Category: Swimming

Sport Results, Swimming

𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥𝗦 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗼 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗮

The annual Karoo Gala was held in the Hoër Volkskool swimming pool, on Wednesday afternoon, 22 February.

In events ranging from u/9 through to the Open swimmers, 104 events in total, our swimmers made a difference by seeing that the Union lanes were filled where ever possible.

Congratulations to Union’s juniors, who claimed the win for Union in the Primary Schools’ section with 457 points, followed by Laer Volkskool in second place (335), Gill Primary in third place with 157 points, the Homeschoolers in 4th place (49) and Cradock Primary in fifth place (18).

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 to Union Preparatory School, Graaff-Reinet Grade 4 learners, Taylor Jacobs and Mateo Schoeman, who were announced as the 𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗫 and 𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥 𝗟𝗨𝗗𝗢𝗥𝗨𝗠, respectively.

Their superb solo swims saw Taylor setting a new 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗 in the Girls u/10 4x25m Individual Medley, Girls u/10 50m Freestyle and the Girls u/10 50m Backstroke, while Mateo broke the 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗦 in the Boys u/10 50m Breaststroke and the Boys u/10 50m Backstroke.

The UPS u/10 Girls’ relay team, comprised of Taylor Jacobs, Klara van Jaarsveld, Allison Gilfillan and Catie Davenport, also added to Union’s point tally, improving the Medley Relay 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗 time with 7 seconds! They also claimed the win in the Freestyle Relay.

The UPS u/10 Boys’ relay team, comprised of Mateo Schoeman, Michael Finlaison, Dan Davenport and Grant Murray, also didn’t hold back, smashing the 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗 time in the Medley Relay by 10 seconds and winning the Freestyle Relay comfortably.

(𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘝𝘰𝘭𝘬𝘴𝘬𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘑𝘑 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘡𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘯 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘸𝘺𝘬, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵.)

With regards to the 𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡, Union extends its congratulations to Hoër Volkskool, on coming out victorious.

Here, Volkskool’s Kate-Lynn Kruger claimed the title of senior Victrix Ludorum, while Marlow’s Hennie Snyman won the Victor Ludorum title.

Union claimed second place in the senior girls’ section, with the boys coming in third in theirs.

𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘 to all our swimmers who competed in this event! You were 𝗔𝗠𝗔𝗭𝗜𝗡𝗚 and we look forward to the announcement of the Karoo team in the next couple of days.

In closing, we’d like to extend our thanks to our coaches and parents for all they do, and to our friends from Volkskool on a well run gala and for being excellent hosts

Sport Results, Swimming

On Friday evening, 28 February, seven Union High School swimmers participated in the Top 8 Invitational Gala at the Newton Park Swimming Pool in Port Elizabeth.

The Top 8 Gala is the culmination of the season’s ‘B’ Age Group Galas where the region’s top 8 swimmers in each age group and each stroke are selected to participate.

The atmosphere at the pool was, as always, very festive, with great camaraderie, friendly rivalry and good sportsmanship prevailing among the different schools.

Sport Results, Swimming

Congratulations to the following Union High School swimmers who have been selected for the Karoo team that will be participating at the Inter-Districts Gala in Grahamstown on Thursday, 5 March:

Grace Kemp, Brogan Koeberg, Callum Jacobs, Daisy Sears, Matthew Paxton, Hayden Pienaar and Daniel Marais.

Sport Results, Swimming

Several Union youngsters took on the 96th River Mile at the Sundays River Cannonville Slipway this past Sunday morning, 23 February, joining hundreds of other swimmers who competed in this year’s edition of Africa’s oldest open-water swimming event.

• Seven Unionites were among the 200 participants in the Men’s River Mile.

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The annual Interschools swimming gala between the Union Schools and Laer and Hoër Volkskool was held on Wednesday afternoon, 19 February.

A THRILLING performance by the swim stars of these two schools treated spectators to an exhilarating show of athleticism.

Union is indebted to Hoër Volkskool who, once again, made their fantastic facilities available for the event.

Sport Results, Swimming

On Tuesday afternoon, 11 February, the Union High School pool witnessed a very exciting Interhouse Swimming Gala that contained an abundance of enthusiasm, physical effort and polished swimming strokes.

This was the first gala hosted by Union in the school’s swimming pool since it was revamped last year and the Houses rallied their swimmers for this long-standing friendly competition between Daly and Arnott.

While all the races were closely contested, a dedicated team of timekeepers stood poised with their stopwatches at one end of the pool, with house supporters and teams cheering enthusiastically from the sides.

Sport Results, Swimming

Eleven Union High School swimmers participated in the ‘B’ Age Group Gala at the Newton Park Swimming Pool in Port Elizabeth on Saturday, 1 February, competing in 24 events in total.

It was a debut meeting for swimmers Grace Kemp, Matthew Davenport, Daniel Marais and Luc Railton.  These swimmers did very well and will now be able to compete to improve their times at future meetings.

Sport Results, Swimming

On Friday, the junior department enjoyed a final competitive outing before knuckling down to the serious business of exams, when they took part in their annual interhouse gala.  With the end of the year looming, spirits were high and the competitors gave their best and produced some excellent results.  Tightly contested races throughout the day made for thrilling viewing for the spectators, and as the day culminated with the crowd-favourite, the exciting ladder relay, shouts and screams filled the air as the houses cheered their respective teams on.  Arnott house won this race and also did exceptionally well to take the Interhouse trophy with a 488 to 302 point win.

Well done to all the swimmers who participated and thank you to all the staff and parents involved in making it a successful and enjoyable day for all.

VICTOR AND VICTRIX LUDORUM

POINTS ORDER PER AGE-GROUP

AGE GROUP		GIRLS		BOYS
U/11	1	Misha Newton	29	Bradley Davenport	24
	2	Mecoli Vorster	15	Tristan Hope	16
	3	Rebecca Copeman	14	Peter-Daniel Clegg	15
u/12	1	Chloe Erasmus	24	Matthew Paxton	29
	2	Emma Short	22	Daniel Marais	20
	3	Sasha Cochrane	16	Hayden Pienaar	18
u/14	1	Tyra Binney	30	Matthew Davenport	30
	2	Caytah-Leigh Koeberg	24	Jayden Swart	18
	3	Alinda Goosen	16	Max Price	15

OVERALL POSITIONS AND WINNERS OF VICTOR AND VICTRIX

GIRLS:
1st 2nd 3rd	Tyra Binney – VICTIRX LUDORUM Misha Newton Caytah-Leigh Koeberg  & Chloe Erasmus	30 points 29 points 24 points
BOYS:
1st 2nd 3rd	Matthew Davenport – VICTOR LUDORUM Matthew Paxton Bradley Davenport	30 points 29 points 24 points

 

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It is always said that the joy of life is in the participation, and it was certainly clear from the faces of our swimmers, that the first ‘B’ Age Group Gala of the season was enjoyed by all.

The gala was held yesterday morning (Saturday, 26 October), at the Newton Park indoor swimming pool in Port Elizabeth and saw many of the Union swimmers recording new personal bests.

The next gala, which will also be the last one for the year, will be held on 16 November.

Sport Results, Swimming