ESSA Swimming Championships

Many congratulations to our junior girls’ swimming team who competed at the 67th Secondary ESSA Swimming Championships on Saturday at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre in Birmingham.

Connie F, Darcey H, Phoebe L and Flo R successfully qualified from the regional round in both the medley and freestyle relays.

In the freestyle relay, the girls swam brilliantly, recording a time of 2:07.57 mins, narrowly missing out on a place in the final but finishing as first reserve.

In the medley relay, they produced an exceptional performance, climbing three places from their qualifying position to finish 17th in the country with a time of 2:22.85 mins.

We were also very proud that Mr Camden, in his role as President of ESSA, officially opened the Championships and delivered a motivational speech. Mr Camden, alongside Darcey H, interviewed Paralympic swimmer Brock Whiston, a four-time world record holder who famously broke a seven-year old 200m individual medley world record, previously held by Jessica Long, by nearly five seconds.

Huge congratulations to all four girls who represented the School with outstanding commitment and skill on the national stage.