Grange Tops Zenith Bank/Ikoyi Club Swim Meet for Secondary Schools

Grange School has emerged champions of the 7th Zenith Bank/Ikoyi Club 1938 Inter School Sports Swim Meet which held last Saturday May 11th.

The Ikeja-based school, who was the defending champions, beat Greenspring to second place while British International School placed third.

Ten schools and Ikoy Club’s IC Marlins featured at the one-day event which had 165 students competing for honours across 36 events.

Avi Cenna, Children’s International School, Courthill, Ipekodo Grammar School, Lagoon, Meadowhall and Temple Schools featured at the event.

Justin Okereke of Meadowhall won four gold medals to emerge the Boy’s MVS (most valuable swimmer) and he also won the champion of champions’ race which featured the six best swimmers in the 100m Butterfly race. The girls MVS was won by Demilade Akanbi of IC Marlins who won six gold medals and the girls champion of champions races.

“This is more like a reward for hardwork as I trained hard for this competition”. And Okereke notes that “it was a wonderful event”.

Tofunmi Ibidapo (Grange), Imran Adenusi (Meadowhall) and Kashope Obatoyinbo (BIS) also won 3 Gold medals each and were MVPs in their various age categories. With Adenusi (Meadowhall School) taking top honours as the first swimmer to win back to back MVS in the Zenith for 9/10 and 11/12 categories in both primary and now secondary school.

Other swimmers including, Chioma Kanu (Grange), Abodunrin Thomas (Grange), Ayiba Azazi (IC Marlins) Inilouwa Dumoye (Greensprings), Semaan Majed (CIS) and Temidayo Adenubi (IC Marlins), put up commendable performances to the admiration of school officials, parents as well as club members who were in attendance.

Swimming Section Chairman, Ikedichi Kanu was full of thanks to Zenith Bank, stating that the tournament has been the bedrock for swimming development in Nigeria as most of the current generation of swimmers that are doing well for Nigeria cut their teeth from the tournament.

He stated: “The record is there to show, most of the athletes that we are looking forward to putting Nigeria on the world map of swimming have been to this tournament. This is a great investment from Zenith Bank and with just few years to come, the results will come.”