Year Old Girls: Della Pedler (37)
15 Year Old Boys: Kade Doudle (31)
16 Year Old Girls: Zora Curtis (36)
16 Year Old Boys: Oisin Fox (37)
Open Girls: April Wagner (37)
Open Boys: Braden Holley (40)
We extend our heartfelt thanks to the many people who contributed to the success of the carnival:
Renee Rogers and the Cummins Pool Committee, along with the parents who donated food and volunteered their time to run the canteen
Rachel Green for setting up her coffee caravan
Lower Eyre Family Practice for generously donating the individual championship medallions
Jenna Bellenger for preparing the program and house allocations
Steph Phelps for coordinating staff job allocations
Year 5/6 students for submitting program cover designs, with special mention to Veronica Casey whose design featured on the cover
John Norton for assisting with equipment transport
Volunteer parents Bec Habner, Morgan McDonald, and Amy Jolly for timing events, and Megan Briese for helping with recording.
The dedicated CAS staff, who arrived early for set-up, performed duties without breaks and stayed for pack-up
Volunteer students Jessie Hocking, Margaret Lauer, Bonnie Maddern, Alexis Colbert and Nyssa Habner.
Our Year 12 students, who arrived early to help and worked together to make their final swimming carnival a memorable one — floaties and all!
A wonderful day of competition, teamwork, and community spirit.
