On Wednesday evening, the BGGS Swimming Team competed in the 2021 QGSSSA Championships at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre.
The competition was fierce, and the girls did an exceptional job to maintain our 5th place in the Aggregate Trophy (The Mollie Gould Cup). Congratulations to St Peters Lutheran College on their Championship win.
Thank you to Ms Brittany Nunan, our Swimming Coordinator, for her hard work, coaching, and leadership within our Swimming Program, and thank you to our team of swimming coaches.
Our age group results were:
12 Years and Under 9th
13 Years 5th
14 Years 2nd
15 Years 2nd
16 Years 3rd
17 Years and Over 4th
Some outstanding individual results included:
| Niamh Bedggood (11O) | Open 100 Breaststroke Division A | 2nd |
| 16 Years 50 Freestyle Division A | 3rd | |
| 16 Years 50 Backstroke Division A | 1st | |
| Charlotte Kennedy (9B) | 15 Years 50 Freestyle Division B | 1st |
| 15 Years 50 Butterfly Division A | 3rd | |
| Ava Tran (8G) | 14 Years 50 Backstroke Division A | 1st |
| Amelia Cescotto (11O) | Open 100 Backstroke Division A | 2nd |
| 17 Years 50 Backstroke Division A | 2nd | |
| Astrid Thomas (9H) | 14 Years 50 Freestyle Division D | 2nd |
| 14 Years 50 Breaststroke Division A | 2nd | |
| Karla Rimmington (8L) | 13 Years 50 Butterfly Division A | 3rd |
Other placegetters included:
| Kaitlyn Le (10M) | 15 Years 50 Freestyle Division D | 2nd |
| Aoife Bedggood (9O) | 15 Years 50 Freestyle Division C | 2nd |
| Jenna Hilditch (8G) | 14 Years 50 Freestyle Division C | 3rd |
| Elise Ridoutt (10E) | 16 Years 50 Freestyle Division D | 3rd |
| Brooke Tolhurst (10R) | 16 Years 50 Freestyle Division C | 3rd |
| Hannah Bigby (11G) | 16 Years 50 Freestyle Division B | 3rd |
| Holly Fleming (7M) | 13 Years 50 Freestyle Division D | 3rd |
Our relays were one of the highlights of the night, with an excellent display of teamwork rewarded with consistently high placings including:
| 13 Years | Medley Division A | 3rd |
| 13 Years | Freestyle Division B | 2nd |
| 14 Years | Freestyle Division B | 2nd |
| 14 Years | Medley Division A | 2nd |
| 15 Years | Freestyle Division B | 3rd |
| 15 Years | Freestyle Division A | 2nd |
| 16 Years | Freestyle Division B | 3rd |
| 17 Yrs | Freestyle Division B | 3rd |
| Junior Brockway Cup Relay | 3rd |
Congratulations to the Swimming Team for their effort and overall performance.
Ms Jo Duffy
Director of Sport
