Making waves
Date published: 25 May 2011
SWIMMING: CROMPTON House were riding the crest of a wave at the Oldham Schools Swimming Championships.
The boys and girls teams dominated the competition and claimed the overall titles.
Crompton girls won the Year Seven, Eight and 10-11s divisions, as well as the Brown Shield, which is a sprint relay for different year groups.
The school’s boys’ team proved a hit in the water, with the Year Sevens and 10-11s emerging victorious.
They also broke the record in the Year 10-11s squadron relay — the race is made up of backstroke, freestyle, butterfly and breaststroke legs — in a time of one minute 15.17 seconds.
Hulme were successful in the girls and boys Year Nine sections, and the Year 12-13s for boys.
Blue Coat secured victory in the girls’ Years 12-13 event, while Saddleworth’s boys won the Year Eight group.
Hulme had plenty to celebrate on the individual front.
Pupil Fran Chiappe broke the record in the Year Nines butterfly. She clocked 19.73 seconds, while Jessica Fullalove set a new competition best in the Year 10-11s breaststroke of 19.56s.
Jessica Lloyd, of Saddleworth, was another record-breaker, posting a time of 17.95s in the freestyle race.
Waterhead Academy (Moorside Campus) came out on top in the Year Seven and Eights ‘B’ galas for girls.
In the quest for the boys title, Radclyffe won Year Seven and Oasis Academy (Roman Road Campus) clinched Year Eight honours.
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