The Knox Grammar School Swimming Team has won the Associated Schools of NSW (CAS) Swimming Championship for the second year running Homebush on Thursday evening.
The Knox Swim Team of approximately 70 students broke 12 CAS records at the competition, in front of a packed crowd of more than 1,000 Knox students, parents and staff.
Joseph Hamson (Year 9) broke three records: 15 years 50 metre freestyle (24.51 seconds), 15 years 100 metre freestyle (54.05 seconds) and 15 years 50 metre butterfly (26.05 seconds).
Leon Macalister (Year 12) broke the record for the open 50 metre backstroke with a time of 26.88 seconds and the open 100 metres backstroke (56.86 seconds).
Joshua Collett (Year 9) broke the 14 years 50 metre breaststroke (31.75 seconds) and the 14 years 50 metre butterfly (27.15 seconds).
The other record breakers were Oscar Wang (16 years 50 metre freestyle, 24.15 seconds) and Tane Bidois (13 years 50 metre freestyle, 26.14 seconds).
The Knox 200 metre relay teams also broke the following records: open medley – Ben Yates, Leon Macalister, Jack Edie, George Zhu (1 minute 47.79 seconds), 14 years medley - Tane Bidois, Joshua Collett, Justin Lee and Rason Liu (1 minute 56.38 seconds) and 16 years freestyle – Mark Buddee, Oscar Wang, Brendan Hee and Josh Johnson (1 minute 39.45 seconds).
Knox won 43 of the 73 events. The overall winner of the points competition was Knox (564 points), with Trinity Grammar finishing second (542) and Barker College finishing third (431.5). The Knox Diving Team finished third overall.
This is the 31st time Knox Grammar School has won the CAS trophy since first winning the competition in 1933.
15 October 2026
On Thursday 15 October, we welcomed parents, students and staff to the Great Hall for our Respectful Relationships Education community event, 'Growing Up in the Age of Algorithms'. The evening reflected the School’s commitment to partnering with families on some of the most significant issues facing young people today, creating space for informed discussion, shared learning and meaningful engagement around the challenges and opportunities of life in an increasingly connected digital world.
15 October 2026
Participants of the Knox Leader Development Program recently gathered in the Bryden Room to present their leadership projects and reflect on their development as leaders. It was an inspiring occasion, with staff sharing their vision and purpose, achievements and future goals, leadership journey, and key learnings gained through the process.
08 October 2026
Year 12 student Nathan represented Australia for the third time in the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), travelling to Uzbekistan in Term 3 to compete with hundreds of students from dozens of countries across the globe.
