Whos Who? in the RHS Swimming Records Gallery!

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The RHS Swimming Gala has seen many records broken over the years. Below you can see the records achieved in the School’s 38m pool and in brackets the year they were set.

Junior Boys:

1l Breaststroke	Sam Cantelo	Chichester	32.94 (12)
1l Butterfly	Joshua Allday	Francis	24.69 (10)
1l Backstroke	Toby Allday	Francis	26.35 (12)
1l Freestyle	Charlie Ewen	Franics	22.54 (12)

Junior Girls:

1l Breaststroke	Sarah Murrison	Chichester	35.09 (11)
1l Butterfly	Arabella Murrison	Shackleton	25.81 (10)
1l Backstroke	Ophelia Moore / Beth Carnell	Shackleton	32.03 (10)(13)
1l Freestyle	Arabella Murrison	Shackleton	24.87 (10)

Senior Boys:

1l Breaststroke	Daniel Jones	St Vincent	26.56 (13)
1l Butterfly	Joshua Allday	Collingwood	22.37 (14)
1l Backstroke	Sam Kester	Anson	24.03 (10)
1l Freestyle	Sean Burgess	Raleigh	19.18 (14)
2l Freestyle	Sean Burgess	Raleigh	43.15 (13)

Senior Girls:

1l Breaststroke	Alexa Cox	Raleigh	28.28 (13)
1l Butterfly	Alexa Cox	Raleigh	23.73 (14)
1l Backstroke	Felicity Slatter	Howe	26.50 (12)
1l Freestyle	Arabella Murrison	Hood	23.53 (13)

Intermediate Boys:

1l Breaststroke	Sebastian Matthewson	Collingwood	28.34 (11)
1l Butterfly	Peter Ash	St Vincent	23.24 (13)
1l Backstroke	Toby Allday	Collingwood	24.76 (13)
1l Freestyle	Calder Trewin Marshall	St Vincent	21.40 (11)

Intermediate Girls:

1l Breaststroke	Arabella Murrison	Hood	31.60 (12)
1l Butterfly	Arabella Murrison	Hood	26.25 (12)
1l Backstroke	Felicity Slatter	Howe	26.84 (11)
1l Freestyle	Arabella Murrison	Hood	23.50 (11)

Individual Medley:

Junior Boys	Harry Fosker	Blake	2.15.81 (14)
Junior Girls	Arabella Murrison	Blake	2.22.47 (10)
Inter Boys	Charlie Tedora	Collingwood	2.04.65 (13)
Inter Girls	Felicity Slatter	Howe	2.17.59 (11)
Senior Boys	Sean Burgess	Raleigh	1.52.02 (14)
Senior Girls	Alexa Cox	Raleigh	2.02.40 (14)

Freestyle Relays:

Junior Boys	8 x 1	Shackleton	3.46.83 (13)
Junior Girls	8 x 1	Chichester	4.02.83 (13)
Junior Mixed A	8 x 1	Francis	4.02.14
Junior Mixed B	8 x 1	Francis	4.21.25

Freestyle Relays:

Inter Boys	4 x 1	Collingwood	1.28.11 (14)
Inter Girls	4 x 1	Howe	1.41.16 (10)
Senior Boys	4 x 1	Collingwood	1.25.41 (14)
Senior Girls	4 x 1	Howe	1.39.19 (13)

Medley Relays:

Junior Boys	Francis	2.04.31 (10)
Junior Girls	Chichester	2.16.09 (13)
Inter Boys	Collingwood	1.48.69 (13)
Inter Girls	Howe	1.55.97 (10)
Senior Boys	Anson	1.40.34 (10)
Senior Girls	Howe	1.54.57 (11)

Inter & Senior Pearmain Cup Boys 10 x 1l Freestyle

Collingwood

3.40.82 (14)

Inter & Senior Crick Shield Girls 10 x 1l Freestyle

Hood	4.19.97 (11)

MacArthur overall winner of the Junior Swimming Gala

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The Junior Swimming Gala was held on Saturday 22 March and the team spirit and support from spectators was overwhelming.

Harry Fosker broke the school record for the Individual Medley (2.15.81) and was 0.45 seconds away breaking the Freestyle record as well. Beth Carnell was awarded overall winner of the girls Individual Medley. Libby Parker, Alice Clayton and Milly Salter all stood out in their races and came very close to breaking records. Cavan Fawcett and Dominic Curtis swam the last leg of the freestyle relay and gave everyone a really good opportunity to shout loudly in a very close finish; Cavan finishing first for MacArthur. Thomas Squires’ swim was excellent in the breaststroke and Giles Lennox was impressive in the backstroke.

