Category: Swimming

Sport Results, Swimming

Three Union High School learners affiliated with the Destiny Swimming Academy – 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, 𝗗𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁 – took part in the 45th annual Freda Barnard Gala in Oudtshoorn from 1 to 4 October.

Considering that 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 and 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁 had been out of the pool for four months and had managed just 12 training sessions before heading to Oudtshoorn, we think they can be pretty pleased with how their weekend turned out!

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘢 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘢 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴, 𝘴𝘪𝘹 𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘖𝘶𝘥𝘵𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮.

Thursday was beautifully warm, then came the pouring rain, icy winds and temperatures below 17°C, before Sunday finally decided to send everyone home with some sunshine. Through it all, our three Union swimmers simply got on with the job – and produced some really exciting results along the way.

𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 had a particularly good return to competition, swimming PB after PB. He won the 100m Backstroke in 1:14.92, taking a huge 7.26 seconds off his previous best; finished second in the 100m Breaststroke with another 5.21-second PB and took third in the 50m Backstroke, also in a new personal best.

He added further PBs in the 200m IM, 200m Breaststroke, 50m Butterfly and 100m Freestyle – and, best of all, qualified for SA Level 3 in every one of his individual events. Daniel also helped his team to second place in the 200m Freestyle Relay and fourth in the 200m Medley Relay.

𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 clearly decided that if she was going back to racing, she might as well do it properly! She took a remarkable 11.46 seconds off her 100m Backstroke time and an enormous 18.50 seconds off her 200m IM, while also improving her 50m Backstroke by 2.89 seconds.

Catie also secured her SA Level 2 qualification, making it a very successful return to competition.

And for 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁, this Freda Barnard Gala was an especially memorable one as it marked her very first gala as a registered SSA swimmer. Kate recorded PBs across her racing and produced a particularly strong 400m Freestyle – a wonderful start to this new chapter of competitive swimming.

𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 12 𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴!

Sport Results, Swimming

𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 and 𝗭𝗼ë 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 delivered commendable performances at the Eastern Cape Provincial Trials this weekend, competing against some of the strongest swimmers in the province.

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨.

𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 impressed with his versatility, earning three 2nd place finishes in the 50m, 100m and 200m Breaststroke, along with third place in the 50m Backstroke and 200m Individual Medley.

He placed within the top six in all his events – a fine achievement across a demanding programme.

𝗭𝗼ë showed admirable consistency in her specialist stroke, securing third place in the 50m, 100m and 200m Breaststroke.

𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦.

Sport Results, Swimming

Congratulations to our Union High School, Graaff-Reinet and Union Preparatory School, Graaff-Reinet swimmers who, following their excellent performances at the recent Karoo Gala, were selected to represent the Karoo Team at the 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗦 𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗔 being held at Merrifield College in East London at the beginning of March.

𝗔 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 Grace Kitching, Mercy Dizitiro, Liam Pienaar, Uziah Willemse, Catie Davenport, Gemma Murray, Daniel Davenport (absent), Taylor Jacobs and Lisa McEwan, as well as Ruben Bester, Blake Bezuidenhout, Alivia Palmer, Julia Walker, William Preston and AJ Venter.

Sport Results, Swimming

The annual 𝗞𝗔𝗥𝗢𝗢 𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗔, held at Hoër Volkskool this afternoon, Wednesday, 18 February, once again brought together talented swimmers from across the region.

In addition to the Union participants, teams from Gill, Cradock, Volkskool, Marlow and a group of home-schoolers competed in an exciting event that celebrated both individual excellence and teamwork.

In the primary school category, 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻’𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭 𝘁𝗼 𝟳 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 with an impressive 367 points. Laer Volkskool followed closely with 344 points, while Gill (284) and the Homeschool team (125) completed the standings.

In the high school section, Union High School’s girls finished in a strong second place with 179 points, just behind Hoër Volkskool (196). The boys’ finished third with 77 points against tough competition from Hoër Volkskool (137) and Marlow (116).

A massive congratulations to 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗟𝗲𝗺𝗸𝗲 on being named Senior Victor Ludorum following last week’s 𝗞𝗔𝗥𝗢𝗢 𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗔. We are equally delighted to celebrate 𝗧𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗼𝗯𝘀, who was crowned Junior Victrix Ludorum after a phenomenal set of swims.

Taylor not only secured six 1st places in the U14 Primary division, but also broke the 50m Backstroke record in an impressive 34.89 seconds. 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦!

A special mention to 𝗭𝗼ë 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 for her outstanding four 1st places and to 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, who claimed six 1st places in the U14 Primary division and broke the 100m Freestyle record in 1:08.49.

Well done as well to 𝗚𝗲𝗺𝗺𝗮 𝗠𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆, who earned three 1st places and one 2nd place in the U12 category and to 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, who secured one 1st place and three 2nd places.

Congratulations too to 𝗔𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘀𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗽, who achieved three 2nd places and one 1st place in the U16 Girls division and to 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗞𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮-𝗞𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘇𝗮 for her excellent three 2nd places in the U14 Girls category.

We are 𝗘𝗫𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗟𝗬 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗗 of every swimmer who represented the school with pride and dedication.

𝘞𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘰 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴.

Sport Results, Swimming

Congratulations to our Union High Schoolswimmers who represented the school at the 𝗗𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗧 𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗟𝗦 this past Saturday, 14 February.

