A large number of Union swimmers participated in the annual ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐ข๐๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ against Volkskool, held at the Union High School, Graaff-Reinet swimming pool on Tuesday evening, 14 February.
The event saw Unionโs swimmers from Grade 1 through to Grade 12 give their utmost best, filling the lanes with their green swimming caps.
๐๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐๐, ๐๐ฒโ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐๐น ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฏ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐.
Our Grade 1 to 7 swimmers put forth a stellar effort, to win their section with 561 points to Laer Volkskoolโs 402. Although our seniors had to admit defeat to their Hoรซr Volkskool counterparts with 253 points to 345, the overall point totals of Unionโs 814, compared to Volkskoolโs 747, still saw the results tilt in our favour.
๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ to Union learner Ben Lemke who was acknowledged as senior ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐บ following Tuesdayโs Interschools swimming gala.
Ben achieved four 1st places overall for the Boys u/16 4x25m IM, the 50m Butterfly, the Grade 8 to 12 100m Freestyle event and the 50m Freestyle as well as second places in the 50m Backstroke and 50m Breaststroke.
The senior ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐บ, Volkskoolโs Kate-Lynn Kruger, achieved six first places overall for the Girls u/14 4x25m IM, the 50m Butterfly, 50m Backstroke, Grade 8 to 12 100m Freestyle, 50m Breaststroke and 50m Freestyle.
๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ต๐ธ๐ฐ ๐ด๐ธ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด!
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