17 February, 2023

FOBISIA Swimming 2023

FOBISIA Swimming 2023
FOBISIA Swimming 2023
Being the first international swimming competition since the 2019 edition, that was held at the same venue of Bangkok Patana School (BPS), the hype of representing The British International School of Kuala Lumpur (BSKL) was abuzz for months in preparation leading up to this prestigious event. With the absence of British Schools from China, BSKL competed against 22 other schools for top honours. 

The level of competition was certainly high as the event showcased the best swimmers each school had to offer in hopes of winning the gold medal. BSKL managed to secure 7 gold, 2 Silver and 3 bronze medals in this event.

We had Joshua Ji-Shen Lim 7.2 that won the best performing under-12 boy trophy with his feat of 7 individual gold. Another boy that brought honours to BSKL is Simon Qi Xin 8.3 , which his performance of Silvers and Bronzes, he claimed the U15 third best performing boy award. Some honourable mentions include Jay Templing who won a bronze medal, Ryan Aymes 11.2 coming close to achieving his personal best 50 freestyle time and helped the BSKL relay team score crucial points. Garance Dumas 6D , Joshua Ong 6E, David Sungatullin 5C, Kristen Kuan 8.4, Makenzie Wang 8.2, Sean Joo 7.1, Caleb Chia 7.4, Zachery Yuen 8.1, Wong Rong Zhen 9.1 & Teoh Zhi Shan 11.3 were points contributors for BSKL.

All swimmers swam their heart out to help BSKL score 441 points to finish 9th out of 23 schools originating from 6 different countries. In terms of comparison with Malaysian International Schools, BSKL has finished second behind Alice Smith School at the same time outscoring Garden International School. The Coaches have identified the weaknesses and vowed to come back stronger in the next edition of this prestigious event.
 
Participants of FOBISIA Swimming 2023 are as follows:
Ryan Ee Tian Aymes & Nicole Teong Xin Yi (Team Captains)
Jarrell Soo
Vincent Riel
Joshua Jia Yong Ong
David Sungatullin
Garance Dumas
Leonie Yong
Kuan Ying Ting
Josephine
Leighton
Joshua Lim Ji Shen
Cayleb Chia Kai Le
Sean Joo
Zachery Yuen
Jay Templing
Ian Tang Ray Ian
Quinton Kong
Dylan Ho
Lucas Teong
Jonathan Liu
Makenzie Wang
Caitlin Teong
Raja Nasha Raja Azmi
Jasmine Templing
Sarah Nadira Mohd Nadziff
Madeline Foo
Kate Chang
Kayla Wong
Kristen Kuan
Isabel Yee
Ryanne Tan
Chloe Yong
Sofia Bustamante
Simon Qi Xin
Wong Rong Zhen
William Garnett
Tan Yao Sern
Scott Chang
Paxton Nyeo
Daniel Foo
Sebastian Wang
Patrick Weber
Alexander Weber
Sofia Mazni Anis Sani
Seren Sammat
Gabrielle Lim
Lim Hey Thi
Kyra Tan
Jeanne Dumas
Perrine Dumas
Teoh Zhi Shan
Julius Riel
Zachary Lim
Ng Jyn Yi