Swimming Carnival 2024

Events

 

A photo of Melville Senior High School swimming pool for the Swimming Carnival 2024.

At the end of Week 2, Melville SHS held its first Swimming Carnival in a few years. 120 students participated in the competition, each of them determined to represent and make their houses proud. The class of 2024 celebrated their last House swimming carnival, their first since they were in Year 7.  Despite the many lead changes, the bragging rights eventually went to Kwilena, with their relay teams snatching the win — and with it, the lead — from Yonka in the finals moments of the day. Overall, it was a perfect way to cool down from the heat during what was a 40 degree day.

Thank you to the superb efforts of the swimmers, HPE team, Senior School sport coaching students (Certificate II) and parents for making the carnival a wonderfully smooth and enjoyable day for all.

New House Names

This Swimming Carnival saw the school debut new House names in Noongar: Yonka, for Kangaroo; Kwilena, for Dolphin; Weitj, for Emu; Booyi for Turtle.

  • Pegasus (red) now becomes Yonka.
  • Cygnus (blue) now becomes Kwilena.
  • Gryphon (yellow) now becomes Weitj.
  • Aquila (green) now becomes Booyi.

Individual Champions and Final Standings

INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS (Top 2)

Name

Year Sex Club

Points

Charlotte

7 F Kwilena 77

Ashley

7 F Booyi 76
         
Zac 7 M Weijt

121

Malakai

7 M Weijt 94
         
Danika 8 F Yonka

113

Chloe 8 F Kwilena

84

         

Stirling

8 M Kwilena 126
Ewyn 8 M Booyi

68

         
Abby 9 F Weijt

126

Hikaru 9 F Kwilena

52

         
Keith 9 M Yonka

147

Pieter 9 M Weijt

73

         

Lily

10 F Yonka 126
Zeva 10 F Yonka

52

       

Sava

10 M Kwilena

113

Jake 10 M Booyi

68

       

Chloe

11 F Yonka

63

Leah 11 F Kwilena

29

         

Tyler

11 M Booyi 68

Hank

11 M Booyi

42

Darcy

11 M Weijt

42

       

Maia

12 F Weijt

86

Tara

12 F Booyi

84

       

Luke 12 M Weijt

65

Archie 12 M Yonka

60

FINAL STANDINGS

  1. Kwilena — 941 points
  2. Yonka — 886 points
  3. Weitj — 861 points
  4. Booyi — 755 points

Moments of the Day

 

 

Class of 2024 swimmers sign off from their last Swimming Carnival with a group photo.

 

Special thanks go to Ms Coonan for her contributions to this article.