Swimming & Water Polo

Swimming

was the fi rst round of the English Schools Competition. Following warm up games with Hitchin Water Polo Club and BMS, the team travelled to QE Barnet for the competition. Two close matches against Haberdashers & QE Barnet ended in defeat, but the team performed well to beat Warwick - let’s hope that this experience will help keep the boys’ interest as they move into Year 9.

Summer Term 2022 saw boys from Year 5 to Year 8 compete in a match against St Faith’s, where some who had never represented the School in this sport got to swim competitively for the fi rst time, resulting in a loss.

THE IAPS FINALS At The London Aquatics Centre on Saturday June 11th, the following excellent performances happened:

SWIMMING & WATER POLO REPORT WORDS BY Mr Shawn Phillips, Director of Sport

The Autumn Term began with good attendance at both swimming clubs/ activities and at the Water Polo club. Swimming fi xtures against Aldwickbury & Beechwood Park were arranged before half term and both were very competitive, The U12 & U13 age groups showed their potential by winning strongly, but the younger years were not quite so successful - work to do there. The U12s water polo team had their fi rst competitive experience in a friendly(!) match against BMS, learning the art of playing this very physically demanding sport.

Spring Term was most enjoyable, with boys from U9 to U13 representing the School at swimming matches against St Faith’s and Kimbolton Junior (x2) and the U12 & U13 teams competing in the tough Warwick 50s where Berkley Barnicoat managed a victory on the U12 50m butterfl y. Alongside these matches, 17 boys travelled to Culford School to swim in the IAPS qualifying event to see if they could get to fi nals day in June. The main focus for the U13 Water Polo team this term YEAR 8 Benjamin Maddaford was 9th in the 50m butterfl y (having qualifi ed in 19th position) Finley Miller was 18th in the 50m freestyle

The Medley relay team (F Miller, J Lincoln, B

Maddaford, W Jackson) were 12th

The freestyle relay team (F Miller, J Lincoln,

B Maddaford, W Jackson) were 9th

YEAR 7 Berkeley Barnicoat was 2nd in the 50m breaststroke Ollie Meier was 9th in the 50m freestyle

The Medley relay team (I Vincent-Emery, J

Oakes, B Barnicoat, O Meier) were 12th

The freestyle relay team (I Vincent-Emery, J

Oakes, B Barnicoat, O Meier) were 5th

YEAR 6 Lucas Northey was 13th

A great effort by all swimmers who all achieved faster times than they qualifi ed in, in both individual events and in the relays.