Firstly, again a big thank you to all who made the 2023 Swimming Faction Carnival run as efficiently as possible.
To the parents for helping with the timing and to the teachers for all playing their roles, whether it be starting, announcing, or looking after students in the bays. No job is bigger than the other, and without your help, the day simply wouldn’t go ahead. Thank you.
To the students, thank you for all of your efforts once again. Whether you came 1st, 4th or 6th in your race, as long as you gave all races your best shot, then that is all we can ask for. I was also immensely proud of the way our students supported each other on the day and involving Loreto in our races.
Record Breakers
A big Congratulations to the following students on breaking records on the day.
| Student Name | Race | Time |
| Mia Safranek | Year 5 Girls 50m Freestyle | 39.58s |
| Paul Toutountzis | Year 6 Boys 25m Backstroke | 37.25s |
Overall Faction Winner
Siena, Well Done!
Some Photos From the Carnival
Interschool Swimming Team
The following is the Interschool Swim Team for 2023. I am at this stage still working on filling all of the events. If you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to get in contact with me.
The Interschool Swimming Carnival will take place on Friday, 31st March at HBF Stadium. I will release more details closer to the time of the carnival.
It is an expectation and requirement that all students who have been selected for the Interschool Swim Squad wear the correct St Dominic’s School bathers and swimming cap. Caps will be available on the day for the students to wear and St Dominic’s School bathers are available for purchase from the uniform shop.
| Year 4 Girls | Year 5 Girls | Year 6 Girls |
| Izzy Snodgrass | Emily Damon | Alyssa Wilesee |
| Ivy Moran | Emilie Dabbs | Chloe Christiansen |
| Ella Schwenke | Mackenzie McDonald | |
| Aubrey Riolo | Mia Safranek | |
| Bailey Ostaszewskyj | Sophia Von Perger | |
| Lilly Robertson | ||
| Year 4 Boys | Year 5 Boys | Year 6 Boys |
| James Elliss | Sam Hurren | Jaden Raso |
| Zak Mihajlovic | Tom Kingwell | Sam Elliss |
| Evan Jiang | Luke Campbell | Jack Dyer |
| Modi Ma | Harsh Chavda | Oliver Ceic |
| Christopher Rece |
Interschool Swimming Training
Swimming training will be held at Scarborough Swimming Pool at 7:30am to 8:15am on the dates provided below. Currently, we have only been able to secure 2 lanes at Scarborough Pool, so I ask that only students in the Interschool Swimming Team attend these sessions. I am currently working with Scarborough Pool to secure more lanes. We have swimming coach Cam Hawthorn from Scarborough Swimming Club down to coach the students. Dates for training are as follows:
Tuesday 7th March Thursday 9th March
Tuesday 14th March Thursday 16th March
Tuesday 21st March Thursday 24th March
Tuesday 28th March Thursday 30th March
Parents will be required to cover the cost of entry ($4.50) at Scarborough Pool if they wish for their child to participate in training. A staff member from St Dominic’s will be on hand to supervise the children for each session. It will be up to the parents to ensure students are dressed in the correct school uniform and transported back to school.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.
Jasmine Crosara
Physical Education Teacher