The 1st Quomodo Swimming Grand Slam took place on Saturday at the Ikoyi Club 1938 with so much fun and glamour to the admiration of the fans of the game especially the participating schools and members of the elite club.
At the end of the thrilling contests by the school at the swimming pool section of the Ikoyi Club, Grange School was among the schools in the top run for the overall best position which can only be determined at the end of the Phase Two of the Grand Slam billed for later in the year.
The swimmers of Grange were all over the place in various categories just as young ones from Riverbank School, Children International School, Meadow Hall School and The Kids Court School were also splendid on the pools with exiting podium finish in various categories.
The Games Captain and Vice Chairman of Ikoyi Club, Akinbulejo Onabolu, explained that the second phase of the youth developmental competition will be decisive for the participating schools.
“Winners will emerge at the end of the second leg of the competition but overall, the tournament was very exciting. We feel honoured to have brought together close to 200 students,” he said.
A representative of the sponsors, Quomodo Limited, Ebunoluwa Adebesin, said the body was committed to empowering young people to achieve their dreams.
“As an integrated company, we believe in fostering teamwork, work ethics, and collaboration,” she said.
Breaststroke, freestyle, individual medley and backstroke are some of the events the schools took part in at the swimming fiesta on Saturday.
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