Results

4th Francis            47 points
3rd Shackleton      54 points
2nd Chichester      63 points
1st MacArthur       77 points

Twelve pupils gain Lifeguard Qualification

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Twelve sixth form pupils have been awarded their RLSS UK National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ) which means that they are now fully qualified to work as Pool Lifeguards.

The NPLQ course comprises many hours of physical training and theoretical classroom work, followed by practical in-water and out-of-water assessment on pool rescue, first aid, CPR and lifesaving skills.

The qualification is internationally recognised and can provide

• an amazing public service and life skill
• opportunities to for holiday and GAP year jobs
• a stepping stone to a career in the leisure industry
• fitness and the opportunity to compete in lifeguard events e.g. National Pool Lifeguard Championships (team event) and the Lifeguard Triathlon

Well done to the following pupils:

Elizabeth Blackett	Year 13	Nelson (Howe)
Edward Bourne	Year 13	Nelson (Collingwood)
Fredrick Brett	Year 13	Nelson (St Vincent)
Emily Davidson-Brett	Year 13	Nelson (Hood)
Annie Fenton	Year 13	Nelson (Howe)
Daniel Jones	Year 13	Nelson (St Vincent)
Tori Jones	Year 13	Nelson (Cornwallis)
Cameron Kerr	Year 13	Nelson (Collingwood)
George Petrides	Year 13	Nelson (St Vincent)
James Rutledge	Year 13	Nelson (Collingwood)
Felicity Slatter	Year 13	Nelson (Howe)
Rebecca Taylor	Year 13	Nelson (Cornwallis)

Open water training session with Double Olympic Medallist David Davies

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Double Olympic medallist, David Davies, came to the Royal Hospital School on Friday 21 June to give pupils preparing for the Great East Swim a master class in open water swimming.

David Davies and RHS Open Water Swimmers.

Davies first swam competitively at the age of eight in his hometown of Barry, Vale of Glamorgan in Wales. From this he went on to swim in the Commonwealth Games for Great Britain in 2002 and to win the Bronze 1500m at the 2004 Athens Olympics. His highlight was winning the Silver 10km Marathon at the 2008 Beijing Olympics; a battle of endurance for even the strongest of swimmers as he battled with exhaustion and consciousness in his fight for the finish line.

After a few warm up drills with the RHS pupils, Davies went through techniques and tips for open water swimming including getting the students to practice spotting the buoy, swimming in close proximity to others and energy-saving methods for turning around the course.

Unfortunately the Great East Swim, originally planned for Saturday, was postponed due to expected poor weather conditions. The Royal Hospital School Swimming Coach, Emma Cook, who was also due to take part in the event said, “The 45 pupils who have been training incredibly hard for the Great East Swim found it hard to hide their disappointment today but I hope that the swimmers can now incorporate the techniques they learned into their training regimes which will give them that extra edge for competing once the race has been rescheduled. Thank you to David for his time in the pool and the expertise he shared.”

Warm up drills

Practicing spotting a buoy in murky water

Close proximity swimming

Putting everything in to practice

Taking a dip at the Great East Swim 2013

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On Saturday 22 June, 45 pupils from the Royal Hospital School will take to the water in the Great East Swim at neighbouring Alton Water reservoir. This annual event attracts around 3,000 swimmers and involves either a 1/2 mile, 1 mile, 2 mile and 5k open water swim. The participants start in waves of 300 every half an hour to ensure a smoothly run event with the highest safety possible.

The pupils taking part have been training hard in the build up to the Great East Swim and are nearly ready to take on this personal challenge. On the day before the race two-time Olympic medallist, David Davies, will be giving them a master-class in the School pool providing some useful tips on distance and open water swimming.

David Davies is a Welsh Commonwealth Games and Olympic distance swimmer. Born in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Davies swam for Wales at the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games and represented Great Britain at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games in the 1500m freestyle (Bronze Medallist) and at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in the 1500m freestyle and the Olympic 10K Marathon Swim (Silver Medallist). He held the British Records in the 400, 800 and 1500 freestyle (Silver Medallist in 2008 European Championships). He also represented Great Britain again in the 1500m freestyle at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

David Davies

 

RHS pupil, Emily Davidson-Brett, Great East Swim 2012

Good luck to all the RHS pupils who will be participating in this challenging swim. For more information about the Great East Swim please visit their website.

