WRITTEN BY

Sophie Roberts

Aquatics Leader/ Primary PE Teacher

10 March, 2023

Sensational Win for BIS Barracudas at BIS Swim Meet 2023

On the 4th and 5th of March 2023, BIS HCMC hosted the BIS Invitational Swimming Gala for the first time in four years. Seven schools participated in the event: BIS, ISHCMC, ABC, EIS, AIS, SSIS and CIS. There were a total of 420 swimmers from the seven different schools ranging from age 6 - 18 years old. Over the two days, there were a total of 30 events, from 25m races all the way up to 400m.

Saturday

On Saturday, the competition kicked off with the longest event in the programme; 400m freestyle. BIS had 8 swimmers in this event and we came away with 7 medals. Well done to Florence, Martha, Sao Mai, Will, Insung, Richard and Frank who all achieved medals in this event.

After session 1, BIS had a total of 35 medals.

Sensational Win for BIS Barracudas at BIS Swim Meet 2023 - Swim

Over the course of the weekend, our very youngest swimmers, only 6 and 7 years old, got the chance to swim their first ever races at a swimming gala. It was an incredible experience for them and they all achieved new record times. They should be very proud of their achievements.

Saturday afternoon we saw more incredible racing and new personal bests were set. The competition was fierce, with outstanding swimmers coming from all over HCMC. BIS fared well in the relays at the end of session 2, winning 7 out of 10 relays.

Sensational Win for BIS Barracudas at BIS Swim Meet 2023 - Swim 2

The staff and parent relay was represented well with 4 different teams from a mixture of the schools. AIS came home victorious in this race with an outstanding swim from the 4 parents/ teachers. BIS came a close second with a brilliant first 50 from coach Khoi.

At the end of session 2 and the first day of the competition BIS had a total of 83 medals.

Sunday

Sunday was another early start for our swimmers, but it didn't phase them. They all came back energised and excited after a busy first day of swimming.

Sensational Win for BIS Barracudas at BIS Swim Meet 2023 - Swim 3

The Results

49 medals were won by BIS on Sunday morning, to bring our grand total 132 medals. This is an outstanding achievement for the Barracudas. Each and every swimmer did themselves and BIS proud.

Many attributes were displayed over the weekend: teamwork, dedication, organisation, commitment and passion. These attributes are what led to BIS winning first place overall in the BIS Invitational 2023. The Barracudas won by over 2000 points, which is an outstanding achievement.

Our swimmers broke 17 school records, 8 from individual races and 9 from relays - what an incredible performance!

New School Records

	Age	Event	Name	Time
1	9-10 Girls	50 backstroke	Kimberly	37.87
2	9-10 Boys	50 freestyle	Nathan	31.89
3	11-12 Girls	400 freestyle	Sao Mai	5.03.15
4	13-14 Boys	400 freestyle	Richard	4.32.10
5	13-14 Boys	100 breaststroke	Miles	1.11.97
6	13-14 Boys	100 butterfly	Richard	1.02.32
7	13-14 Boys	50 breaststroke	Richard	31.42
8	9-10 Girls	200 Medley Relay	Kimberly, Aoy, Nicole , Bei Bei	2.45.56
9	11-12 Girls	200 Medley Relay	Isabella, Myla, Sao Mai, Martha	2.30.00
10	9-10 Boys	200 Medley Relay	Alex, Chao Ying, Nathan, Cosme	2.44.90
11	13-14 Boys	200 Medley Relay	Miles, David, Richard, Frank	2.02.25
12	13-14 Boys	200 freestyle	Richard	2.07.01
13	11-12 Girls	200 freestyle Relay	Sao Mai, Wing Hei, Martha, Myla	2.09.79
14	13-14 Girls	200 freestyle Relay	Amber, Florence, Addison , Ingrid	2.07.54
15	9-10 Boys	200 freestyle Relay	Cosme, Chao Ying, Alex, Nathan	2.23. 08
16	11-12 Boys	200 freestyle Relay	In Sung, Byung Ha, Will, SiU	2.04.57
17	13-14 Boys	200 freestyle Relay	Richard, Natan, Hugo, Frank	1.46.84

Sensational Win for BIS Barracudas at BIS Swim Meet 2023 - Awards

We also had 18 podium places in the age group overall scores.

A massive well done to: Jack, Zekai, Jolynn, Anna, Raoul, Nathan, Cosme, Kimberly, Sao Mai, Myla, Will, Siu, Richard, Miles, Hugo, Ingrid, Amber and Quynh An.

A special mention to Richard, Nathan and Sao Mai for winning gold in all 7 events that they took part in. Your commitment and dedication to the sport has really paid off, well done!

What a successful weekend of swimming! Thank you to all of the staff, parent helpers and supporters that contributed to the success of the meet. Well done BIS!