A bus-load of swimmers from the Union Preparatory School and Union High School, Graaff-Reinet represented the Karoo at the annual 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥-𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗦 𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗔 held at Merrifield College in East London on Thursday, 2 March.
The high standard of swimming at this event continues to amaze 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀.
As always, competition was fierce in all events – 60 in total – but the Karoo swimmers never gave in, giving their best in all their races.
The day’s climax saw all age groups racing in relays. It was an incredibly close competition and thoroughly enjoyable to watch as a spectator.
𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘 to the Karoo team who claimed second place among the competing districts with a total of 378 points and congratulations to Albany who claimed victory with 430 points.
𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥, 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘻𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘢𝘭𝘴.
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼:
• 𝗚𝗲𝗺𝗺𝗮 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆 – 1st in the Girls u/9 Freestyle and 3rd in the Backstroke
• 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 – 1st in the Girls u/9 Backstroke
• 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗹𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 – 2nd in the Boys u/10 Freestyle and Butterfly and 3rd in the Backstroke
• 𝗧𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗯𝘀 – 1st in the Girls u/10 Freestyle and Backstroke and 2nd in the Butterfly
• 𝗞𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝗮𝗿𝘀𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗱 – 3rd in the Girls u/10 Freestyle, Backstroke and Butterfly
• 𝗟𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 – 3rd in the Girls u/11 Freestyle and Breaststroke and 2nd in the Butterfly
• 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗶𝗹𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗻 – 2nd in the Girls u/10 Breaststroke
• 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗞𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮-𝗞𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘇𝗮 – 1st in the Girls u/11 Breaststroke and 3rd in the Backstroke
• 𝗢𝘄𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘅𝘁𝗼𝗻 – 3rd in the Boys u/13 Breaststroke
• 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗹𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻 – 2nd in the Boys u/11 Backstroke and Butterfly
• 𝗔𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘀𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗽 – 3rd in the Girls u/13 Backstroke and 2nd in the Butterfly
𝙎𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚 4 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙧 𝙏𝙖𝙮𝙡𝙤𝙧 𝙅𝙖𝙘𝙤𝙗𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙖 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙪/10 50𝙢 𝘽𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙠𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙 (41.66𝙨).
Our learners were also an integral part of the Karoo relay teams that did very well on the day.
Union is so 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗗 of all our swimmers who committed and gave their time to swim for their district and would like to thank them for their stellar efforts.