Henry Ager	Year 10	Collingwood
William Anstey	Year 11	St. Vincent
Rebecca Anstey	Year 13	Nelson
Peter Ash	Year 11	St. Vincent
Richard Branch	Year 13	Nelson
Laura Brown	Year 13	Nelson
Matthew Brown	Year 11	St. Vincent
Sean Burgess	Year 12	Raleigh
Georgina Cheng	Year 13	Nelson
Adam Clough	Year 9	Raleigh
Alexa Cox	Year 12	Raleigh
Joe Curtis	Year 10	Anson
Emily Davidson-Brett	Year 12	Hood
Beth Davies	Year 12	Cornwallis
Verity Evans	Year 13	Nelson
Charlie Ewen	Year 9	Collingwood
Will Falk	Year 10	Collingwood
Cameron Farrie	Year 11	Collingwood
Daniel Finding	Year 11	Anson
Victoria Foreman	Year 11	Howe
Harry Fosker	Year 7	Drake
Jamie Fosker	Year 9	Raleigh
Florence Gould	Year 13	Nelson
Flo Hales	Year 12	Hood
Emily Hassall	Year 13	Nelson
Charlotte Heley	Year 10	Hood
Tom Heley	Year 9	St. Vincent
Adonia Hirst	Year 11	Howe
Tom Joice	Year 9	Collingwood
Harry Jones	Year 8	Drake
Tori Jones	Year 12	Cornwallis
Sarah Laurie	Year 13	Nelson
Georgina Moore	Year 13	Nelson
Arabella Murrison	Year 11	Hood
Phillipa Murrison	Year 10	Hood
Sarah Murrison	Year 10	Hood
Andrew Ponsonby	Year 11	Collingwood
Elizabeth Ponsonby	Year 13	Nelson
Oscar Rowe	Year 10	Collingwood
Jack Smith	Year 10	Anson
Nathan Southerton	Year 11	Collingwood
Rebecca Taylor	Year 12	Cornwallis
Charlie Tedora	Year 10	Collingwood
George Venables	Year 11	Collingwood
Alice Vickers	Year 10	Hood

New Records set by both Junior and Senior Girls in the RHS Bi-athlon

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On Tuesday 21 May, just under 60 pupils took part in the RHS Bi-Athlon. There were two classes – Juniors (Year 7 to 9) and Seniors (Year 10 to 13) – completing a long-distance swim in the School pool followed by challenging cross-country course.

Examination commitments and cold blustery weather conditions did not hinder the participants who displayed sheer determination in their effort to cross the finish line. Medals were awarded to the top three finishers and new School records were broken by Sarah Murrison, winner of the Senior Girls’ race and Georgia Burge, winner of the Junior Girls’ race.

Results

Senior Boys (10-13)	Ben Moore	Collingwood	28.34mins
Junior Boys (7-9)	Toby Allday	Collingwood	17.44mins
Senior Girls   (10-13)	Sarah Murrison	Hood	27.20mins
Junior Girls (7-9)	Georgia Burge	Raleigh	24.00mins

RHS Swimming Records

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Junior Boys

1l Breaststroke Sam Cantelo Chichester 32.94 (12)

1l Butterfly Joshua Allday Francis 24.69 (10)

1l Backstroke Toby Allday Francis 26.35 (12)

1l Freestyle Charlie Ewen Francis 22.54 (12)

Junior Girls

1l Breaststroke Sarah Murrision Chichester 35.09 (11)

1l Butterfly Arabella Murrison Shackleton 25.81 (10)

1l Freestyle Arabella Murrison Shackleton 24.87 (10)

1l Backstroke Ophelia Moore/Beth Carnell Shackleton 32.03 (10)(13)

Senior Boys

1l Breaststroke Daniel Jones SV 26.56 (13)

1l Butterfly Sean Burgess RL 23.12 (13)

1l Backstroke Sam Kester AN 24.03 (10)

1l Freestyle Freddie Fergusson CD 19.24 (10)

2l Freestyle Sean Burgess RL 43.15 (13)

Senior Girls

1l Breaststroke Alexa Cox RL 28.28 (13)

1l Butterfly Alexa Cox RL 24.04 (13)

1l Backstroke Felicity Slatter HW 26.50 (12)

1l Freestyle Arabella Murrison HD 23.53 (13)

