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The BIS Barracudas travelled to Bangkok to compete in the Bangkok Feeding Frenzy on Friday 6 December to Monday 9 December.
The Feeding Frenzy Swim Meet is one of the most competitive meets for International Schools within South East Asia. To participate in this meet students must achieve set qualifying times. We took a team of 12 students to represent the BIS Barracudas, ranging from Year 4 to Year 13.
Throughout the meet, all students were challenged both physically and mentally. The conditions were tough! Outstanding sportsmanship was displayed by Richard (9 – 10 Boys) throughout the whole competition. Richard supported every team member, always watching and cheering his teammates. He stepped down from a relay to ensure all students had the opportunity to swim a relay over the weekend. Richard faced many challenges and sometimes disappointment, he accepted these and moved forward to ensure he could continue to achieve his goals. He was an outstanding sportsman.
The Bangkok Feeding Frenzy 2019 will also hold a special place for two of our senior students; Jacob and Alois. This was their last time competing in this meet. Alois has participated in this competition for 8 years and Jacob 10 years. Alois and Jacob are the Senior Barracuda Captains, not just because of their outstanding performances in the pool, but for the respectful leaders they are. Jacob and Alois spent their weekend competing and supporting all team members. They are excellent role models and students. Congratulations Alois and Jacob for your outstanding achievements!
All students achieved outstanding results in a very competitive meet. The team achieved a total of 54 new personal best times and 44 Top 10 finishes. To place in the top 10 in this high level competition is an outstanding achievement. Every student from BIS achieved a top 10 finish! Our overall medal tally was 17 medals; 6 Gold, 4 Silver and 7 Bronze. The medal winners included;
Gold
Silver
Bronze
During swim meets students achieve points based on their position, these points go towards the team's total points and also their individual points score. Kim Ly competed in the 9 – 10 Girls and she finished first overall, this is an outstanding achievement, especially as Kim Ly is still 9 years old.
BIS also achieved a podium finish as the second most effective team for the weekend. This outstanding achievement was a result of all team members, striving their hardest to achieve top 10 finishes. Congratulations BIS!
Throughout the weekend we also achieved 18 New School Records!
The Bangkok Feeding Frenzy allows students to not only challenge themselves in the pool but also allows them to develop lifelong skills such as goal setting, facing adversity and teamwork. At the conclusion of every day, each coach awards a swimmer of the day. The following students achieved this accolade;
Congratulations to all the BIS students and thank you to all the parents who travelled and supported the team.
Ms Emily McClelland, Head of Aquatics
We are incredibly proud of our Year 11 class of 2024, for their impressive IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education) results. This incredible cohort of 155 students, our largest IGCSE class in the history of the school, have significantly surpassed UK and international averages and were awarded 97% of all grades at A*-C. An incredible 62% of all grades awarded were at A*-A.