Congratulations to the 2024 Sports Star Awards Winners

Date25 September 2024

Rockingham Swimming Club has made a big splash at the City of Rockingham 2024 Sports Star of the Year Awards, winning five of the 10 awards.

The club won the Club of the Year and Club Governance Awards for the second year running. Members Max Wicks also won Junior Sports Star of the Year, Bridget Young won Masters Sports Star of the Year and Jennifer Byrne won Junior Volunteer of the Year.

Mayor presenting a Sports Star Award to Denzil Fernandes.

Mayor Deb Hamblin said there was a huge pool of talent at the club, which was making a fantastic contribution to the local sporting community.

“The Rockingham Swimming Club is a long established club in our community that has had some great success, and we are delighted that the efforts of their hardworking athletes and dedicated volunteers have been recognised,” Mayor Hamblin said.

The 2024 Sports Star Awards were held on Wednesday 18 September at the Gary Holland Community Centre to recognise the outstanding achievements of local volunteers, clubs and athletes. Ten awards were presented to a field of 33 talented finalists at the event, which featured basketballer Anneli Maley as guest speaker. Maley is a Perth Lynx player in the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) and recently returned from competing in the Paris Olympics.

Mayor Hamblin congratulated all of the finalists and winners on their success and encouraged them to continue to strive for sporting excellence – whether it’s on or off the field.

“Sport plays a vital role in creating a physically and mentally healthy community and in Rockingham we are lucky to have so many sports stars succeeding on the local, state, national and international sporting stage,” Mayor Hamblin said.

We’re also very grateful to the volunteers who make these dreams possible through their coaching and administration, which ensures our local sporting community will thrive for many years to come.

The City gratefully acknowledges its sponsors for the 2024 Sports Star Awards: The Sound Telegraph, Rockingham F45 Training and XLR8 Obstacle Course.

Full list of winners

 

Ryan Spencer from Rockingham Swimming Club.

Images: 

  • Above: Ryan Spencer from Club of the Year Rockingham Swimming Club.
  • Top: Mayor Deb Hamblin with Volunteer of the Year Denzil Fernandes (Baldivis Volleyball Association).
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