Intermediate Boys

1l Breaststroke Sebastien Matthewson CD 28.34(11)

1l Butterfly Peter Ash SV 23.24(13)

1l Backstroke Toby Allday CD 24.76(13)

1l Freestyle Calder T Marshall SV 21.40(11)

Intermediate Girls

1l Breaststroke Arabella Murrison HD 31.60 (12)

1l Butterfly Arabella Murrison HD 26.25 (12)

1l Backstroke Felicity Slatter HW 26.84 (11)

1l Freestyle Arabella Murrison HD 23.50 (11)

Individual Medley

Junior Boys Joshua Allday DR 2.17.63 (10)

Junior Girls Arabella Murrison BL 2.22.47 (10)

Inter Boys Charlie Tedora CD 2.04.65 (13)

Inter Girls Felicity Slatter HW 2.17.59 (11)

Senior Boys Sean Burgess RL 1.55.75 (13)

Senior Girls Alexa Cox RL 2.04.69 (13)

Freestyle Relays

Junior Boys 8×1 Shackleton 3.46.83 (13)

Junior Girls 8×1 Francis 4.02.83 (13)

Junior Mixed A8x1 Francis 4.02.14

Junior Mixed B8x1 Francis 4.21.25

Freestyle Relays

Inter Boys 4×1 Collingwood 1.30.03 (13)

Inter Girls 4×1 Howe 1.41.16 (10)

Senior Boys 4×1 Collingwood 1.26.10 (11)

Senior Girls 4×1 Howe 1.39.10 (13)

Medley Relays

Junior Boys Francis 2.04.31 (10)

Junior Girls Chichester 2.16.09 (13)

InterBoys Collingwood 1.48.69 (13)

Inter Girls Howe 1.55.97 (10)

Senior Boys Anson 1.40.34 (10)

Senior Girls Howe 1.54.57 (11)

Inter and Senior Pearmain Cup Boys 10x1l Freestyle Relay

Collingwood 3.47.31 (13)

Inter and Senior Crick Shield Girls 10x1l Freestyle Relay

Hood 4.19.97 (11)

50 pupils training for 2013 Great East Swim

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Involvement in one of the UK’s largest open water swimming events has grown year on year at RHS and there are currently fifty pupils training hard for the 1/2 mile, 1 mile and 2 mile races at neighbouring Alton Water Reservoir on 22 June.

Emily Davidson-Brett, Great East Swim 2012

The pupils, aged between 11 and 18 years, are being trained by expert swimming coach, Emma Cook, in two special sessions per week. Emma, who has herself taken part in the event said: “Pupils at the Royal Hospital School tend to be a pretty determined ‘bunch’ and in the past RHS have competed and won best team and top times in their age groups. After the Easter Holidays I am hoping that the weather improves and water temperatures rise so that we can practise in open water at Maldon Tri-Club. We have a strong squad of swimmers this year so I am expecting some excellent times and personal achievements”.

19 School Records Broken in Swim Gala

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The Junior and Senior Swimming Galas were held last weekend. The Junior houses competed in their four mixed teams with the emphasis on participation and fun. Large numbers from both Blake and Drake took part in a really great event watched by the rest of the house and many parents.

The Senior Gala for Years 9-13 took place on Sunday as a finals day for qualifiers of the heats held earlier in the week. There was a fantastic`turn out’ of supporters from all the houses.

Emma Cook, Swimming Teacher, said “19 School records were broken in the two Galas which is testament to the hard work that goes on in the pool and especially from those who attend swim training on a regular basis”.

Current School Records Held

Junior Boys

1l Breaststroke    Sam Cantelo       Chichester            32.94 (2012)

1l Butterfly          Joshua Allday     Francis                 24.69 (2010)

1l Backstroke      Toby Allday         Francis                 26.35 (2012)

1l Freestyle          Charlie Ewen      Francis                 22.54 (2012)

Junior Girls

1l Breaststroke    Sarah Murrison           Chichester  35.09 (2011)

1l Butterfly          Arabella Murrison        Shackleton 25.81 (2010)

1l Backstroke     Ophelia Moore/Beth Carnell Shackleton 32.03 (2010) (2013)

1l Freestyle           Arabella Murrison        Shackleton 24.87 (2010)

Senior Boys

1l Breaststroke   Daniel Jones                  SV              26.56 (2013)

1l Butterfly          Sean Burgess                RL              23.12 (2013)

