History of the Region Prior to 1969: The Region now known as Sydney South West was absorbed into the Education Regions of Metropolitan West and St. George. During 1969: The Education Region of Liverpool was established, but it was not until 1970 that many of the schools now in the Region came under Liverpool. The Liverpool Region Schools Sports Association was formed. The new Region's colours were bottle green and tangerine, with its emblem being the 'LIVERBIRD' originating off Liverpool City's Coat of Arms. During 1982: The name of the Region was changed to Metropolitan South West, in response to areas such as Campbelltown, Camden, Fairfield and Bankstown developing within the Region. With the change in name the Sports Association changed its colours to bottle green and white. During 1997: With the restructure of the Department of School Education, regions were dismantled and Areas came into existence. The Association was named Sydney South West Area. We retained our colours and emblem. Presently: The Association develops Talented Child Programs in over 30 sports which can be accessed by the 110,000 students of the Region. It also aims at improving school sporting programs by increasing involvement of staff and students. Even in our short history the Region has produced many outstanding athletes who have gone on to represent their country at the Open Age group. This list is far from complete and any assistance you may offer on the Region's Sporting History please do not hesitate to phone, write or fax the Regional Sports Office. Athletics Football Rugby Union *Nick Ahern Airds HS *Milan Blagojevic Cabramatta HS Laurie Monaghan East Hills Boys THS *Debbie Edwards Leumeah THS *Mark Bosnich Liverpool Boys HS David Lyons Hurlstone Ag HS *Bronwyn Eagles Camden HS *Robbie Slater Picnic Point HS Israel Folau Westfields SHS Karyne Perkins Westfields SHS Tony Popovic Fairvale HS Kris Neofytou Condell Park HS Harry Kewell Westfields SHS Softball Fairfield HS *Dani Samuels Westfields SHS *Kelly Golebiowski Westfields SHS Julie Cassell Picnic Point HS John Thornell Westfields SHS Zeljko 'Sean' Babic Westfields SHS Nicole Smart Leumeah THS Fabrice Lapierre Westfields SHS *Heather Garriock Westfields SHS *Melanie Roche Westfields SHS *Isaac Ntiamoah Fairfield HS *Brett Emerton Macquarie Fields HS Zara Mee Westfields SHS Christie Chamberlain Westfields SHS Jason Culina Westfields SHS James Todhunter Camden HS *Kylie Ledbrook Westfields SHS Baseball *Alex Brosque Westfields SHS Swimming Darren Kirwin Bass HS *Shane Cansdell-Sherriff Westfields SHS *Graham Windeatt East Hills Boys THS Lionel Harris Bankstown Boys HS David Carney Westfields SHS *S McKillop-Davies Airds HS *Glenn Williams Ingleburn HS Sarah Walsh Westfields SHS *Philip Bryant Birrong Boys HS Kristian Feledyk Bass HS Michael Beauchamp Westfields SHS *Trent Steed Holsworthy HS *Brendan Kingman Bass HS Terry Antonis Westfields SHS Christina Thorpe East Hills Girls THS Aaron Mooy Westfields SHS *Ian Thorpe East Hills Boys THS Basketball Alanna Kennedy Westfields SHS Brooke Townsend Picnic Point HS *Alicia Poto Robert Townson HS Catherine Cannuli Westfields SHS Amanda Pascoe Westfields SHS *Aleks Maric King