Two more swimmers make Olympic teams

Published: 03 February, 2012

Hot on the heels of Ruta Meilutyte, 14, meeting the Olympic 'A' qualifying time for the Lithuanian Swimming team, two more athletes from the Plymouth College/Plymouth Leander elite swimming programme have been selected to compete in London 2012.

Jamila Lunkuse, 15, (right) will swim for Uganda.  Last year the talented swimmer brought home two gold and three silver medals for Uganda in the CANA Zone 3&4 Swimming Championships.  Competing in Botswana against eleven African nations, Jamila triumphed in both the 50m and 100m breaststroke, and came second in the 50m butterfly, 50m freestyle and 100m freestyle.  The Year 10 pupil, who boards in the specialist swimming house at Plymouth College, previously represented her country in the Commonwealth Games in Delhi and the World Swimming Championships (25m) in Dubai.

Jade Howard, 16, (below) has been selected for the Zambian swimming team. Jade is no stranger to international competition, having competed for her nation at world level on several occasions. Jade is a day pupil at Plymouth College and currently studying for her AS Levels alongside her swimming training programme.

"I am absolutely delighted that the girls will be competing in London 2012", said Plymouth College Director of Swimming, Jon Rudd.  "They put in many, many hours of training and make a lot of sacrifices.  To compete for their country at the biggest sporting event in the world is the ultimate reward.

"We have yet more swimmers who have chances of selection to national teams, including Great Britain, and we have our fingers' crossed that it's good news for them too. But to already boast three Olympians six months before the Games even begin is extremely exciting for any school and Plymouth College and Plymouth Leander are rightly proud of them."