24/04/2026
What a fantastic night celebrating our 2025–2026 season at the Charleville Chiefs Swimming Club 🏊♂️
It was great to come together and recognise the effort, growth and achievements of our swimmers across the year. From Thursday night club nights to carnivals across the region and beyond, this season has been built on commitment, persistence and strong support for one another.
Across the evening, we recognised a number of awards that reflect both performance and commitment across the season:
🏅 Junior Carnival Award (8 years and under) – Olivia
🏅 Senior Carnival Award (9 years and over) – Georgia
Awarded based on points accumulated across the season at carnivals, recognising both placings and participation.
🏅 Junior Excellence (JX) Blue Awards – Jack, Hugh, Ivy, Georgia, George, Harry, Grace, Arius, Peggy, Logann, Pippa, Brydie
🏅 Junior Excellence (JX) Bronze Award – Addison
These are Swimming Australia awards recognising swimmers aged 9–13 who achieve national benchmark times across multiple strokes and distances.
🏅 Gold, Silver and Bronze Improvement Awards
These awards recognise swimmers who consistently improved their times across Thursday night club nights. Points are awarded based on how close each swim is to a personal best, celebrating progress and effort over placing.
🏅 Pig Pen Award – Thomas and Mia
Recognising swimmers who consistently demonstrate responsibility, readiness and respect in the marshalling area each week.
🏅 Coaches Awards – Meg, Lucas and Hugh
Selected by our coach, these awards recognise attitude, effort, coachability and overall development throughout the season.
We also recognised outstanding representative achievements:
🏊♂️ State Sprints – Ari, Georgia, Peggy, Grace, Addison and Logan
🏊♂️ South West Team – Ivy, Jack, George, Hugh, Georgia, Grace and Tahnee
A sincere thank you to those who keep our club running behind the scenes. To Joelee, Ange, Ainsley, Rowena, Dave and Aimee—your time and reliability are what make Thursday nights and carnivals possible. Thank you also to Brad for always stepping in when needed. Thank you to our trusty leader, Rickie. Thank you for your passion, diligence and dedication you show toward our club day in and out.
Special recognition to Eileen (Head Coach) for the outstanding impact you have had across the entire club this season. The improvement in our swimmers is clear, but what stands out even more is the way you have shaped their mindset—building consistency, resilience and a willingness to push themselves. The additional opportunities you have created, including gym sessions and Run Club, have extended our swimmers beyond the pool and contributed to their overall development. Your commitment and care for each swimmer is evident, and it is making a real difference across the group.
A big thank you to Jay for the consistent, behind-the-scenes work you do each week. Together, Jay and Eileen run the pool and the facilities are always presented to a top standard, which makes a significant difference to the experience for everyone. Thank you also to Kerry for supporting Jay, with Thursday night dinners.
Finally, thank you to all of our families and supporters. Your ongoing involvement underpins everything we do.
Well done to all swimmers on a great season. Enjoy the break and we look forward to doing it all again next season 💚