Park PS Amy Harrison Westfields SHS *Jim Piper Ingleburn HS Jason Cadee Westfields SHS Andrew Richards Westfields SHS Hockey *Daniel Tranter Westfields SHS Cricket Darren Bannerman Moorebank HS Steve Waugh East Hills Boys THS *Alyson Annan Macquarie Fields HS Table Tennis Mark Waugh East Hills Boys THS *Adam Commens Hurlstone Ag HS John Tawadrous East Hills Boys THS Jeff Thompson Punchbowl Boys HS *Melanie Twitt Hurlstone Ag HS Len Pascoe Punchbowl Boys HS *Toni Cronk East Hills Girls THS Tennis Wayne Holdsworth East Hills Boys THS Rebecca Sanders Sackville St PS Grant Doyle Glenfield PS Steve Smith Liverpool Boys HS Emily Hurtz Elderslie HS Michael Clarke Westfields SHS *Jade Close Westfields SHS Touch Sarah Coyte Mt Annan HS Jodie Collins Macquarie Fields HS Usman Khawaja Westfields SHS Netball Matthew Bird Picnic Point HS Ben Rohrer East Hills Boys THS Nicole Cusack Liverpool Girls HS Rhiannon Dick Picnic Point HS Ashleigh Brazill Picton HS Triathlon Kimberley Ravillion Westfields SHS *Michellie Jones Picton HS Diving Greg Welch Punchbowl Boys HS Kate Henderson Moorebank HS Rugby League Punchbowl Boys HS *Erin Densham Ruse PS Steven Folkes Sefton HS Terry Lamb Liverpool Boys HS Volleyball Geoff Gerard Ashcroft PS Jeff Hart Birrong Boys HS Brad Fittler Westfields SHS Sally Bacon Miller THS Michael Buettner Liverpool Boys HS Eric Grothe Prestons PS Water Polo Anthony Minichiello Westfields SHS *Ray Mayers Birrong Boys HS Luke O’Donnell Westfields SHS Angela Southwell Sir Joseph Banks HS Jarryd Hayne Westfields SHS *Simone Hankin Picnic Point HS Israel Folau Westfields SHS *Melissa Rippon Sefton HS Tony Williams Westfields SHS *Rebecca Rippon Sefton HS David Klemmer Westfields SHS Lauren Mandell Picnic Point HS *Joel Dennerley Sefton HS (*) Denotes they have represented at an Olympics. Single Most Outstanding Sporting Event In The History Of The Association In 1971, Graham Windeatt representing Liverpool Region set a World Record at NSW Combined High Schools' Swimming Championships held at North Sydney. His time of 8:28:6 was accepted by the Federation Internationale Natatione Amateur as were the conditions of the carnival. RECIPIENTS OF SSWSSSA BLUES ATHLETICS 1980 Peter McGrath East Hills Boys THS 2001 Travis Prigg Robert Townson HS 1981 Glenda Hall Leumeah THS Corinne Archer Westfields SHS 1982 Michelle Moroney Hoxton Park HS John Thornell Westfields SHS Troy McGillicuddy Canley Vale HS Rebecca Hamblin Hurlstone Ag HS 1983 Susan Lawton Westfields SHS 2002 Paul Stickler Westfields SHS 1984 Lisa Harrison Hurlstone Ag HS Melinda Vidigal Westfields SHS Nick Ahern Airds HS Rohan Edwards Elderslie HS 1985 Dianne Baker Picton HS Ashleigh Payne Westfields SHS Jason Impey Casula HS 2003 Nunu Campos Miller THS 1986 Joanne Swan Elderslie HS Naomi Bligh Westfields SHS Wayne Larden Birrong Boys HS Jeremy Cocks Westfields SHS 1987 Lolita Zizek Sir Joseph Banks HS Dani Samuels Westfields SHS Steven Dewhurst Sarah Redfern HS 2004 Brett Zamudio Leumeah THS 1988 Susy Harrison Hoxton Park HS Kelly Randell Eliz Macarthur HS Shane Wherrett Bass HS Isaac Simon Westfields SHS 1989 Jillian Burns Camden HS Candice Morley Westfields SHS 1990 Raewyn Hodgetts Condell Park HS 2005 