NSWCCC Diving 2021

On Monday 29th March, 14 students represented St Andrews College at the New South Wales Combined Catholic Colleges Competition. This competition comprises all Catholic Schools across NSW. For some of our divers, this was their first major competition and they represented the College and themselves well. 

The first events were the 16 and 17+ springboard, where we were represented by Charlise Kenny and Ava Alley of year 10. These girls had to perform 8 dives and they were quite nervous as some of their dives were quite new. After a great competition, Ava placed 3rd and Charlise 4th with less than 10 points between them.

Next were the 14 and 15 yr springboard events. St Andrews had quite a cohort in the 15 years consisting of: Diana Park and Bianca Infante of year 10, Ava Mulroney, Holly McLouglin and Marley Kozak of year 9. These girls all dived superbly, improving their previous CCC results by over 5 points per dive on average. In the end, Marley came away with 3rd place, closely followed by Holly in 4th and Diana in 5th place. The 14 years girls saw Matilda Ademecki and Isabelle Metcalfe compete in their first competition. They finished a very respectable 4th and 5th.

The final events were the 12 and 13 years springboard. The College was represented by all newcomers to the sport: year 8 students Lara Kearns and Ava Blysma in the 13 yr girls event and Jett Crook in the 13 yr boys event. Lara managed to edge out Ava for 3rd place by less than 10 points and Jett achieved 3rd place, a mere 1 point behind 2nd place.

Our divers train very hard and smart in the few sessions we are able to obtain each season and they always manage to compete above their level of training. They should all be congratulated for the courage and determination they display.

Marley, Jett and Lara will go on to represent the College at the end of May at the NSW All Schools Diving competition. We wish them the very best.

Mrs Anita Weaver
NSW CCC Diving Convenor