NFS Inter Schools Gala. 🏆 Welkom Gymnasium Shines at Northern Free State Inter-Schools Gala.
Welkom Gymnasium’s Gimmie-swimmers delivered an outstanding performance at the NFS Inter-Schools Gala. The school secured 1st place among all high schools and finished 2nd overall in the competition.
🌟 Individual Highlights
Hayden Barnes
- 200 m Backstroke – 1st
- 100 m Backstroke – 1st
- 50 m Backstroke – 1st
- 50 m Butterfly – 2nd
- 100 m Butterfly – 3rd
- 100 m Freestyle – 5th
- 200 m Freestyle Relay – 2nd
Bongani Hlongwane
- 50 m Butterfly – 10th
- 100 m Freestyle – 11th
- 50 m Backstroke – 13th
- 100 m Breaststroke – 13th
- 50 m Freestyle – 15th
- 200 m Freestyle Relay – 3rd
Lincoln Knoesen
- 100 m Backstroke – 5th
- 50 m Backstroke – 11th
- 100 m Freestyle – 14th
- 50 m Breaststroke – 24th
Xavier Korb
- 50 m Backstroke – 3rd
- 200 m IM – 4th
- 50 m Freestyle – 6th
- 200 m Freestyle – 6th
- 50 m Butterfly – 7th
- 50 m Breaststroke – 17th
- 200 m Freestyle Relay – 2nd
Ntombi Kwayiba
- 50 m Butterfly – 6th
- 50 m Freestyle – 11th
- 50 m Backstroke – 11th
- 100 m Freestyle – 13th
- 200 m Freestyle Relay – 2nd & 4th
Thando Kwayiba
- 50 m Butterfly – 7th
- 50 m Backstroke – 9th
- 50 m Freestyle – 15th
Shyenne Laubscher
- 200 m Freestyle – 2nd
- 100 m Butterfly – 3rd
- 200 m IM – 4th
- 100 m Freestyle – 4th
- 200 m Breaststroke – 4th
- 100 m Breaststroke – 4th
- 200 m Freestyle Relay – 4th
Junior Mokonenyane
- 100 m Backstroke – 7th
- 50 m Backstroke – 7th
- 50 m Freestyle – 8th
- 50 m Butterfly – 8th
- 100 m Freestyle – 8th
- 200 m Freestyle – 3rd
Naledi Moshane
- 50 m Butterfly – 11th
- 100 m Freestyle – 14th
- 50 m Backstroke – 16th
- 50 m Breaststroke – 18th
Drake O’Tool
- 200 m IM – 1st
- 200 m Freestyle – 1st
- 100 m Freestyle – 1st
- 200 m Breaststroke – 1st
- 100 m Butterfly – 1st
- 100 m Breaststroke – 2nd
- 200 m Freestyle Relay – 3rd
Kaitlyn Saayman
- 200 m Freestyle – 3rd
- 50 m Breaststroke – 5th
- 100 m Backstroke – 6th
- 50 m Backstroke – 7th
- 100 m Freestyle – 8th
- 200 m Freestyle Relay – 2nd
Chris Savvas
- 200 m Breaststroke – 1st
- 100 m Butterfly – 1st
- 100 m Breaststroke – 2nd
- 50 m Butterfly – 3rd
- 50 m Breaststroke – 3rd
- 200 m Freestyle – 4th
- 200 m Freestyle Relay – 2nd
Ashley Seymour
- 200 m Butterfly – 1st
- 200 m Backstroke – 3rd
- 200 m IM – 3rd
- 100 m Backstroke – 3rd
- 50 m Backstroke – 3rd
- 200 m Freestyle – 4th
- 200 m Freestyle Relay – 4th
Dirk Vermaak
- 200 m Freestyle – 1st
- 100 m Backstroke – 2nd
- 200 m IM – 3rd
- 100 m Freestyle – 3rd
- 200 m Breaststroke – 3rd
- 100 m Breaststroke – 3rd
- 200 m Freestyle Relay – 2nd
Genevieve Venter
- 50 m Breaststroke – 3rd
- 200 m Breaststroke – 5th
- 100 m Breaststroke – 5th
- 50 m Backstroke – 9th
- 100 m Freestyle – 10th
- 200 m Freestyle Relay – 2nd
Tatum Venter
- 200 m IM – 1st
- 200 m Breaststroke – 1st
- 100 m Breaststroke – 1st
- 50 m Breaststroke – 2nd
- 50 m Freestyle – 3rd
- 200 m Freestyle Relay – 4th
Tristan Venter
- 50 m Breaststroke – 1st
- 100 m Breaststroke – 1st
- 50 m Freestyle – 2nd
- 50 m Butterfly – 3rd
- 200 m Freestyle Relay – 3rd
Welkom Gymnasium swimmers showed remarkable talent, determination, and teamwork. They are earning top positions across multiple events. Their collective effort brought pride to the school and confirmed their place among the region’s strongest swimming teams.
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