A YORK school is celebrating swimming success after their young athletes enjoyed a day of delight in the English capital.
St Peter’s swimming team, consisting of students aged from 8 to 13, attended the IAPS national swim finals on Saturday, June 6.
The event took place at Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, and delivered a range of impressive results throughout the day.
That came in both the individual and team races, with the total points tally for the day earning the St Peter’s students a second-placed finish, winning silverware.
It is the first time in St Peter’s history that they have done so – a proud achievement for the swimmers.
27 swimmers from St Peter’s had qualified for the finals earlier this year, competing against over 230 different schools, and in excess of 4,000 swimmers from across the country.
However, for St Peter’s, they earned particular praise in being one of the largest numbers present at the event from any one school.
On the day, it was a medal haul for the swimmers.
Five medals were brought home by students, whilst there were 13 top 10 finishes achieved, and 27 top 20 finishes too.
That tally helped boost St Pete’s into the runners-up position nationally.
In every team event, the times were impressively improved from the qualifying stages to the finals, and in the individuals event, there were 12 time improvements.
Notably, the under-12’s Girl’s team, consisting of Olivia A, Morgan B, Olivia M and Annabel W, managed to convincingly break a longstanding pattern.
They took home the IAPS National under-12’s Girls Title from Millfield School, who had established themselves as the favourites after previously winning the accolade on 36 different occasions.
The girls achieved this with a brilliant five medals – two gaols in the team medley and freestyle relay, plus individual accolades, including the Gold & IAPS National Champion in the 50m backstroke for Morgan, Olivia A achieved a silver in the 50m freestyle relay, and Olivia M celebrate a bronze medal in the 50m butterfly.
St Peter’s also celebrated five fourth placed finishes.
They came in the under-12’s boys relays, finishing fourth twice, the boys under-13’s 50m breaststroke, achieved by Charlie H, the boys under-12’s 50m butterfield, done by Charlie R, the boys under-10’s 50m butterfly, produced by Bertie, as well as a fifth placed finish for Sophie.
Other finalists for St Peter’s included Jake G and Annabel W, whilst there were top 20 finishes for Louis B, Oli W, Oliver P, Hannah P, Georgia V, Pip M, Elizabeth A, Elizabeth B, Raphy M, Archie W, Alex W, Angus D, George W, Noah H, Iris R, Immy E, Erin G and Mary-Jane R.
Mr Maycock, Head of Swimming, commented: “I am incredibly proud of the children, they have represented themselves and the school amazingly.
“For our swim team to become runners up in a 230 school national event quite frankly leaves me in disbelief.
“Every single one of the 27 swimmers contributed to this, they should be so proud.”
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