BIS HCMC Take the Gold at Invitational Swim Gala 2018

Saturday 3^rd  February saw over 350 swimmers from 8 different schools compete in the two BIS HCMC swimming pools in a day of high excitement, gritty determination and maximum performance from all who took part. Schools from near and far attended the 5^th annual event, including BIS HCMC, EIS, AIS, TAS, SSIS, BIS HN and welcoming the Laos Flying King Fish team for the first time.

Each swimmer braved the blocks, swam their hearts out and reached for glory when swimming in their individual and relay events. Some races were as short as 25 meters, others as long as 400 meters, but all races were competed in the same win for the badge of BIS attitude. BIS had a large number of individual and team accolades throughout the age groups. Please see the names of 1^st – 3^rd place below.   

10-12 Boys
1^st Shubhankar Patki 100pts
2^nd Ryo Sarashina 97pts 

10-12 Girls
1^st Quynh An Tran 100pts

13-14 Boys
1^st Andrew Vu 100pts
2^nd Khoa Tran 97pts

13-14 Girls
1^st Man Nghi Trin 100pts 
2^nd Ly Hwang 88pts 

Over 15 Boys
1^st Alouis Luong / Jeremie Luong 100pts 
3^rd Cedric Chua 83pts 

Overall Team 
1^st BIS HCMC 3488pts
2^nd AIS 1549pts
3^rd SSIS 449pts

Most effective Team
1^st BIS HCMC
2^nd AIS
3^rd SSIS
 

Final performances in the BIS pool came from Year 13s Jeremie Luong and Junwon Hwang, who excelled once again with a plethora of points in their races. The day could not have been a success without the superb effort from the swim coaches and PE staff. A special thank you should also go to the wonderful work of all the parent helpers who volunteered their time, some for a couple of hours, some for double shifts and the whole day, that made the organisation and delivery of such a big event for so many children run so smoothly. 

Phil Husband, Director of Sport