The Jersey Sports Council hosted its Annual Awards Tuesday night at the Jersey Rugby Club with over 100 attendees from various sports. The awards celebrate the best of Amateur sport in 2025 as well as recognising Club stalwarts who work so diligently to ensure that the various Clubs and Associations continue to not only function efficiently but breed future success.
The presentation for Sports Person of the Year was made by Sports Minister, Constable Andy Jehan. In the 50 year history of the Sports Person of the Year Award there have been athletes who have been awarded on different occasions, but for the first time ever this year’s winner Filip Nowacki retained the Trophy having won last year. The Award is in recognition of Filip winning World and European Swimming titles and breaking world records.
Filip was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2025 World Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships in Otopeni, Romania where he won gold medals in both the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke, setting multiple records in the process. Also in 2025 he won four gold medals at the European Junior Championships in Samorin, Slovakia. At the Island Games in Orkney he won 8 gold medals.
Filip holds the World Junior championship record and European Junior championship record .
The Team of the Year Award was presented by Deputy Kirsten Morel to Farmers Cricket Club who won the European Cricket League 2025 (ECL25) in March.
The ECL25 is T10 cricket played over four weeks with 35 teams battling to be the Club team champions of Europe. As winners of the T20 domestic league, Farmers won the right to represent Jersey against the best club sides from around Europe including those from England, Denmark, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Italy and Netherlands. In the final against Roma CC, Farmers dominated and won by an impressive 42 runs.
The Rose Bowl for Disability Sport was awarded to equestrian Ryan le Monnier for Dressage. Early in 2025 Ryan competed with his horse Lexi at Cornwall’s Regional Qualifiers. Here he topped the rankings with a score of 73.09% which enabled him to compete at the RDA National Championships in Hartbury where again he topped his class with a score of 72.38%. His performances have now brought selection to the GB Dressage Squad.
The Under 18 Achievement Award went to swimmer Sam Sterry. At the British Junior Championships in April he won three golds in the 400/800/1500 freestyle. Following that success he was selected to represent Great Britain at the Len Cup Marathon swimming in Cyprus where he finished as the top Male British swimmer at 10 K and in the top 30 overall in open category.
The Over 18 Achievement Award was presented to table tennis player Hannah Silcock who retained her British Home Nations Championships Women’s senior title in emphatic fashion in Dublin. Although still eligible for the Junior age category, Hannah opted to defend her senior title she claimed back in 2023. In a commanding performance, Hannah won all 13 of her individual matches over the weekend in both the team and individual events.
At the same Competition Hannah won a Silver medal alongside fellow Jersey girl Freya Allaway in the Women’s Doubles. They had previously won Gold together in the Senior British Secondary Schools in June. Earlier in the year Hannah was part of the team which won the U18 girls in the British and Ireland Senior Schools International in Jersey, also in June. Hannah is currently rated No. 9 in the Senior Women in England among all players competing in Table Tennis England competitions.
The Sid Guy Trophy recognises lifelong achievement within their chosen sport. This year it was won by Mike Fleming who has been a stalwart of the Jersey Motorcycle and Light Car Club. Over the last 25 years Mike has undertaken a variety of tasks including being Chief Timekeeper, a timekeeper trainer, Equipment Officer responsible for all the safety equipment, radios, fire extinguishers and timers. Since 2022 he has been the Club President.
The Colin Welsh Memorial Trophy recognises a “Club person” or “Unsung Hero”. This year it was awarded to Alan Williamson who has been with the Jersey Rugby Club for 20 years mostly as Colts Team Manager. This includes running the training sessions and a team of coaches as well as all communications and general care of the young players,
As well as the presentation of the Awards the evening included a brief review of the highlights of the 2025 Sporting Year recognizing excellence and achievement in 30 separate sports.