The 118th Annual Inter-House Swimming Gala took place in the Aquatics Centre over three days — Monday, 27 January, Tuesday, 28 January, and Thursday, 30 January — bringing together our students from across the College and Sixth Form to show off their swimming talent and House spirit.
Overall Results
House Champions: Hill House (374 points)
Runner-up: Clayton House (358 points)
Third Place: Fleming House (350 points)
Cup Winners
Senior Cup (U16 to Open): Fleming House (242 points)
Junior Cup (U14 and U15): Clarke House (156 points)
Relay Trophy Winners
Medley Relays
U14: Thomson House
U15: Clarke House
U16: Clayton House
U17: Hodgson House
Open: Clayton House
Freestyle Relays
U14: Thomson House
U15: Clarke House
U16: Clayton House
U17: Hodgson House
Open: Clayton House
Individual Awards
Junior U14 Medal: Ezio de Gouveia (Remove Thomson)
Best U15 Swimmer: Christopher O’Brien (LIV Fleming)
Junior U16 Medal: Jake Taylor (UIV Clayton)
Best U17 Swimmer: Luke Shipway (LV Hodgson)
Senior Open Medal: Michael van Heerden (Head of Fleming)
Record-Breaking Performances
Fu-Nam Chen (LV Fleming) set a new U17 50m Breaststroke record: 33.40s
Michael van Heerden (Head of Fleming) broke multiple records, including
Open 200m Freestyle: 1:55.45
Open 100m Butterfly: 56.12
Open 100m Individual Medley: 1:01.07
Open 100m Freestyle: 51.28
Open 100m Backstroke: 57.81
Open 50m Butterfly: 24.99
Open 50m Backstroke: 25.98
Open 50m Freestyle: 24.13
Pictures: Joss Busa (UV Clayton), Tom Dewar (UV Hodgson), Matthew Midgley (Remove Alston) and Lelo Mofokeng (UIV Clayton).
