District Swimming Gala Success
Congratulations to our Academy students who recently competed in the District Swimming Gala at Basildon Sporting Village.
Our squad performed really well and were awarded a total of 9 medals, finishing the event 4th out of 7 schools
“I competed in the swimming gala and won a bronze medal for the Medley and Butterfly events. This experience made me feel happy as they were the first medals I have ever won.” Ugne.R - Year 9
“I found swimming quite easy but trying to swim faster than usual was a bit tough. I won silver in the front crawl race without realising, it was a good experience and I’d like to do it again.” Joseph.C - Year 8
Basildon Academies Swimming Gala Medal winners:
Joseph.C - Sliver Year 8 Freestyle
Barbara.B - Bronze Year 9 Breaststroke
Alexandru.C - Bronze Year 9 Freestyle and Relay
Ugne.R - Bronze Year 9 Butterfly, Individual Medley and Relay
Elisa.A - Bronze Year 9 Relay
Igor.P - Bronze Year 9 Relay
Laura.G.M - Bronze Senior Butterfly
Rio.R - Silver Senior Butterfly and Bronze Senior Individual Medley
Overall Results:
Girls Team - 3rd with 95 points
Boys Team - 4th with 93 points
Relays - 3rd with 48 points
Overall - 4th with 222 points