CHANTING may have fallen by the wayside in the COVID era, but Mater Dei Primary School students still found ways to make the most of their annual swimming carnival at Oasis Aquatic Centre on Tuesday.
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Abbie Donelan was the star of the day after smashing the 100m and 50m freestyle records at one of the strongest swimming schools in the district and was named senior girls age champion.
Plunkett won the house title on 173 points, ahead of Bowyer on 150, while Mackillop took out the 'spirit cup', awarded to the house who shows the best team spirit.
Siblings Ellie Swann (junior girls) and Tom Swann (senior boys) were both standouts in their age divisions.
Age champions: Ellie Swann (junior girls), William Bourne (junior boys), Jessica McMeekin (11 years girls); George O'Hara (11 years boys), Abbie Donelan (senior girls), Tom Swann (senior boys).
"We only do the 50m and 100m distances in primary school but she would have won most of her races in her age group," sports coordinator Stephen Carroll said.
"The kids have adapted well (to the changes forced by COVID).
"Even though they couldn't chant we had competitions for best posters and best dancers and things like that to keep it fun.
"It was a bit strange without the chanting but we put together some other things during the day to help fill the void.
"The Oasis centre was great in helping guide us through it."
AGE CHAMPIONS
- Junior girls: Ellie Swann
- Junior boys: William Bourne
- 11 girls: Jessica McMeekin
- 11 boys: George O'Hara
- Senior girls: Abbie Donelan
- Senior boys: Tom Swann
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