1l Backstroke        Sam Kester                     AN              24.03 20 (2010)

1l Freestyle           Freddie Fergusson           CD              19.24 (2010)

2l Freestyle         Sean Burgess                 RL              43.15 (2013)                 

Senior Girls

1l Breaststroke    Alexa Cox                     RL              28.28 (2013)

1l Butterfly           Alexa Cox                     RL              24.04 (2013)

1l Backstroke         Felicity Slatter                HW             26.50 (2012)

1l Freestyle           Arabella Murrison       HD              23.53 (2013)

Intermediate Boys

1l Breaststroke    Sebastien Matthewson      CD              28.34  (2011)

1l Butterfly          Peter Ash                     SV              23.24  (2013)

1l Backstroke      Toby Allday                  CD              24.76  (2013)

1l Freestyle           Calder T   Marshall          SV              21.40  (2011)

Intermediate Girls

1l Breaststroke     Arabella Murrison           HD             31.60 (2012)

1l Butterfly          Arabella Murrison            HD             26.25 (2012)

1l Backstroke       Felicity Slatter                HW            26.84 (2011)

1l Freestyle          Arabella Murrison           HD             23.50 (2011)

Individual Medley

Junior Boys          Joshua Allday                DR              2.17.63 (2010)

Junior Girls          Arabella Murrison           BK              2.22.47 (2010)

Inter Boys          Charlie Tedora             CD              2.04.65 (2013)

Inter Girls            Felicity Slatter               HW             2.17.59 (2011)

Senior Boys         Sean Burgess              RL              1.55.75 (2013)

Senior Girls         Alexa Cox                     RL              2.04.69 (2013)

Freestyle Relays

Junior Boys         8×1    Shackleton                           3.46.83 (2013)

Junior Girls         8×1    Francis                                  4.02.83 (2013)

Junior Mixed A      8×1    Francis                                    4.02.14

Junior Mixed B      8×1    Francis                                    4.21.25

Freestyle Relays  

Inter Boys            4×1    Collingwood                 1.30.03 (2013)

Inter Girls              4×1    Howe                             1.41.16 (2010)

Senior Boys           4×1    Collingwood                    1.26.10 (2011)

Senior Girls          4×1    Howe                            1.39.10 (2013)

Medley Relays

Junior Boys           Francis                 2.04.31 (2010)

Junior Girls         Chichester           2.16.09 (2013)

Inter  Boys          Collingwood       1.48.69 (2013)

Inter Girls             Howe                    1.55.97 (2010)

Senior Boys           Anson                   1.40.34 (2010)

Senior Girls           Howe                   1.54.57 (2011)

Inter and Senior Pearmain Cup Boys 10x1l Freestyle Relay

Collingwood        3.47.31 (2013)

Inter and Senior Crick Shield Girls 10x1l Freestyle Relay

Hood                    4.19.97(2011)

 

RHS Dive to Victory

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On the Tuesday 5 March, the RHS Intermediate and Senior swimming squads travelled to Framlingham College to compete against the hosts and visiting team Gresham’s.

The Intermediate Girls started well with Arabella Murrison winning her Individual Medley race comfortably. Charlotte Heley also performed admirably winning her 40m Butterfly race in similar style.

The Intermediate Boys also fared well with the Ash brothers, Peter and Rob, leading the charge and winning their 40m events followed in quick succession by victories from Charlie Tedora in 40m Breaststroke and Alex Slatter in 40m Backstroke.

However, the plaudits must go to the Senior Boys’ and Girls’ teams who between them lost only one race. The Senior Girls’ team made up of Alexa Cox, Lauren Jones, Georgina Cheung, Flo Gould, Flick Slatter and Rebecca Anstey performed well. Alexa Cox won both her events with more than half a length to spare and Lauren Jones also swam very well to win the 80m Breastroke event. The Senior Girls also won both the Medley Relay and Freestyle Relay.

The Senior Boys’ team consisting of Sean Burgess, Josh Allday, Dan Jones and Cameron Cullen swam strongly as a unit winning their Freestyle relay with ease. A mention must also go to Sean Burgess in particular who pulled-off a tight victory against a strong Gresham’s swimmer in the 80m Butterfly. Dan Jones won his Breastroke race coming from behind in the last length to clinch another tight race.

RHS won the gala easily with 153 points. Framlingham came in second ahead of Gresham’s with 95 points. The squad won 23 out of a possible 28 events and showed great team spirit throughout.