AFTER raining for the entire week prior to the day, the sun came out and the weather was perfect.

The pool deck was a mass of colours and balloons to mark the territory of each house.

Year 12 erected a shelter, played music and got into the mood.

The canteen workers, volunteers and the SRC provided delicious snacks, cool drinks and a healthy lunch.

The competition started with the all in continuous swim, then moved onto the more serious swimming events and at lunch it was time to get down to the real business of the day, the great belly flop competition of 2012.

In the pool our best swimmers took on their class mates in a wide variety of events.

Our seasoned swimmers had been training hard and at the end of the day this was evident in the final results.

Age Champions were 12s Jack Banks, Marley Mezi, Cooper Branston, Tegan Barr. 13s Ben Johnson, Tara Price, Kayden Malone, Dylan Tooze , Bonnie Hay. 14s Mitchell Petrich Swan, Hannah Rietveld, Kyle Shultz, Tiffanie Rinortner. 15s Karl Price, Ellie Gooch, Adam Crampton, Kelsey Post. 16s Kimberley Hughes, Alesha Evans. 17s Alex Barry, Brittany Dorney, Mitch Johnson, Katrina Mason.

Thanks to everyone who made this day so successful by dressing in house colours, cheering on their mates and swimming.

And also to the teachers who manned stop-watches and recording tables, the announcers, the marshalls, the starters, the judges.

Well done everyone.

All in all it was good fun, good times and a great day.

Sue Cross

Organiser.

Bulahdelah Central School Primary Swimming Carnival.

REGARDLESS of all the rain recently, the primary department managed to get through the whole program for the 2012 annual swimming carnival on Friday, February 10. The students are to be congratulated on both their participation and behavior on the day.

Thanks to the parents who became involved in the day's activities. Your assistance is always appreciated. Special thanks to Ian Russell, Renee Richards and Maddison for setting up the pool before the students arrived. Results of the carnival are following. House Placings: Melba first; Wentworth second; Bradman third; Kenny fourth. Age Champions 8 Years Boy: Billy Watt, 8 Years Girl Amber Cunningham, 9 Years Boys Bailey Middleton; Blake Richardson (Equal first), 9 Years Girl Maddison Richards, 10 Years Boys Brodan Nassif, 10 Years Girl Jordyn Watt, 11 Years Boy Brock Buchanan, 11 Years Girl Brooke Towers, 12 Years Boy Brandon Watt, 12 Years Girl Jessica Lyall

Stan Backhouse

Organiser