An outstanding team effort by our Junior and Senior School swimmers led to what may have been our best ever performance in the Inter International Schools Swimming Championship, with our highest score in many years despite the increased competition.  A record twenty students won points for the school with a further twelve contributing in relays, showing that it was a true team effort.

The Junior School swimmers had their best ever year at the meet, which bodes very well for the future.  Saira Dilshard led the way, winning the 50m Butterfly and finishing 3^rd and 4^th in her other events.  Anna Shearer won points for the school in all her races and Junior School Swimming Captain Pippa Fox finished 7^th in the 200m Individual Medley. Saira’s brilliant butterfly leg also helped the Under 10 Girls finish 5th in the Medley Relay.

Maya Weerasinghe and Tiffany Johnpulle led the way for the Senior School, both winning medals in all three of their events.  Maya won gold in 50m Butterfly while Tiffany missed out on 1^st place by an agonising 0.03 seconds in the 50m Freestyle.  In her final year in the team, Anya Law came 4^th in 50m Breaststroke and 5^th in her other events.  She and Tiffany led our Over 16 Girls Relay team to Bronze in the Freestyle Relay and Silver in the Freestyle Relay, our best ever relay result.

Some of the best performances came in the Over 16 Boys category.  Seniya Ariyananda won Bronze medals in both 100m and 200m Freestyle, despite being injured.  Amaan Buhary finished 4^th in the 200m Individual Medley and the final individual event, the 50m Freestyle, while Virul Abeygunawardane also scored points in all his races.  They combined with Swimming Captain, Takaharu Higuchi, to win Bronze in the prestigious final freestyle relay, narrowly missing out on a remarkable victory in a very tight finish.

 

Saira Dilshard             Under 10 Girls                        1^st                    50m Butterfly

                                                            3^rd                    50m Backstroke

Maya Weerasinghe      Under 16 Girls                         1^st                    50m Butterfly

                                                              2^nd                    50m Freestyle

                                                              2^nd                    100m Freestyle

Tiffany Johnpulle        Over 16 Girls               2^nd                    50m Freestyle

                                                    2^nd                    100m Freestyle

                                                    3^rd                    50m Backstroke

Seniya Ariyananda      Over 16 Boys              3^rd                    100m Free

                                                    3^rd                    200m Free

Over 16 Girls                                                  2^nd                    Medley Relay

(Tiffany, Anya, Saira, Vinati)                          3^rd                    Freestyle Relay

Over 16 Boys                                                  3^rd                    Freestyle Relay

(Virul, Seniya, Amaan, Takaharu)

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