EPSSA Swim and Dive Gala 2014

Thank you to Mrs Beth Walker, our wonderful PE Specialist, for organising and compering the Swim and Dive Gala event for all city primary schools on Wednesday 2nd April 10am -12.30pm at the Royal Commonwealth Pool. It was a thoroughly enjoyable event for all 500 children competing. Thank you to all the families who lent their support and cheered everyone on. All our P7 swimmers swam really well in the Breaststroke, Backstroke and Front Crawl, managing to reach the Finals of the Breastroke and Front Crawl and narrowly missing a place in the Backstroke Final. Phoebe and Cerys in P6 competed very well in the Diving and Alistair in P6A performed superbly to achieve a Silver medal. 'A' and 'B' schools competed in the event and 'A' Schools results are shown below. ('A' schools are larger city schools. All primary schools have an EPSSA - Edinburgh Primary Schools Sports Association - number and ours is 70.)

William sports one of our new swimming caps. 

Thank you to Sciennes' parent Jacqui Wright for acquiring our new caps and to the PTA for funding.

Here is a message from Mrs Walker:

Thank you to all school staff, parents and coaches for bringing their teams to our fantastic Commonwealth Swim Relay and Dive Gala yesterday at the Royal Commonwealth Pool.

Thank you to all Active School Co-ordinators, Edinburgh College students, Edinburgh Leisure Top Up team, Tyrie and his starting team and Warrender Baths Club officials for their support on the poolside.  Thank you to all swim specialists for their trialling of teams and their continued hard work to provide swimming for all in the City.

The Commonwealth Baton comes to Edinburgh on Saturday 14th June!

Enjoy a well deserved holiday.

Kind regards

Beth Walker

		Breaststroke A Final
Place	School	Time
1	James Gillespies	1.18.43
2	St Peter's	1.19.94
3	Craiglockhart	1.20.40
4	Wardie	1.21.08
5	Dean Park	1.22.37
6	Blackhall	1.22.56
7	Buckstone	1.22.84
8	Sciennes	1.24.60
9	Davidsons Mains	1.26.23
Backstroke A Final
Place	School	Time
1	Bonaly	1.07.70
2	Blackhall	1.08.16
3	Dean Park	1.09.44
4	James Gillespies	1.10.56
5	Crammond	1.14.12
6	Craiglockhart	1.15.47
7	East Craigs	1.17.05
8	Broughton	1.19.29
9	St Peters	1.19.55
Freestyle A Final
Place	School	Time
1	Dean Park	0.55.40
2	James Gillespies	0.56.84
3	East Craigs	0.58.68
4	Blackhall	1.01.33
5	Sciennes	1.01.92
6	Bonaly	1.02.23
7	Craiglockhart	1.02.22
8	Bruntsfield	1.02.74
9	Broughton	1.03.26

Diving Boys
Place	Name	School	Time
1	Danny	Liberton	112.80
2	Alistair	Sciennes	107.40
3	Eddie	Duddingston	106.00
4	Lachlan	Liberton	100.45
5	Lachlan	Duddingston	91.90
6	Finlay	Longstone	88.70
7	Cameron	Bonaly	83.05
8	Luke Wilson	Royal High	82.20
9	Sebastian	St Peters	67.50
Diving Girls
Place	Name	School	Time
1	Ciara	St Mary's	126.05
2	Ellen	James Gillespie's	119.60
3	Anna	Sth Morningside	118.75
4	Lauren	St Catherine's	113.15
5	Lois	James Gillespie's	112.30
6	Caitlyn	Duddingston	111.25
7	Darcy	Currie	104.35
8	Katie	Buckstone	98.30
9	Anna	St Catherine's	96.40
10	Phoebe	Sciennes	92.65
11	Zoe	Royal High	95.70
12	Cerys	Sciennes	87.70
13	Jade	Pentland	74.90
14	Faith	St Peters	74.40
15	Lucia	Sth Morningside	73.95
16	Demi	Pentland	67.00

 It was lovely to see former Sciennes' Active Schools Co-ordinator Gael Logan presenting medals at the event. Gael is Captain of the Scottish Water Polo Team and is Commonwealth Games Legacy Manager.

Gael Logan