Swimming
A traditional Swimming Carnival in Term 1 including Individual Events in Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke & Butterfly, and Freestyle & Medley Relay events.
SWIMMING PROGRAM
A detailed program, complete with entries and swimmer names, will be provided to schools the day prior to the carnival to be distributed to their school communities. A QR code of the detailed program is available at the event, and at the link below. The final update of this program will be at 12:30pm Friday.
SWIMMING CARNIVAL
The 2026 IGSSA Swimming Carnival will be held on Friday the 13th of March, at the Perth High Performance Centre. Racing will start at 6:00pm. There will be a limited number of tickets for sale prior to the event, and these will be sold through our member schools.
Restricted vision tickets & any remaining school allocation tickets will be on sale from 5:30pm on the evening of the carnival at Perth HPC for those who were unable to secure a ticket but keen to attend the live event.
The 2026 event will be livestreamed, and each school will be sent this link to share with their community prior to the event.
The IGSSA Swimming Carnival is held in Term 1 between all 8 IGSSA Member Schools and includes competitors from Year 7 to 12. It is the first big event on the IGSSA sporting calendar.
The carnival was first held in 1965. It was traditionally held at Beatty Park in Leederville, but moved to Challenge Stadium (now Perth HPC) in 2009. The meet is officiated by Swimming WA Officials and the Host School.
PAST SWIMMING RESULTS
Champion School 2026 – Boans Trophy
School | Total |
|---|---|
1. St Hildas | 1207 |
2. Iona | 991.5 |
3. St Mary's | 983.5 |
4. Santa Maria | 938.5 |
5. Perth College | 847.5 |
6. Penrhos | 842.5 |
7. MLC | 837 |
8. PLC | 785.5 |
Individual Event Results – due to the Privacy Act, individual results cannot be shown. For information on individual event winners and relay split times, please contact your relevant school Head of Sport
SWIMMING RECORDS
Current IGSSA Records:
Division | Event | Records |
|---|---|---|
1 | 100 metres Freestyle (Year 9) 1st Division | 58.28 PERTH COLLEGE, 2010 |
2 | 100 metres Freestyle (Year 10) 1st Division | 58.25 PERTH COLLEGE, 2011 |
3 | 100 metres Freestyle (Year 11) 1st Division | 57.53 ST HILDA'S, 2026 |
4 | 100 metres Freestyle (Year 12) 1st Division | 56.70 PLC, 2024 |
13 | 50 metres Freestyle (Year 7) 1st Division | 28.68 PLC, 2019 |
16 | 50 metres Freestyle (Year 8) 1st Division | 27.33 PERTH COLLEGE, 2009 |
19 | 50 metres Freestyle (Year 9) 1st Division | 27.86 PLC, 2018 |
22 | 50 metres Freestyle (Year 10) 1st Division | 27.35 ST HILDA'S, 2025 |
25 | 50 metres Freestyle (Year 11) 1st Division | 26.40 IONA, 2018 |
28 | 50 metres Freestyle (Year 12) 1st Division | 27.04 IONA, 2019 |
31 | 50 metres Backstroke (Year 7) 1st Division | 32.7 ST HILDA'S 2019 |
34 | 50 metres Backstroke (Year 8) 1st Division | 31.63 IONA, 2021 |
37 | 50 metres Backstroke (Year 9) 1st Division | 31.26 ST MARY'S, 2017 |
40 | 50 metres Backstroke (Year 10) 1st Division | 30.15 IONA, 2023 |
43 | 50 metres Backstroke (Year 11) 1st Division | 29.78 IONA, 2024 |
46 | 50 metres Backstroke (Year 12) 1st Division | 28.64 IONA, 2025 |
47 | 4 x 50 metres Freestyle Relay (Year 7) 1st Division | 2.05.17 ST HILDA'S, 2018 |
48 | 4 x 50 metres Freestyle Relay (Year 8) 1st Division | 1.59.60 MLC, 2012 |
49 | 4 x 50 metres Freestyle Relay (Year 9) 1st Division | 1:54.63 IONA, 2016 |
50 | 4 x 50 metres Freestyle Relay (Year 10) 1st Division | 1:54.00 IONA, 2017 |
51 | 4 x 50 metres Freestyle Relay (Year 11) 1st Division | 1:53.09 MLC, 2024 |
52 | 4 x 50 metres Freestyle Relay (Year 12) 1st Division | 1:53.91 IONA, 2019 |
53 | 50 metres Butterfly (Year 7) 1st Division | 31.33 PERTH COLLEGE, 2021 |
54 | 50 metres Butterfly (Year 8) 1st Division | 29.26 PERTH COLLEGE, 2009 |
55 | 50 metres Butterfly (Year 9) 1st Division | 29.09 PERTH COLLEGE, 2010 |
56 | 50 metres Butterfly (Year 10) 1st Division | 28.77 IONA, 2022 |
57 | 50 metres Butterfly (Year 11) 1st Division | 28.35 PERTH COLLEGE, 2012 |
58 | 50 metres Butterfly (Year 12) 1st Division | 28.07 PERTH COLLEGE, 2013 |
61 | 50 metres Breaststroke (Year 7) 1st Division | 37.19 PENRHOS, 2022 |
64 | 50 metres Breaststroke (Year 8) 1st Division | 35.90 ST MARY'S, 2013 |
67 | 50 metres Breaststroke (Year 9) 1st Division | 34.70 ST HILDA'S, 2014 |
70 | 50 metres Breaststroke (Year 10) 1st Division | 32.83 PENRHOS, 2025 |
73 | 50 metres Breaststroke (Year 11) 1st Division | 34.19 PENRHOS, 2024 |
76 | 50 metres Breaststroke (Year 12) 1st Division | 33.13 ST HILDA'S, 2025 |
77 | 4 x 50 metres medley Relay (Year 7) 1st Division | 2:21.44 ST MARY'S, 2019 |
78 | 4 x 50 metres Medley Relay (Year 8) 1st Division | 2:14.18 ST HILDA'S, 2021 |
79 | 4 x 50 metres Medley Relay (Year 9) 1st Division | 2:07.64 ST HILDA'S, 2025 |
80 | 4 x 50 metres Medley Relay (Year 10) 1st Division | 2:06.43 ST HILDA'S, 2026 |
81 | 4 x 50 metres Medley Relay (Year 11) 1st Division | 2:05.05 IONA, 2018 |
82 | 4 x 50 metres Medley Relay (Year 12) 1st Division | 2:05.41 ST HILDA'S, 2025 |
83 | 4 x 50 metres Freestyle Relay Old Girls | 1:53.06 IONA, 2011 |
SWIMMING RULES
1. Event Restrictions/Rules:
A competitor may compete in a maximum of 2 Individual events plus 1 Relay.
Swimmers must compete in the events equivalent to their Academic year.