A dedicated group of 13 swimmers from Good Shepherd Lutheran College are heading to Brisbane later this month to compete in a total of 45 events at this year’s Queensland School Sport (QSS) State Swimming Championships.
The students, who will swim in competition ages from 11 year olds to 19 years olds, qualified for their events through representation at the recent QSS Regional Championships.
The Sunshine Coast region runs from Redcliffe and Caboolture in the south, to Noosa and Nambour in the north, with the QSS State Swimming Championships being a culmination of the top swimmers from ages 10 to 19 years from both state and independent schools from across Queensland.
Good Shepherd Lutheran College principal, Mr Anthony Dyer, says the College could not be more proud.
“This is an impressive representation from one school at this level of competition; the result is a testament to the talent and dedication of the students, and support of parents and coaches,” said Mr Dyer.
Reflecting on the large number of swimmers from the College, Mr Dyer says swimming has been an integral part of both College’s curricular and extra-curricular sport over the years.
“At Good Shepherd we introduce swimming as a part of our program from Prep, so many of our students are getting the opportunity to experience swimming as a sport very early on in their schooling, and for some, competing becomes a natural progression,” said Mr Dyer.
“Once these students become competitive, many join the GS Aquatics Swim Club and train in one of the club’s squads and we can offer this all on campus.”
“The level of experience and expertise head coaches Peter Diamond and Brian Stehr offer is second to none, as they continually guide and nurture our swimmers through all of their events and competitions.”
“These students are training in the pool most days, early in the morning and after school so for them their success is the culmination of many, many hours of hard work.”
“The whole College community is behind our swimmers and we wish them all the best of luck in their respective races,” said Mr Dyer.