Daniel Small Westfields SHS Ryan Graham Airds HS Kimberly Watton Westfields SHS 1991 Tammy Semienow St. Johns Park HS Matthew Outzen Westfields SHS W Pieplenbosch Eagle Vale HS Christie Chamberlain Westfields SHS 1992 Sharnie Sotera Sir Joseph Banks HS 2006 John-Robert Bowskill Westfields SHS David Fairclough Westfields SHS Leanne Golebiowski Westfields SHS 1993 Karli Doublet Westfields SHS Dale Jenner Westfields SHS Tim Durer Robert Townson HS 2007 Nathan McRae Westfields SHS 1994 Kathleen Dodsworth Westfields SHS Tyson Anaki Westfields SHS Vanessa Comerford Westfields SHS Nicole Fassolis Picton HS Stephen Greer Eliza Macarthur HS 2008 Cameron Hyde Leumeah THS Stuart Coulter Moorebank HS Jake Mendes St Johns Park HS 1995 Kate Brennan Elderslie HS Stephanie Langridge Westfields SHS Lizanne Burrows Westfields SHS 2009 James Thistleton Westfields SHS Robert Hodgson Ingleburn HS Andrew Neville Westfields SHS Shane Castlereagh Westfields SHS Chelsea Valeni-Sutherton Westfields SHS 1996 Amanda Wall Westfields SHS Eliza Barton Westfields SHS Andrew Coulter Moorebank HS 2010 Sean Nagle Picnic Point HS 1997 Erin MacGregor Elderslie HS Kurt Jenner Westfields SHS Leanne Priestley Hoxton Park HS Tepa Lemi Westfields SHS Timothy Crimmins Westfields SHS 2011 Tayla Merrick Elderslie HS Timothy Morrison Elderslie HS 2012 Maddie Pirie Picnic Point HS 1998 Nicholas Hornman Eliz Macarthur HS Kyle Alexis Westfields SHS Kate Hoffmeister Picton HS 2013 Sebastian Acosta-Vazquez Fairfield HS Tony Wignell Westfields SHS Jack Fouracre Eagle Vale HS 1999 Kristopher Neofytou Condell Park HS 2014 Jeanette Kepu Birrong Girls HS Hayley Cameron Westfields SHS Sebastian Acosta-Vazquez Fairfield HS Fabrice Lapierre Westfields SHS Briony Norton St Johns Park HS Sharyn Dickson Westfields SHS 2015 Brodee Mate Picton HS 2000 Joven Clarke Westfields SHS Jessica Cronje Camden HS Shannon Hill Westfields SHS Scott Burriss Westfields SHS Lorna Gorham Elderslie HS AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL 1989 Steven Bithell Sefton HS 1994 Mathew Jeffrey Eagle Vale HS 1990 Simon Harries Elderslie HS 2001 Glenn Stevens Fairvale HS 1991 Chris Manny Macquarie Fields HS 2008 Blake Guthrie Picnic Point HS 1992 Stewart Ford Elderslie HS 2010 Josh Van Luenen Picton HS 1993 Benjamin Wright Elderslie HS 2015 Baily McParland Robert Townson HS BASEBALL 1988 Craig Dunn Birrong Boys HS 2001 Grant Thomas Eliz Macarthur HS 1989 Greg Lipscombe Condell Park HS 2003 Todd Grattan Thomas Reddall HS 1990 Brendan Kingman Bass HS 2004 Shane Benson Westfields SHS 1991 Rodney Angel Holsworthy HS 2005 Matthew Rae Westfields SHS 1992 Wayne Billingham Condell Park HS 2006 Wesley Hore Thomas Reddall HS 1993 Scott Mitchell Leumeah THS 2007 Cody Dawes Westfields SHS 1994 Nicholas Bolton Airds HS 2009 Blair Turnbull Westfields SHS 1995 Christian Nicolussi Fairvale HS 2010 Michael McLellan Picnic Point HS 1996 Daniel Henderson East Hills Boys THS 2011 Corey Barnes Westfields SHS 1997 Patrick Dawes Westfields SHS 2012 Zakary Horton Westfields SHS 1998 Nick Tilbrook Westfields SHS 2013 Ryan Whitley Westfields SHS 1999 David Welch Westfields SHS 2014 Simon Borcherdt Westfields SHS 2000 Mathew Sundstrom Westfields SHS