State Champions, Podiums & PBs: A Huge Weekend for GGS Swimmers!

2026 Hancock Prospecting Short Course Age & Open State Championships

Several students competed at the 2026 Hancock Prospecting Short Course Age & Open States over the weekend, with several strong performances across the meet. A big shoutout also to Gryffin (8Sc) and Ruth (9Be) who competed at this level for the very first time with multiple personal bests swum.

The students below achieved top-five results in Western Australia, with each swimmer competing across multiple events across the 3-day championship.

Zaylee (8Fr) Girls 13 Years

• 1st – 50m Freestyle
• 1st – 100m Freestyle
• 1st – 200m Freestyle
• 1st – 400m Freestyle
• 1st – 100m Backstroke
• 1st – 200m Backstroke

Zaylee had an outstanding meet, finishing as a six-time individual State Champion and also claiming gold in her 4x 200 relay and open 4x 100 relay teams. 

Maddi (10Wb) Girls 15 Years

• 1st – 1500m Freestyle
• 4th – 200m Backstroke
• 4th – 800m Freestyle

Jordyn (11Fr) Boys 16 Years

• 3rd – 200m Breaststroke

Arabella (8St) Girls 13 Years

• 3rd – 100m Freestyle

Jackson (9Ha) Boys 14 Years

• 4th – 800m Freestyle
• 5th – 400m Freestyle

Dominic (11Sc) Boys 16 Years

• 5th – 800m Freestyle

Overall, it was a strong weekend of racing for our students, with multiple podium finishes and several top-five results across a range of events.

Head of Swimming – Katerina McKay