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‘Would the Year 2 noodle boys please line up!’ Anyone passing the School gates, who heard this call over the loud speaker this week may have wondered at the source of such a request! Those in the know understand that it must be Swimming Sports for our youngest competitors!
This week’s Senior, Middle and Junior School swimming events were a superb culmination to a summer of swimming. Held on separate days, each is testament to the terrific job undertaken by our PE staff in developing our boys’ swimming skills. For Years 4 to 8, there is a familiarity about the event. Whilst it is no less nerve wracking for our older boys to line up on the starting blocks, they can take comfort in the knowledge that when they dive in, they know what is expected of them and they have honed the skill to finish the race.
Our Junior School swimmers have very well developed water competency; swimming lessons and water safety are a regular feature of their weekly timetable, allowing even the least sure to develop self-confidence in the pool. By the time the Junior Swimming event takes place, all our Junior boys have the ability to undertake a length of the pool, albeit, for some of them, with the aid of a flotation device such as a flutter board or noodle. But on the day, nerves sometimes take the upper hand and that’s where our Senior School boys are ready to step in – well jump in actually! It’s heartening to see the Year 8 students giving one-on-one support to the juniors in the water, offering words of encouragement and a little physical support if required. Nerves are soon set aside and the junior legs kick even harder!
The logistics for providing three days of competitive swimming for each of the syndicates is huge. Our thanks to Sport Director, Mr Duncan Grant and his team, and especially to the parents who assisted as timekeepers; your help is always truly appreciated!
Special mention must be made of this year’s record breakers:
Jourdan Klink had an unprecedented day in the pool, breaking five Year 8 records! He set new times in the 25m freestyle, 25m backstroke, 50m freestyle, 50m backstroke, 100m freestyle.
Jack Mitchell broke the Year 7 25m breaststroke mark.
Well done boys!
BOYS’ SCHOOL SWIMMING CHAMPIONS 2016 |
|
Year 2 Champions |
|
1st |
Toby McFarlane CA |
2nd = |
Spencer Wharfe CH |
2nd = |
William McLeod CA |
2nd = |
Toby Wigglesworth CA |
Year 3 Champions |
|
1st |
Max Trankels HA |
2nd |
Edward MacCulloch CH |
3rd |
Archer Kersey CH |
Year 4 Champions |
|
1st |
James Hiddleston HA |
2nd |
James Knottenbelt WI |
3rd = |
Jaden Renault Pollard CA |
3rd = |
Lachlan Hay CA |
Year 5 Champions |
|
1st = |
Sam McLeod CA |
1st = |
Ethan Knox CA |
3rd |
Dominic Holmes WI |
Year 6 Champions |
|
1st |
Marco Lazzaro HA |
2nd |
Patrick Healy WI |
3rd |
Austin McKegg CH |
Year 7 Champions |
|
1st |
Oliver Avis WI |
2nd |
Alexander Dennis WI |
3rd |
Jack Mitchell WI |
Year 8 Champions |
|
1st |
Jourdan Klink CA |
2nd |
Jack George CA |
3rd |
Samuel Don CH |
House Swimming Champions |
|
1st |
Cargill |
2nd |
Wishart |
3rd |
Chalmers |
4th |
Hamilton |
Click here to see more Junior School swimmers: Junior School Swimming 2016
Click here to see more Middle School swimmers: Middle School Swimming 2016
Click here to see more Senior School swimmers: Senior School Swimming 2016
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