The 2017 Peninsula Swimming Event, held on the 21st of March, was a great success.

Following three days of lunch time trials and a practice session with Aimee Bourke at the venue, a delegation of 31 8-, 9- and 10-year-old students went off by bus to compete against 6 other Peninsula Primary schools at the Takapuna Aquatic Pools. In genuine DPS spirit the enthusiastic bunch showed good sportsmanship and manners. We can also be very proud of the results; we had no less than 11 students in the finals!

Special merits go out to;

Lily Nedelec- Spake (8yrs) who came 1st in breaststroke in her age group.

Oliver Yeung (9 yrs) who came 1st in freestyle in his age group.

Claudia Pearce (9yrs) who came 2nd in breaststroke in her age group.

Lily Nedelec - Spake also made 3rd place in backstroke.

Oliver Yeung also came 3rd in breaststroke in his age group.

Thomas Bloom (10 yrs) came 3rd in his age group.

The following children made sure that the other finalists did not get an easy win;

In freestyle; Elgar S-D and Finn de Hora

In backstroke; Oliver Yeung, Danny Glass and Charlie Bourke

In breaststroke; Oscar Dixon - Hall, Finn Norris and Rianon Thomas

In butterfly; Sienna Howes

Both the boys and girls relay races were won by Stanley Bay School. However, the DPS boys relay team came a proud second.

I am already looking forward to next year!

Anne Keuper