Hi all
First of all, well done to those who competed over the last 10 days. As you'll see below, the results were fantastic at both the Junior and Senior competitions.
As was the case last year, our Grade 11 students were unable to compete due to the dates clashing with Grade 11 Project Week. This was a real shame, and definitely impacted the number of finalists we had at the Senior SNAGs, however the other swimmers really stepped up.
As this is the top level competition available for age group swimmers in Singapore, the focus in training does shift more towards racing prior to this competition. Although we need to careful not to put too much pressure on racing as students are still moving through their developmental pathway, it is still a nice skill to be able to swim fast at the right time.
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UWC Phoenix Statistics
Junior SNAGs
Individual swims = 112
Individual PB swims = 86
Individual PB % = 76.8
Number of DQ swims = 4
Senior SNAGs
Individual swims = 164
Individual PB swims = 120
Individual PB % = 73.2
Number of DQ swims = 7
These statistics are exceptionally good, with over 70% of total swims (including finals) resulting in best times.
A special mention must go to finalists at the Senior SNAGs and the swimmers who finished top 10 in their events at the Junior SNAGs (heat declared winner events):
Ria Zaman - 2nd (200m Breastroke - 13/14 years)
Ria Zaman - 3rd (100m Breastroke - 13/14 years)
Joy Yue - 3rd (1500m Freestyle - 11/12 years)
Jakob Gerber - 5th (50m Freestyle - 12 years)
Aiko Talwalkar - 5th (50m Breastroke - 11 years)
Joy Yue - 5th (200m Butterfly - 12 years)
Joy Yue - 5th (400m IM - 12 years)
Zhangle Lyu - 7th (50m Butterfly - 8 years)
Joy Yue - 7th (400m Freestyle - 12 years)
Felix Schoppe - 7th (100m Backstroke - 18+ years)
Aiko Talwalkar - 8th (100m Breastroke - 11 years)
Maddy Yeu - 8th (100m Breastroke - 10 years)
Mae Singer - 8th (200m Freestyle - 13/14 years)
Zhangle Lyu - 9th (50m Backstroke - 8 years)
Zhangle Lyu - 9th (50m Breastroke - 8 years)
Zhangle Lyu - 9th (100m Breastroke - 8 years)
Joy Yue - 9th (100m Butterfly - 12 years)
Ava Baker - 9th (200m Backstroke - 12 years)
Joy Yue - 9th (200m IM - 12 years)
Joy Yue - 10th (800m Freestyle - 11/12 years)
Felix Schoppe - 10th (100m Butterfly - 18+ years)
Ria Zaman - 10th (200m IM - 13/14 years)
Ria Zaman - 10th (50m Breastroke - 13/14 years)
Emiko Talwalkar - A Final (50m Backstroke - 13/14 years)
Emiko Talwalkar - A Final (100m Backstroke - 13/14 years)
Emiko Talwalkar - A Final (200m Backstroke - 13/14 years)
Ria Zaman - B Final (50m Butterfly - 13/14 years)
Ria Zaman - B Final (100m Butterfly - 13/14 years)
Mae Singer - B Final (50m Backstroke - 13/14 years)
Mae Singer - B Final (400m Freestyle - 13/14 years)
Mae Singer - B Final (200m IM - 13/14 years)
Mae Singer - B Final (50m Freestyle - 13/14 years)
Ellah Thomas - B Final (50m Freestyle - 13/14 years)
Maja Werner - B Final (50m Butterfly - 15-17 years)
Perhaps the biggest improvement for the future is to reduce the number of DQ races. The majority of these occurred during IM races (especially the butterfly to backstroke, and backstroke to breastroke turn). The officials were particularly strict on swimmers' bodies being on either their front or back at the correct time, and not passing 90 degrees in the wrong direction. Some of the decisions were questionable, however clearly the coaches will be working hard to ensure this doesn't happen again in the future.
The coaches all had a great time and we are extremely excited with the progress the UWC Phoenix swimmers are making.
Great job
Coach Kris
