This year’s Girls Swimming Gala was held in The English School (TES) on the 1st of October, 2018. Various schools such as BSK, TES, KES, ESF and NES participated in it. From our school, 18 girls partook in the competition. It was an amazing experience and the rush of adrenaline was overpowering. The whole atmosphere was filled with cheers and motivation. The weather was perfect for the competition as it was warm and slightly breezy. NES is extremely proud of their swimmers’ constant hard work and improvement, evident in their excellent efforts in their performance.
The events and participants for the U13:
- 50m freestyle – Bomi, Eman
- 50m breaststroke – Mariam J, Zeina
- 50m backstroke – Joy, Dareen
- 50m butterfly – Eman, Dareen
- 100m freestyle – Joy, Bomi
- 100m IM – Zeina, Mariam J
- 25m IM relay – Mariam J, Bomi, Eman, Joy
- 25m freestyle relay – Eman, Mariam J
The events and participants for the U15:
- 50m freestyle – Leila, Mariam
- 50m breaststroke – Nagham, Yasmeen
- 50m backstroke – Yasmeen, Yara
- 50m butterfly – Yara, Leila
- 100m freestyle – Nagham, Ascia
The events and participants for the U19 and open age:
- 50m freestyle – Amira, Jana
- 50m breaststroke – Nadja, Noa
- 50m backstroke – Amira, Jude
- 50m butterfly – Noa, Lia
- 100m freestyle – Jana, Nadja
- 100m IM – Lia, Jude
Overall, we expect nothing short of the best from our girls- and we look forward to dominating future competitions. NES is always striving for the top and is always there to support its students.
A huge thank you to Ms. Heron and all the girls!
