Rhenish wins 4M Swimming Gala again
Rhenish Girls’ High School showed class and composure on their way to a 19th consecutive win in the 4M Swimming Gala, which was hosted by Hoër Meisieskool Bloemhof in late February.
The schools in attendance were Bloemhof, Rhenish, Paarl Girls’ High, and La Rochelle.
The event delivered thrills in the u13, u15, and u18 age groups, with Rhenish dominating the u15 and u18 team races, winning those age groups by 200 and 208 points, respectively.
They finished second in the u13 section with 155.50 points. Girls’ High recorded a convincing win with an impressive 219.50 points.
Overall, Rhenish won with 603.52 points, while Paarl Girls’ High placed second, with 591.53.
Many of Rhenish’s points came from outstanding individual performances, with Grace Morris, one of their top performers, scoring more points for her team than any other swimmer in the gala. She dominated the u18 100m individual medley, which she won by four seconds over second-placed Jana Lombard, of Bloemhof.
Morris also won the 50m freestyle and improved her personal best of 26.63, which she had set five days before the event.
Another leading performer for Rhenish was Ava-Loren van Galen, who sprinted to victory in the u15 50m backstroke in 32.08 seconds, two seconds clear of Girls’ High’s Lily Hebler.
With a lineup of Morris, Danielle Cronjé, Maya Laubscher, and Tayler Morton, Rhenish also won the u18 100m freestyle relay in a time of 53.36. Girls’ High placed second, with Bloemhof in third, and La Rochelle in fourth.
Rhenish captain Tayler Morton capped off a superb day for her school by winning the 400m freestyle in 4:47.36.
Individual Rankings
u13 Individual Scores
1 Livvy Fenner – Paarl Girls’ High – 45 points
2 Liane Coetzee – La Rochelle – 42 points
3 Nicola Hawley – Paarl Girls’ High – 39 points
4 Storm Bircher – Rhenish – 36 points
5 Isabella Oliver – Paarl Girls’ High – 34 points
6 Katie van Wyk – Rhenish – 31 points
6 Ellen Faul – Paarl Girls’ High – 31 points
8 Ella Steenkamp – Rhenish – 27 points
9 Isabella Mare – Rhenish – 20 points
10 Jani Barkhuysen – Bloemhof – 19 points
u15 Individual Scores
1 Ava-Loren van Galen – Rhenish – 49 points
2 Simonè Gerber – Rhenish – 47 points
3 Mari Wium – Paarl Girls’ High – 44 points
4 Lily Hebler – Paarl Girls’ High – 43 points
5 Mikalla Laubscher – Rhenish – 39 points
6 Arné Dreyer – Bloemhof – 25 points
7 Mi-Ly vd Merwe – Bloemhof – 22 points
8 Emily Liebenberg – Paarl Girls’ High – 20 points
9 Mia Vorster – Paarl Girls’ High – 18 points
9 Rebecca Briggs – Bloemhof – 18 points
u18 Individual Scores
1 Grace Morris – Rhenish – 54 points
2 Jana Lombard – Bloemhof – 41 points
3 Mila Prinsloo – Paarl Girls’ High – 40 points
4 Danielle Cronjé – Rhenish – 39 points
5 Amy Beetge – Bloemhof – 35 points
6 Tayler Morton – Rhenish – 31 points
7 Sophia Wium – Paarl Girls’ High – 30 points
8 Maya Laubscher – Rhenish – 29 points
9 Amy Schmidt – Paarl Girls’ High – 18 points
10 Charné Fourie – Bloemhof – 17 points
10 Savannah Mostert – Paarl Girls’ High – 17 points
10 Mia Gerber – Bloemhof – 17 points
