BIS Barracudas finish the season as champions with passion, perseverance, and outstanding swimming

It’s been a phenomenal year for our BIS Barracudas swim team, and they ended it in style with first place champions in our own BIS Invitational 2024 in April and overall champions last weekend at the ISHCMC International Swim Invitational 2024.  The last major swim meet of the year for our entire Barracudas squad. 

This really is a testament to the countless hours our swimmers dedicate to training every week, the early mornings in the pool, the afternoons and evenings after a full day of lessons and all the extra training many of our swimmers put in over weekends. Perseverance is at the heart of our core values and our swimmers have shown this constantly throughout the year. 

The last year has taken our Barracudas squad to UNIS in Hanoi, Phuket in Thailand for our first ever FOBISIA Swimming Invitational, plus many large swim meets across HCMC.  Some of our Barracudas also take part in multiple sports and have juggled swim training with athletics, football and basketball taking part in the FOBISIA Games in Pattaya, Thailand. 

It goes without saying that it’s not just about winning, the medals or the podium places but trying to be better than you have ever been and supporting your team mates to achieve the same.  Gaining a Personal Best (PB) in an event is perhaps the most joyous moment many of our swimmers can have, or winning their heat even if it doesn’t result in an overall medal.  But of course, it doesn’t always go to plan on the day, and this is where our swimmers show true sportsmanship and respect for their competitors, fight back the tears, care for their teammates and ultimately show courage and determination coming back stronger for the next race or meet in the future!   

We congratulate each and every one of you for what you have achieved throughout the year. 

Ms Sophie Roberts, Head of Aquatics could not be prouder “The swimmers have really blown me away again this year. I am in constant awe of the dedication and hard work these swimmers put into this sport, not only in school but the hours they train outside of school as well. They really deserve all of the success we have had this year. A huge thank you to our amazing coaches, for always pushing the swimmers to improve and better themselves. As always, we couldn't do it without the support and dedication of parents too, so thank you for your continued support of the BIS Barracudas. I am so excited to see what level we can take our swimmers to next year”. 

 A special thank you also goes to our secondary and primary swim captains this year who have given our BIS Barracudas that little bit of extra support and coaching throughout the year and have been fantastic role models for their teams: 

Secondary: 

Ben - Year 10 
Ingrid - Year 10 

Primary: 

Nicole – Year 6 
Kimberly – Year 6 

We hear from Ben in Year 10, "Being a captain of the BIS Barracudas this year has been an incredible experience. I've had the opportunity to support and be a role model for the younger students, and it's been amazing to see everyone perform so well at the swim meets. The swimmers and coaches have been fantastic, and I've loved every moment as their captain. Most importantly, we all put in our best effort this year, and our hard work in training paid off at the swim meets. I'm proud to have been the captain of this team. Finally, I must say a big thank you to Ms. Roberts and the coaches for their outstanding support." 



Now let’s take a closer look at these last two major swim meets. 

BIS Invitational 2024