Good Shepherd Lutheran College is ready to join the best of the Sunshine Coast region at the Queensland School Sport (QSS) State Swimming Championships to be held in Brisbane at the end of this month.
With the 2020 competition falling victim to the COVID crisis, the College is sending 12 swimmers, all who are excited and thrilled to be able to compete at this elite level.
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 Head of Secondary Sport Steve Carey said the College is thrilled at the considerable pool of talent.
“A huge amount of hard work, grit and dedication, not to mention hours and hours in the pool is needed to achieve these results. Big thanks to the parents and coaches for their support and encouragement,” Mr Carey said.
Swimming is an integral part of the College’s curricular and extra-curricular sport and with the youngest in the squad just 10 years old, it is without doubt the opportunities that the swimmers are exposed to which allows them to develop their potential from early years.
Good Shepherd Principal Anthony Dyer said, “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.“
“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.
“Head Coach, Peter Diamond, never wavers from his positive outlook and continually guides and nurtures 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.
“I can also imagine that with the possibility of the 2023 Olympic Games to be held in Brisbane, our swimmers will be harnessing this excitement, and no doubt some of them will have their sights set on potentially competing at this level in the future.
“The whole College community is behind our swimmers and we wish them all the best of luck.”
