House Swimming Champions

After the swimming success enjoyed earlier in the term when Latham won the Caroline Tyler Memorial Relays, hopes were high for this year’s inter-House swimming gala. John Hignett (U6) had put together a crack team of talented swimmers and the afternoon started very well with two 2nd places in the first two races. Unfortunately, after a mix up over ages in the Junior Medley, the boys knew they were up against it with Orchard putting in some very strong performances. The Latham spirit shone through in abundance, however, with Harry Garland, George Bathurst, Christian Priestley and Sebastiaan Howle all winning races, and Harry Mead winning two. Going into the relays, which were worth double points, the boys knew that they had just about closed the gap on Orchard. The Intermediates (Coleman, Howle, Garland & Brockway) then won the 4x25m Medley and the Juniors (Mead, Johnson, Lownds, Hunt, Polglase & Bathurst) won the 6x25m freestyle, with all our other teams either coming second or third. A nervous wait ensued; had Latham done enough to win? As it turned out, Orchard scored 140 points but the Latham team amassed a staggering 148 points and duly won the 2010/11 Swimming Cup. Well done to all the boys who swam and all the boys who turned up to support!