GDST Swimming Champions

This is a phenomenal achievement when we were competing against the best swimmers in the Trust.

In the Under 11 section, the final results were as follows:

Arabella W – 1st 50m Backstroke
Ella J – 1st 50m Breaststroke
Wren B – 3rd 50m Freestyle
Sophie L – 5th 100m Individual Medley
A Team Medley Relay – (Arabella, Ella, Sophie, Wren) 1st place
A Team Freestyle Relay – (Amarisa B-H, Ella, Wren, Sophie) 2nd Place
Naomi T – 2nd 25m Backstroke
Anna A – 3rd 25m Breaststroke
Elia P – 1st 25m Butterfly
Sonya F – 4th 25m Freestyle
B Team Medley Relay – (Naomi, Anna, Elia, Sonya) 1st Place
B Team Freestyle Relay – (Elia, Anna, Sonya, Naomi) 1st Place

In the Under 14 section, all swimmers made their respective individual finals. The results were as follows:

Poppy T – 2nd 50m Backstroke
Leonie P – 2nd 50m Butterfly
Emily D – 1st 50m Breaststroke
Kaweng P – 4th 50m Freestyle
Josie L – 1st 100m Individual Medley
Medley Relay (Poppy, Leonie, Josie, Kaweng) – 1st place
Freestyle Relay (Poppy, Kaweng, Josie, Leonie) 3rd place

In the Over 14 section, our team also made all individual finals.

Lucy M – 3rd 50m Backstroke
Olivia M – 6th 50m Butterfly
Lillian C – 7th 50m Breaststroke
Marion C – 1st 50m Freestyle
Beatrice P – 2nd 100m Individual Medley
Medley Relay (Lucy, Lillian, Beatrice, Marion) – 3rd place
Freestyle Relay (Beatrice, Marion, Izzy, Lucy) – 1st place

On top of this amazing team result, we are so proud of Upper Sixth Marion C who not only won gold in her event but she also broke the GDST 50m Freestyle Record. Such a great achievement in Marion’s last ever swimming gala for Croydon High. We will miss her very much!