The MLMC Swimming Carnival on Friday 26 February was a great way to start the 2021 Carnival calendar. Students from McAuley Campus (Years 7-9) had no hesitation in getting involved and jumping in the water, setting the tone for a good day to follow.
Our House Prefects, accompanied by their range of inflatables (hint: don’t use a blow up car if you want to win) and costumes, swam their ceremonial Prefect race, with Ryan taking the gold medal, before the freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke and butterfly races for Years 7-9 continued, as did the plank competition and the popular Participation Relay.
The senior students arrived in the afternoon, just as the sun came out, and they continued the great work of the junior students, with many of them having a go — with Year 12s sometimes losing costume pieces to the bottom of the pool in the process. It was great to see Terry Dunn there too (pictured below with Terry Dunn House Prefect Daniel Ryan).
Overall, it was a great day down at Lilydale pool, with Carr House taking the chocolates for this year’s Swimming Carnival. I am sure the other Houses will put up a great fight at the Athletics and Cross Country Carnivals.
Swimming Carnival points tally:
Carr — 744
Frayne — 644
O’Neill —524
Terry Dunn —513
Maguire —501
Ryan —328