The team delivered a host of outstanding performances, with numerous podium finishes and impressive personal bests. 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 led the charge with a 1st place finish in the 200m Breaststroke and a string of 2nd place finishes across multiple events. 𝗭𝗼ë 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 and 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲 also shone brightly, each claiming victories and consistently placing among the top competitors. Strong performances from 𝗨𝘇𝗶𝗮𝗵 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀𝗲, 𝗘𝘀𝗲𝘁𝗵𝘂 𝗠𝗮𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗮 and 𝗥𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗰𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻 further highlighted the depth and strength of our squad.

We now eagerly await the final team announcements, hopeful to see many of our talented athletes earn the opportunity to represent the District at the Provincial Trials in East London on 28 February – 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘚𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘮, 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘛𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘈𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘭.

Sport Results, Swimming

Several of our Union High School, Graaff-Reinet swimmers represented the school at the recent 𝗕 𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗔, delivering a series of determined and encouraging performances across the various age groups.

Notable highlights included a superb 1st place finish for 𝗔𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘀𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗽 in the Girls u16 50m Freestyle, along with strong podium finishes from 𝗭𝗼ë 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 and 𝗥𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗰𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻 and an excellent 1st place in the Girls 17 & Over 100m Breaststroke for 𝗘𝘀𝗲𝘁𝗵𝘂 𝗠𝗮𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗮. 𝗖𝗮𝘆𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘀𝗼𝗻 also impressed with multiple top 5 finishes in a highly competitive Boys u13 age group.

Beyond the podium, every Union swimmer contributed to a proud showing, with many achieving personal milestones and gaining valuable race experience.

Swimmers such as 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, 𝗨𝘇𝗶𝗮𝗵 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀𝗲, 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁, 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝘇𝗮 and 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲 are to be commended for their dedication and willingness to give their best.

𝘞𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘰𝘭.

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𝗔 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗮 unfolded between Volkskool and the Union Schools on Monday, 9 February, with races marked by respectful competition and steady enthusiasm from the spectators.

As if scripted to perfection, the heavens opened and rain poured down to beautifully cap off the event, creating a truly memorable and special moment for all swimmers, supporters and staff who shared in the experience.

Union High School’s 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟭 𝘁𝗼 𝟳 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹-𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, finishing on a total of 525 points to Laer Volkskool’s 522.

Well done to both schools 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 to the day’s Victrix Ludorum, Union’s Taylor Jacobs and the Victor Ludorum, JJ van Schalkwyk (Laer Volkskool).

The high school events provided an exciting afternoon of competition with outstanding performances from both Union and Hoër Volkskool.

Volkskool emerged as the winners of this section, finishing with a total of 366 points, while Union followed closely behind on 317 points in a strong showing from our swimmers.

𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀, with Volkskool’s Kate-Lynn Kruger awarded Victrix Ludorum after an exceptional performance, while Union’s Ben Lemke claimed the Victor Ludorum title with 30 points.

It was especially rewarding to see both schools celebrating success, with each taking home a section win and top swimmer award on the day – 𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗮.

Sport Results, Swimming

𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 – both mentally and physically – and the added pressure of meeting qualifying times makes the journey even more challenging.

Progressing beyond district level requires unwavering commitment and countless hours of focused training in the pool.

𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘳 Union High School 𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘱𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.

𝗪𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗔 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀: Catie Davenport, Angelique Kyanda-Kaboza and Zoë Mills (Level 2), as well as Daniel Davenport (Level 3). Their long training sessions and relentless effort have truly paid off.

We are incredibly proud of each of you – 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦.

Sport Results, Swimming

Destiny Swimming Academy-trained Union High School swimmers delivered a strong and encouraging set of performances at the 𝗞𝗼𝘃𝘀𝗶𝗲 𝗔𝗾𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗽 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗺 on Saturday, 17 January.

Competing in demanding open-water conditions, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘴, gaining valuable race experience and representing their school and academy with pride.

𝗭𝗼ë 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 produced a steady and controlled swim in a highly competitive field, while 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 𝗞𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮-𝗞𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘇𝗮 and 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 both impressed in the u13 category, demonstrating resilience and growing maturity in the open-water environment. 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 added to the team’s success with a composed and competitive swim, finishing well within his age group and overall field.

𝗔 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, whose race schedule reflected exceptional endurance and commitment. After completing the challenging 3km event earlier in the day, she returned to compete in the shorter open-water race, securing a podium finish in her age category. Her performance was a testament to strong race management and physical stamina.

𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘱 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘸𝘪𝘮 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴.

Sport Results, Swimming

Union High School’s swimmers delivered excellent performances at the second 𝗕-𝗔𝗚𝗘 𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗔 at Newton Park this past Saturday:

𝗘𝘀𝗲𝘁𝗵𝘂 𝗠𝗮𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗮 (𝟭𝟳)
An exceptional performance, securing 1st place in all six of her events: 50m Fly, 50m Back, 50m Breast, 50m Free, 100m Free and 100m Back.

𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲 (𝟭𝟰)
A consistent set of results, including 3rd place in the 100m Back, along with top-10 finishes in all her remaining events.

𝗨𝘇𝗶𝗮𝗵 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀𝗲 (𝟭𝟭)
A solid showing with significant time improvements and competitive placements across all four of his events: 50m Back, 100m Free, 50m Breast and 50m Free.

𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥!