Swimming

Westlake Girls has a number of very talented swimmers who compete on the regional and national platforms including Savannah-Eve Martin, the New Zealand Secondary Schools senior 50m Freestyle Champion and the Westlake Girls 4 x 50m Freestyle relay team who finished 2nd at the championships. All competitive swimmers must enter the School Swimming Sports to compete for the school at the following events.

2024 Competitions:

Harbour Zone Championship – 2 May 2024 – Entries close 10 April
AKSS Champion of Champions – 17 May 2024
AKSS Individual Championship – 9 June 2024 – Entries close 29 May
NZ Secondary Schools Championship – 25 – 28 July – Individual entries close 9 July & relay entries close 10 July 2024

FEES:

Swimming togs – $110
Swimming cap – $10
Event fees – (qualifiers will be notified)

For more information, please register below or contact the Swimming Manager.

Swimming Contact:

Will Lacey – Sports Manager
P: 09 489 4169 Ext 717
E: [email protected]

2024 SWIMMING SPORTS DAY – Thursday 15 February

The School Swimming Sports Day is an event for everyone. It is not compulsory to attend but it is a great opportunity to qualify for the regional championship events as well as earn valuable HOUSE points for your house by having fun. CHAMPIONSHIP and HOUSE events are separate competitions but both focused on building school spirit.

Swimming Sports is held at the AUT Millennium Aquatic Centre, 17 Antares Place, Mairangi Bay and begins at 9.15am with sign in and ends at 2pm. Transport is provided for students but if they live closer to the venue than school, then they can make their own way to the pool by 9.30am. If transport is required, it is very important to indicate that below and if a student requires transport, she will need to be outside the Payments Office at school no later than 8.30am to meet the buses, a teacher will be there to direct students. The programme starts at 10am and concludes at 2pm. All students must wear swimming togs, house T-shirts and PE shorts. Students should also bring a towel, warm clothing, lunch, snacks, a water bottle as there will be no food accessible at the venue. Students do not have to wear school uniform nor will they be permitted to leave the venue unless they are granted permission by a teacher.

CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS

Students who are strong swimmers and/or are aiming to represent the school and compete at the North Harbour Zone and Auckland Secondary School Swimming Championships are required to enter the Schools Championship Events to qualify for the regional.

HOUSE OR NON-CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS:

Students attending the School Swimming Sports in the non-championship events are required to complete the appropriate registration form (you must take part in at least three House events on the day to participate). These events include fun relays, Manu, and Zumba in the pool, which run throughout the day. You do not need to be a strong swimmer but must be confident in the water and be able to swim and tread water to enter these events. Please make your selections below.

FEE:

All participants – $10

For more information, please register below or contact the Swimming Manager.

REGISTRATION

For more information, or to register for this activity, please go to “CLIPBOARD”. It is a NEW platform to view All Westlake Girls Sports and it is located on the Student and Parent Portals or just contact the Manager.

Various Important Info

Y9 and 10 Students finish early this Thursday.

On the afternoon of Thursday, 21 November, there will be a PPTA Paid Union Meeting for teachers. As a result, Year 9 and 10 students will finish at 12:30 pm, and no classes will run for them in the afternoon.

Students in Years 11, 12, and 13 sitting NCEA exams will not be affected. Exams will continue as scheduled.

If you wish your child to be supervised at school on that afternoon, please contact the school so that arrangements can be made.

Library : Open from 8:00-5:00. All students on study leave can study in the library including. Y9s. The library is a silent study zone from Tuesday, 5 Nov to Thursday, 29 Nov.

Exams & More: For exam dates and ‘end-of-year’ information, click HERE.