On Saturday 17 November, the Northbridge International School Cambodia Nagas Swim Team participated in their first international swim meet of the season hosted at ISPP. This swim meet was very challenging with 12 schools from Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia and about 293 swimmers. Our swimmers spent the whole day swimming up to nine events including the relays in a 11 hour session which combined both short and long course swims.
All swimmers gave 100 percent improving most of their personal bests, and staying positive regardless of how tired they were after all those races.
As coaches, Ms Abbey, Ms Lucy and Mr Alirio feel extremely proud of all the accomplishments, and it is an honor for us to coach such an amazing group of athletes.
Our Nagas walked out of the pool with an incredible total of 35 medals (5 gold, 20 silver and 10 bronze). The biggest highlights were:
Here is the summary of all the medals:
| Swimmer | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Event/Swimmers | Grade Level |
| Oh Kyoung Park | 1 | 5 | 50 Free, 50 Breaststroke, 100 Breaststroke, 100 Free, 200 Breaststroke, 200 Free | 8 | |
| Natasia Escubil | 2 | 4 | 1 | 50 Fly, 100 Fly, 50 Back, 200 IM, 100 Free, 200 Back, 100 Back | 10 |
| Sovann Montross | 1 | 2 | 2 | 200 IM, 50 Back, 100 Back, 50 Free, 100 Free | 10 |
| Kaeun Hwang | 1 | 3 | 25 Breaststroke, 25 Fly, 25 Free, 100 IM | 3 | |
| Min Suk Park | 1 | 400 Free | 10 | ||
| Mikhaela Escubil | 2 | 200 IM, 200 Fly | 9 | ||
| Adi Kadyrbek | 4 | 50 Breaststroke, 100 Breaststroke, 200 Breaststroke, 400 Free | 10 | ||
| Mayumi Escubil | 1 | 100 Fly | 5 | ||
| 8 and Under Mixed Medley Relay | 1 | Kaeun Hwang, Barnaby Groom, Niron Montross, Alirio Rodriguez | KG, 1, 2 & 3 | ||
| 9 - 10 Girls 4x100 Free Relay | 1 | Mayumi Escubil, Kelsie Thomas, Alanna O'Connell, Nimol Montross | 5 | ||
| 15 and Over Mixed Medley Relay | 1 | Adi Kadyrbek, Oh Kyoung Park, Natasia Escubil, Sovann Montross | 8 & 10 | ||
| 15 and Over Girls 4x100 Free Relay | 1 | Yun Seo Choi, Mikhaela Escubil, Natasia Escubil, Oh Kyoung Park | 8, 9 & 10 | ||
| 15 and Over Boys 4x100 Free Relay | 1 | James Wornes, Adi Kadyrbek, Sovann Montross, Min Suk Park | 10 | ||
| 5 | 20 | 10 | |||
| TOTAL | 35 |
Last week, our second annual NISC Cup kicked off, with four schools and over one hundred students facing off to see who would be taking home the silverware on offer in separate boys’ and girls’ competitions. Last year CIA girls’ team won a thrilling final and were hoping that the cup would be returning to their school for a second year in a row, while our own NISC boys’ team were hoping to retain their hard won 2023 title.
The other week I was in Bangkok at the ASAC Basketball Tournament that is open for Grade 6 – 8 students from 9 competing schools across South East Asia. It gave me some time to reflect on the benefits and opportunities that our Northbridge students can access that will develop them holistically and physically.
Here at Northbridge International School Cambodia, we have the privilege of having an amazing 25 meter undercover swimming pool on campus. The school swim program is embedded in our curriculum from EL2 to Grade 10.
