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Millfield dominates English Schools' Swimming Association Event
The Millfield Swimming team produced some fantastic performances at the English Schools' Swimming Association (ESSA) Relays Final held in Coventry on the 6th February. As predicted, the 52nd Annual Team Championships for Secondary Schools event was a highly charged two horse race between local rivals Plymouth and Millfield. Out of the twelve relays, Millfield won five, with one national record performance. The school came second in four of the other relays and third in one more, giving Millfield and outstanding ten out of a possible twelve medals.
The Junior Girls' Freestyle Relays kicked off the event. Claire Fowlie, Caitlin Brown (both from Millfield Prep School), Evie Edwards and Katie Savage dominated throughout, taking the win by a comfortable margin of 2.09 seconds, in a time of 1.56.98.
The junior boys followed with gallant performances in both relays. Josh Booth, Rio Kurihara (from Millfield Prep), George Mather and James Guy could not be faulted on effort and determination, producing not only a gold winning performance in the Medley Relay, but a national record in the time of 1.59.79. Bringing in George Gallop in the Freestyle Relay meant the boys racked up a second gold medal in a time of 1.49.53
The Senior Girls' team continued this success in both relays. Lucy Titchin, Liesje van der Velde, Katherine Muller and Kristina Paige were a force to be reckoned with, blowing the competition out of the water in the Freestyle Relay, winning comfortably in a time of 1.52.69. With Abbie Lavallin coming into the Medley Relay the girls continued their domination to take a time of 2.04.72.
Other relays did a fantastic job, showing unfaltering determination and professionalism. Evie Edwards, Vidya Sondhi, Claire Fowlie (from Millfield Prep) and Katie Savage came second in the Junior Girls' Medley Team; Gaby Read Cayton, Pip Coachran, Abi Houston and Georgina Allin came second in the Intermediate Girls' Medley Team and fourth in the Intermediate Girls' Freestyle Team.
With the boys, Michael Thomson, Dacre Capstrick, Tom Ilse and Tom Belich came third in the Intermediate Boys' Medley Team; Tom Bielich, Dacre Capstick, James Chater and Michael Thomson came fifth in the Intermediate Boys' Freestyle Team; Bobby East, Tom Litten, Nick Lowe and Tom Green came second in the Senior Boys' Medley Team; and Tom Green, Nick Lowe, Tom Litten and Jon Lane came second in the Senior Boys' Freestyle Team.
It was a fantastic day and an outstanding performance from all pupils and staff involved.
Photo (l-r): George Gallop, Joshua Booth, George Mather and James Guy
