RI Swim Team Makes History
In this year's National Schools Swimming Championships, RI made history by clinching the Gold medals in both the B and C divisions! This is the first time in the history of RI that the Swim Team won both the B & C division swimming titles.
The Finals started with the B and C divisions leading by 33 and 16 points respectively. This had indeed been very encouraging in motivating and pushing the swimmers to try their utmost best. The competition ended with RI beating our competitor by 34 points and 27 points respectively. Many of our swimmers performed above expectations. This victory was made possible because of their strong desire to win for the school and team.
The team's victory was also fueled by the inspiring performance of many swimmers. One of them was Rainer Ng who broke two records with his outstanding performance in the B Division 4x50m medley relay backstroke with a timing of 27.39s and in 100m backstroke with a timing of 59.37s. A number of them fought hard to clinch the gold medals and they were Daniel Tay in 100m and 200m butterfly stroke, Charles Tan in 50m freestyle and Mark Chong in 200m individual medley. Our C division boys were equally strong. The gold medalists included Syed Illyas in 50m back stroke, Gerald Sim in 200m breaststroke and Teo Zhen Ren in 200m freestyle. The whole team performed very well. Quoting Mr Azmy Rizman, Teacher-In-Charge for Swimming: "We had a lot of talented swimmers. Even our Sec 1 boys were winning medals."
Another piece of great news was that it was also the first time the Raffles Schools won all titles as RJC clinched the A Division Boys and Girls titles and RGS clinched the B and C Girls Division titles. Indeed, this 49th Schools National Swimming Championships would be an unforgettable one for all Rafflesians as we had finally realized our dream of clinching double titles. The schools are extremely proud of the students' achievements as the Raffles family completed an unprecedented sweep of all the titles across the A, B and C divisions.
The Finals started with the B and C divisions leading by 33 and 16 points respectively. This had indeed been very encouraging in motivating and pushing the swimmers to try their utmost best. The competition ended with RI beating our competitor by 34 points and 27 points respectively. Many of our swimmers performed above expectations. This victory was made possible because of their strong desire to win for the school and team.
The team's victory was also fueled by the inspiring performance of many swimmers. One of them was Rainer Ng who broke two records with his outstanding performance in the B Division 4x50m medley relay backstroke with a timing of 27.39s and in 100m backstroke with a timing of 59.37s. A number of them fought hard to clinch the gold medals and they were Daniel Tay in 100m and 200m butterfly stroke, Charles Tan in 50m freestyle and Mark Chong in 200m individual medley. Our C division boys were equally strong. The gold medalists included Syed Illyas in 50m back stroke, Gerald Sim in 200m breaststroke and Teo Zhen Ren in 200m freestyle. The whole team performed very well. Quoting Mr Azmy Rizman, Teacher-In-Charge for Swimming: "We had a lot of talented swimmers. Even our Sec 1 boys were winning medals."
Another piece of great news was that it was also the first time the Raffles Schools won all titles as RJC clinched the A Division Boys and Girls titles and RGS clinched the B and C Girls Division titles. Indeed, this 49th Schools National Swimming Championships would be an unforgettable one for all Rafflesians as we had finally realized our dream of clinching double titles. The schools are extremely proud of the students' achievements as the Raffles family completed an unprecedented sweep of all the titles across the A, B and C divisions.
Captain's Reflection:
Some might think that swimming is an individual sport – but not here in Raffles.
Our teamwork, passion and never-say-die spirit are in fact some of the key essentials which led us to our sweet victory this year. Throughout the course of the year, the team has become more united and the team-mates were focused on working towards a common goal.
Each time we woke up at 6am in the morning for training, each time we grit our teeth during the last laps of our sprints, and each time we clocked our personal best timing, we were doing it for our school. As the captain of the swim team, it was truly inspiring to witness the molding of a multi-talented team.
- Kristian Lee
Some might think that swimming is an individual sport – but not here in Raffles.
Our teamwork, passion and never-say-die spirit are in fact some of the key essentials which led us to our sweet victory this year. Throughout the course of the year, the team has become more united and the team-mates were focused on working towards a common goal.
Each time we woke up at 6am in the morning for training, each time we grit our teeth during the last laps of our sprints, and each time we clocked our personal best timing, we were doing it for our school. As the captain of the swim team, it was truly inspiring to witness the molding of a multi-talented team.
- Kristian Lee