Sports Invitationals Sports Invitationals provide an opportunity for Member Schools to host sporting events, including golf, swimming, tennis, gymnastics and sailing, with the option of inviting nonMember Schools to participate, at their discression.
Swimming Invitational at New Bangkok Prep Campus By Matt Ferrier, Head of Aquatics, Bangkok International Preparatory & Secondary School
The Swimming Invitational was hosted by Bangkok International Preparatory & Secondary School, in Bangkok, Thailand, between 11 - 13 January, 2019. On the 11 - 13 January, Bangkok International Preparatory & Secondary School (Bangkok Prep) hosted the annual and high calibre FOBISIA Swimming Invitational with over 600 swimmers attending from 24 international schools from seven different nations. The wonderful facilities of Bangkok Prep enabled, for the first time ever, that this meet had a twilight theme to it - with the long distance events being held on the Friday evening, where our swimmers shone under the lights. Saturday was a full day of events where over 250 races were swum and the top four schools separated themselves from the pack with Bangkok Prep amongst them. Going into Sunday it was clear that our Bulldogs would repeat 2018’s achievements and come second to Bangkok Patana School. Without taking anything away from Patana, this maintained our reputation for being the best ‘pound for pound’ swimming programme in the FOBISIA region.
All our swimmers had strong swims and the school is proud to have them wear the white cap with the blue dog. A special thanks to the events team led by Genevieve Ahl who gave their heart and soul to ensure all visiting teams felt like they were VIP guests. A huge appreciation to our swim parents and Friends of Bangkok Prep who made everyone, from everywhere, feel like they were part of our Bulldog family. A massive shout out to the teaching staff who gave up portions of the weekend to assist and made the event fun to be at for the coaches. The appreciation of this by the Aquatics and PE team is unmeasurable. A great weekend to be a Bulldog both in and out of the pool and a wonderful culmination of the giving that is the fabric of our school community.
Our swimmers were well led by our senior swimmers and all swam with courage and heart. Many swimmers put their personal and individual accolades aside to register points for the benefit of the whole school’s team points. Particular recognition for this should be given to Bangkok Prep students, Dean from Secondary and Coco from Primary.
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THE FOBISIAN: February 2019, Term 2, Issue 29