More Schools Boost Zenith Bank Swimming Gala at Ikoyi Club

The annual Zenith Bank sponsored inter school swimming gala billed to take place on Saturday at prestigious Ikoyi Club 1938 has been boosted by some new entrants.

A total of 15 teams took part in the secondary school swimming event last year but this time some new schools have registered to show that more fun will be derived by the participants.

A member of the organising committee, Folusho Olaiya, revealed yesterday that six new schools have registered for the 2023 event.

Kids Courts School, Supreme Education Foundation, Lagoon Secondary School, Dowen School, CourtHill School and Greenville School are the latest addition.

She noted that this was an indication of how stiff and competitive the forthcoming event will be as the registration procedure was ongoing as at Thursday evening.

“We have new schools joining us and we are hopeful that more schools will register for the 2023 event,” she said.

Chairman of the Swimming Section, Ikedichi Kanu, stated that Ikoyi Cub was ready for the swimming event for the junior swimmers.

In the 2022 edition, 15 secondary schools attended the event in which 184 swimmers competed for honours in 24 individual and four relay events.

“It is always fun to see the young ones compete especially those in schools, they are the future.

“As the host, we are ready in all aspects to stage a high standard event for the young ones. Everything is in place and we are ready,” Kanu said.

The events to be competed for by the boys and girls are the 33.3m and 66.6m categories of Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke and Freestyle. They will also compete in the Freestyle Relay, Mix Medley Relay and the Mix Freestyle Relay.

Grange School won the last edition with 13 gold, seven silver and one bronze medals.