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Tenison Snatches Interschool Swimming Title for Sixth Year Running

20.02.20

Tenison Woods College has won the SESSSA Interschool Swimming Carnival for the sixth year running, after competing against seven other High Schools from around the district on Friday 14 February. Held at the Mount Gambier Aquatic Centre, our elite group of swimmers performed in an outstanding manner and this was reflected in the results. Overall, Tenison Woods College won by over 100 points and were awarded two out of the four age group division shields.

There were also some incredible individual and team results with multiple long-standing records broken by our swimmers. Congratulations to all of the swimmers who participated in this event. (Continued from page 1). Congratulations to all of the swimmers who participated in this event.

Below is a breakdown of results from the day:

Final Scores:
- Tenison Woods College (520 points)
- Bordertown High School (410 points)
- St Martins Lutheran College (380.5 points)
- Grant High School (323.5 points)
- Mount Gambier High School (289 points)
- Combined Schools (Millicent, Penola, Naracoorte) (251 points)

Age Group Champions:
- U/14: Tenison Woods College (167 points)
- U/15: Bordertown High School (124 points)
- U/16: Tenison Woods College (133 points)
- U/20: Grant High School (132 points)

Records Broken:
Hayley Pearson

- 50m Freestyle – 29.60 (2019 Record previously held by Kiah Connolly – 29.93)
- 50m Backstroke – 39.83 (2019 Record previously held by Kiah Connolly – 40.21) - 50m Butterfly – 31.03 (2013 Record previously held by Emily Gazzard – 32.05)

Thomas Bignell
- 50m Backstroke – 34.13 (2007 record previously held by J Phillips 35.91)

Relay:
Hayley Pearson, Kiah Connolly, Ashleigh Spicer and Emma O’Callaghan

- 4x50m Medley Relay – 2.23.14 (2017 record – 2.29.22 by Tenison Woods College)

Tenison Woods College respectfully acknowledges the Boandik people are the First Nations people of the Mount Gambier South Eastern region of South Australia and pay respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, past, present and emerging.