The first major inter-House event of the Michaelmas Term is always the swimming relays in memory of OR Caroline Tyler. Having won the relays in 2006 and 2007, Latham have been pipped into second place for the past two years. The team therefore set out on Thursday 16th September determined to get back into the winning way. The B Block team (Lownds, Johnson, Mead and Bathurst) got us off to a great start, finishing in second place in their relay and the A Block four (Lee, Jankinson, Richards and Boyle) followed suit by just missing out on first place in their race. The O Block team (Howle, Brockway, Coleman and Garland) went one better, coming home in first, before the Sixth Form four (Priestley, Groombridge, Hignett and Noakes) also finished second. Going into the final 8-man medley, the boys knew that they needed to beat Orchard in order to win the title and they did not disappoint, finishing over half a length in front of our nearest rivals. Orchard therefore managed an impressive total of 31 points, but Latham's 32 was enough to win the trophy for another year. It was a wonderful way to start the term and it looks like 2010/11 might be just as succesful for the boys from Latham as 2009/10.
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Thu, September 16, 2010
by Latham