Plymouth College is top swimming school for a fifth time
Published: 01 December, 2011
The Plymouth College swimming team has clinched seven out of
twelve English Schools Swimming Association titles making it the
top school in the country for the fifth year running. Held in
Southampton, the school also broke three records bringing
its national total to seven.
Plymouth College came out on top in the Junior Boys' Freestyle
Relay, Intermediate Girls' Freestyle Relay (new record),
Intermediate Girls' Medley Relay, Senior Girls' Freestyle Relay
(new record), Senior Girls' Medley Relay (new record), Senior Boys'
Freestyle Relay and Senior Boys' Medley Relay. The
Intermediate Boys were not far off the top spot, taking second
place in both the Freestyle and Medley Relays. The remaining
titles were picked up by Millfield School (three titles) and
Guilford High School (two titles).
"I am delighted that Plymouth College continues to be the top
school in the country for swimming", said Clive Hambly, teacher in
charge of swimming at Plymouth College. "There were many fine
individual performances from our swimmers and a number of personal
bests were broken."
The team's success comes on the back of being Commended in the
Telegraph/Aviva School Sport Matters Awards and the winners of
School Sport Magazine's Girls' Team of the Year.