Learn to Swim Gala

On 31 January 2015 over 50 Swimmers from the; Stingray, Barracuda and Pre-squad groups competed in the first ever SPARTA Learn to Swim Gala.

Competitors raced in; Freestyle, Backstroke and Breastroke events over the 25m sprint distance. There was great determination shown and also some personal best performances in each event. Parents were able to witness the huge development of their children in just a short space of time where they receive the highest level of coaching from the SPARTA Learn to swim programme (which follows the ASA National programme for swimming in the UK).

Members of the St Christopher’s Swim Squad assisted in running the event alongside the SPARTA coaches, with Mr Fellows announcing the placing’s in each event. Mr Holloway added that the children can aspire to reach the highest level with commitment and hardwork and who know this generation of swimmers could go onto represent St Christopher’s school in future swimming Galas in the BSME games and beyond.

RESULTS

Event  1	Girls 5 and Under	25m Freestyle
Place	Name		Age	Team	Final Time
1	Selma Abughazaleh		5	Stingray	31.41
2	Elysia North		5	Stingray	32.97
3	Alessia Nagy		5	Stingray	37.69
Event  2	2 Boys 5 and Under	25m Freestyle
Place	Name		Age	Team	Final Time
1	Saud Akhtar		5	Stingray	36.31
2	Laith Akhtar		5	Stingray	38.65
Event  3	Girls 6 years old	25m Freestyle
Place	Name		Age	Team	Final Time
1	Jordanna Felaifil		6	Barracuda	26.13
2	Azza Pharaon		6	Stingray	31.12
3	Emily Groom		6	Stingray	32.81
4	Maya Malhas		6	Stingray	34.09
5	Klara Mareschova		6	Stingray	34.44
6	Anishka Arolkar		6	Stingray	36.44
7	Lientje Rockstroh		6	Stingray	39.96
8	Grace Kendall Ryan		6	Barracuda	40.42
9	Amber Million		6	Barracuda	40.51
10	Alya Bazzouz		6	Stingray	42.5
Event  4	Boys 6 years old	25m Freestyle
Place	Name		Age	Team	Final Time
1	Zeid Hamdan		6	Stingray	31.76
2	Alfie Robson		6	Stingray	32.04
3	Yousif Alaali		6	Stingray	41.68
Event  5	Girls 7 Years Old	25m Freestyle
Place	Name		Age	Team	Final Time
1	Isabelle North		7	Barracuda	24.5
2	Soraya Abughazaleh		7	Barracuda	25.44
3	Nooralayn Akhtar		7	Barracuda	25.56
4	Charlotte Harper		7	Barracuda	26.64
5	Erin Jardine		7	Barracuda	27.43
6	Caitlin Peters		7	Stingray	27.52
7	Amara Nagy		7	Barracuda	28.78
8	Omid Abdali		7	Stingray	33.79
9	Jenna Malhas		7	Stingray	34.07
10	Zaina Daniels		7	Stingray	36.92
Event  6	Boys 7 Years Old	25m Freestyle
Place	Name		Age	Team	Final Time
1	Rakan Pharaon		7	Barracuda	25.68
2	Samuel Bonnot		7	Barracuda	29.95
3	Rakan Abu Jaber		7	Stingray	30.38
4	Iestyn Holloway		7	Stingray	33.26
5	Rayyan Al Yacoob		7	Stingray	42.35
Event  7	Girls 8 and 9	25m Freestyle
Place	Name		Age	Team	Final Time
1	Umaiza Ahmed		9	Barracuda	24.56
2	Faye O’Rourke		9	Barracuda	24.7
3	Alexa Burrell		8	Barracuda	28
4	Meyssa Toulami		8	Barracuda	30.59
5	Hannah Khan		8	Barracuda	34.32
Event  8	Boys 8 and 9	25m Freestyle
Place	Name		Age	Team	Final Time
1	Vlad Ghenu		9	Barracuda	21.87
2	Kieran Jones		8	Barracuda	23.18
3	Redha Bader		8	Barracuda	25.13
4	Ali Altoubaji		8	Barracuda	25.81
5	Matthew Barnes		8	Barracuda	28.41
6	Omer Rauf		9	Stingray	30.2
7	Zouheir Hamdan		8	Barracuda	30.62
8	Rohan Mukherjee		8	Stingray	31.69
9	Ziyad Dhaduk		9	Stingray	33.75
10	Adam Kadia		8	Stingray	41.12
11	Oliver Glin-Conway		8	Barracuda	41.5
Event  9	Girls 10 and over	25m Freestyle
Place	Name		Age	Team	Final Time
1	Yasmina Dunbar		12	Pre-Squad	18.91
2	Paloma Gomes		13	Pre-Squad	21.14
3	Zainah Malik		10	Barracuda	21.18
4	Millie Robson		11	Barracuda	23.94
Event  10	Boys 10 and over	25m Freestyle
Place	Name		Age	Team	Final Time
1	Alexanre Hulin		12	Barracuda	19
2	Hamza Malik		13	Pre-Squad	20.82
3	Kareem Fadl		12	Barracuda	26.67