Graeme and Helen Wooles Trophies

Graeme Wooles Trophy for Boys and Helen Wooles Trophy for Girls

2023/24 Graeme Wooles Trophy winner Tiaan Burger (left) and 2023/24 Helen Wooles Trophy winner Jessica Wilson (right)

These are new awards, presented for the first time in 2006/07 to recognise swimming performances by swimmers aged 15 years to 16 years. These trophies are the Graeme Wooles Trophy for boys and the Helen Wooles Trophy for girls. Graeme and Helen Wooles were long time members and supporters of Nunawading Swimming Club. Graeme went on to be President of the Club from 1982 to 1986 and continued to work for the Club until 2002.

These trophies are for swimmers aged 15 or 16 at 1st July from the previous year and are awarded to the swimmers who achieve the best swimming performance according to the FINA international point score.
Swims must be achieved at an official FINA sanctioned long course meet in Olympic events only.

 

Wooles Trophy Winners

 

Graeme Wooles Trophy for Boys

Helen Wooles Trophy for Girls

Year Awarded

Winner

Winner

2024/25

Harry Heath Lily Koch

2023/24

Tiaan Burger Jessica Wilson

2022/23

Une Geisler

Isabella Boyd

2021/22

William Petric

Isabella Boyd

2020/21

William Petric

Chantelle Underwood

2019/20

Alex Kirchner

Chantelle Underwood

2018/19

Will Sharp

Kayla Costa

2017/18

Brendon Smith

Kayla Costa

2016/17

Matthew Temple

Molly Batchelor

2015/16

Bowen Gough

Julia Hawkins

2014/15

Nicholas Groenewald

Julia Hawkins

2013/14

Nicholas Groenewald

Mikayla Smith

2012/13

Nicholas Groenewald

Eliza Ham

2011/12

Jack Currie

Eliza Ham

2010/11

Jack Currie

Alanis Olesch-Bryne

2009/10

 James Argiro

 Belinda Bennett

2008/09

James Argiro

Ellen Gandy

2007/08

Sam Sheppard

Belinda Bennett

2006/07

Jack Laidler 

Nadine Jones

2005/06

 

 

2004/05

Dean Oliver 

Lisa Oliver

2003/04

Dylan Cossari

Harriet Wilson

2002/03

Jayson Badrock

Jessica Forster