TSS (The Southport School) Preparatory School sent a Representative Team to compete at the Gold Coast North Primary Districts Swimming Trials, held on Monday 13th February, at the Southport Pool, Marine Parade, Southport.
Ages represented at these Trials are :
10yrs (born 2002), 11yrs (born 2001), 12yrs (born 2000)
The Team to represent TSS at this Carnival was selected after the Prep Carnival on 10th February 2012, giving Swimmers the maximum opportunity to achieve their fastest qualifying time.
Selection is based on fastest times on record, times used for selection are limited to:
1. Official Long Course times listed on the SQ database for the period of
01st January 2011 to 10th February 2012
2. Official times achieved at the 2011 CIC Championships
3. TSS Aquatic Meets 30th Sept & 01st Oct 2011, & 14th January 2012
4. TSS Prep Carnival – 10th February 2012
The Representative Team was:
William Taylor, Kye Kanemura, Max Fuhrmann, Bayley Vine, Jarah Gault, James Smith, Michael van der Schyff, Jack Brinsmead, Grant Randell, Duke Robertson, Wilson Statham, Harrison Kennedy, James Rutherford, William Thilwind, Tom van der Schyff, Callum Moffat, Tom Fuhrmann, Saxon Wood, Lachlan Bruce
Competition events were selected by the Head Coach - David Proud
Boys in Year 7 – Born in 1999 that nominated to represent TSS at the Independent Districts Carnival held here at TSS on Friday 17th February were:
Lachlan Vine, Ethan Cole, Oskar Morris, Cooper Nicholls, Ling Xhiao Zheng
Selection to the South Coast Regional Trials
Swimmers that achieve a top 5 fastest time in each Age Group (10yrs, 11yrs, 12yrs) in each event at the GC North Primary Districts Trials were selected to attend the South Coast Regional Trials, held at TSS on 27th and 29th February 2012. Selection is subject to achieving qualifying times.
The Swimmers that represented TSS Prep at the South Coast Regional Trials were:
Callum Moffat, Bayley Vine, Tom Fuhrmann, William Taylor, Duke Robertson, Kye Kanemura, James Rutherford, Grant Randell, Lachlan Bruce, Harrison Kennedy, Tom van der Schyff, William Thilwind, Jack Brinsmead, Wilson Statham, Ethan Cole.
The boys that have qualified for and been selected to represent the South Coast Team to compete at the Schools State Championship:
Kye Kanemura, Bayley Vine, William Taylor, Harrison Kennedy, Jack Brinsmead, Duke Robertson, Grant Randell, James Rutherford, Tom van der Schyff, William Thilwind, Callum Moffat, Ethan Cole
Congratulations to all these boys on your proud represenation of TSS, terrific to see some many boys attaining Representative level – train hard, race well – have fun!