HONOUR ROLL
We celebrate the following people who spent time in SWAS, who have progressed to represent Australia, or progressed to a professional sports career.
PENNY SMITH
CLAY TARGET SHOOTING - CORANGAMITE SHIRE
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - 6th in the Final
Mixed Teams World Record Holder (149 of 150)
2022 ISSF World Cup Women's Team Gold Medals (Cyprus, Italy)
2019 World Championship Mixed Team Bronze Medal
2019 World Cup Gold Medal
2017 World Championship Mixed Team Gold Medal
TESSA LAVEY
BASKETBALL - GLENELG SHIRE
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Australian Opals Basketball Team
Rio 2016 Olympics - Australian Opals Basketball Team
2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games
2014 FIBA World Championship
2009 AIS Basketball Scholarship Holder
WNBL 2009-2020
AFLW Drafted to Richmond Tigers 2020
AARON SKINNER
ROWING - WARRNAMBOOL CITY COUNCIL
2019 INAS Global Games (International Sports Federation for Persons with Intellectual Disability)
Silver in the Men’s Single Scull 500m
Silver in the Mixed Double Scull1000m partnering with Steph Walker
Silver in the Men’s Double Scull 1000m partnering with Nikolai Olding
Silver in the Men’s Double Scull 500m partnering with Nikolai Olding
Silver in the Mixed Four (coxed) 500m
Bronze in the Mixed Four (coxed) 1000m
2019 Australian Indoor Rowing Championships (AIRC)
Gold Medal in the 4 minute, 500 m and 2000 m in the PR3 ID, 19-29 year age group.
This event was held Australia wide in each capital city and is also an international event.
The results are compiled for world records and overall winners. Aaron holds the Concept 2 Indoor Rower world record for the 4 minute erg for PR3 ID 19-29, as well as world record for the 4 minute erg for PR3 19-29 overall.
URSULA HUGHSON
FOOTBALL (SOCCER) - CORANGAMITE SHIRE
Signed with Melbourne Victory at the age of 16 in the Australian W-League (2008-2011)
FINN BOWES
ALPINE SKIING - MOYNE SHIRE
2016 Whistler Cup - 5th
JACOB MIBUS
ATHLETICS - SOUTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
U18 & U20 200m T64 ParaAthletics National Record Holder (14/3/2018)
CAYTY SHARP
ATHLETICS - CORANGAMITE SHIRE, WARRNAMBOOL CITY COUNCIL
INAS World Championships, May 2017, Gold medal in high jump, INAS World Championships, May 2017, Bronze medal in triple jump. Oceanian Record Women's Long Jump T20, April 2021, 4.87m
NIAMH JONES
ARCHERY - SOUTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
2016 Oceania archery championships youth gold medallist for compound women2015 world youth championships where she placed 1st in target, field, and clout and 3rd in match play, she also got best all round female
MADI RATCLIFFE
HOCKEY - WARRNAMBOOL CITY COUNCIL
2016 Hockeyroos debut
2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games; silver medallist
ELITE ATHLETE AFFILIATIONS
The following people maintained an affiliation with SWAS, reconnecting with SWAS and its' services when they returned to the region.
TOMMY BERTRAND
ROWING - WARRNAMBOOL CITY COUNCIL
2007 World U23 Rowing Championships - Glasgow
2008 World U23 Championships -Brandenburg
2009 World U23 Championships - Racice
2010 World Championships - Lake Karapiro: Silver Medallist
2011 World Championships: Gold Medallist
2012 World Championships - Plovdiv
KATHRYN MITCHELL
JAVELIN - GLENELG SHIRE
3x Olympian (2012, 2016, 2021), 4x Commonwealth Games (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018), including Gold at the 2018 event, setting a Commonwealth Games, Australian, and Oceanian Record (68.92m)
MELISSA TAPPER
TABLE TENNIS - SOUTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
The first Australian to be selected in both the Olympic and Paralympic Team in the same year.
Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist (2018)
4th at the London Paralympics for table tennis
Was in the 2010 Victorian Women’s ‘A’ team for table tennis
2008 Australian U21 champion for table tennis
2008 Oceania U18 Champion for table tennis
2008 Australian Junior champion for table tennis
SARAH WALL
NETBALL - CORANGAMITE SHIRE
Named in the Vixens netball squad in 2009 (National Netball League)
Rookie of the year in 2006 for netball (National Netball League)