This past Saturday, 15 March, saw five Union High School swimmers participating in the ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฝ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฎ. This event marked the culmination of a busy and challenging swimming term, and our learners rose to the occasion with outstanding performances that truly exemplified the rewards of hard work and perseverance.
โ Leading the charge was ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป, competing in the 15-16 age category. ๐๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ค๐ค๐ข ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ข๐ค๐ณ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ฆ๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ด (๐๐๐ด) ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด: she clinched 3rd place in the 50m Breaststroke, 4th place in the 50m Backstroke and 5th in both the 100m Freestyle, significantly improving her time by 3.39 seconds, and the 50m Freestyle with a commendable 3.07-second improvement.
โ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ also shone brightly, earning herself four medals: 1st place in both the 50m and 100m Breaststroke, 2nd place in the 50m Backstroke and 3rd in the 13&U 100m Freestyle, alongside a 5th place finish in the 50m Freestyle.
โ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ made a splash with her debut in the 100m Breaststroke, securing 3rd place. She also placed 5th in the 50m Backstroke, 6th in the 50m Breaststroke and 7th in the 50m Freestyle, showcasing her versatility and tenacity in the pool.
โ ๐จ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ต ๐ช๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐บ๐๐ฒ put forth a solid effort as well, finishing 5th in the 100m Freestyle and 6th in the 50m Breaststroke. He also secured 7th place in both the 50m Backstroke and 50m Freestyle, demonstrating his competitive spirit and commitment to improvement.
โ However, the standout swimmer of the day was undoubtedly ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ. Gerda’s talents shone through as she garnered an astonishing four 1st place ribbons, including a phenomenal 4.99-second PB in the 50m Butterfly, an 8.35-second improvement in the 100m Freestyle, a 7.55-second PB in the 50m Freestyle and a new personal best of 1:44.93 in the 100m Backstroke. She also claimed two 3rd place finishes in the 50m Breaststroke and 50m Backstroke, solidifying her status as a top competitor.
โ Additionally, Union Preppie swimmer ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฟ made his mark by placing in the top 10 for the 50m Breaststroke and achieving 12th place in the 50m Freestyle, with a notable 2.26-second time improvement.
๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ธ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ง๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ด, ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ณ๐ช๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ด๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฉ๐ช๐ฃ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ข๐ญ๐ข.