Under a blazing summer sun, the six College Houses made themselves heard loud and clear as they came out in support of their swimming finalists at the first House event of the year

Preliminary heats across all age groups had been raced during the first days of term, to award House points for participation and determine which swimmers would race in the finals.

On finals day, the boys and girls in Years 7-8, joined by the Girls’ School, were first to race in a morning event with support from senior students. Once again the Girls’ School put in a strong performance with a clear trifecta in the Year 8 girls’ race!

By the time Years 9-13 made their way to the pool after lunch, the friendly rivalry between the Houses grew in intensity as each group of swimmers took their mark. The noise was deafening as the races got underway and the House prefects led their students to cheer on their House representatives. The swimmers put on an incredible show of stamina and speed in their races, ending in some nail-biting finishes!

The day concluded with relay racing with Years 7-8 returning to the pool to join in. As always, it was heartening to see our newly appointed student leaders rally around our youngest swimmers to give them support.

This was followed by the annual staff v prefects’ race. Who won? Hard to tell but the staff would like to claim the victory – despite some of their rather dubious starts!

Congratulations to all swimmers and in particular the champions for each age group.

Who won the House Cup? Wait and see! It will be announced at the next full College assembly!

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