๐ช๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ to the 23 Union Preparatory School swimmers who competed in this event!
You were ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ก๐ 
Highlights
๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฆ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ง
Well done to Union Preparatory School Grade 3 learner Grant Murray on setting a new record at yesterday’s Karoo Gala.
Grant broke the u/9 50m record for Freestyle set by then UPS learner Andrew Fischer in 2002. This was the oldest record broken on the day.
๐ช๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐๐ข๐ฅ!
Huge congratulations to Grade 3 learner Taylor Jacobs who broke the u/9 50m Backstroke record at the Karoo Gala held at the Volkskool swimming pool on Tuesday, 22 February.
The record – dating back to 2012 – was previously held by Laer Volkskoolโs Milah de Klerk.
โข ๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐ฆ to the Grade 1 to 4 Union Preparatory School Girlsโ Medley Relay Team, consisting of Taylor Jacobs, Klara van Jaarsveld, Allison Gilfillan and Haley Krige, who bettered the previous record with a whole 5 seconds 
! ๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐๐๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐๐ฉ 1 ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ช๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ 36 ๐จ๐๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐จ.
! ๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ฌ ๐ง๐๐๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐๐ฉ 1 ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ช๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ 36 ๐จ๐๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐จ.โข Grade 2 learner Catie Davenport broke the record set by Mia Botha in 2018 in the Girlsโ u/8 25m Breaststroke with her time of 34.82s and;
โข Grade 2 learner Gemma Murray broke the Girlsโ u/8 25m Freestyle record, set by Tinae Pretorius in 2020, with her time of 22,70s.
๐ช๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ on these stellar efforts girls
The annual ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐ข๐๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ between the Union Schools and Laer and Hoรซr Volkskool was held this afternoon, Wednesday, 16 February.
An excellent performance by the swim stars of these two schools treated spectators to an exhilarating show of athleticism.
๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ครซ๐ง ๐๐ค๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ค๐ค๐ก ๐ฌ๐๐ค, ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ, ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ.
As always, Union and Volkskool had a strong team of staff and volunteers operating poolside and we extend our thanks to all those who acted as time keepers and to those charged with officiating duties.
The gala ran exceptionally smooth, with close to 80 individual events and relays being held.
Unionโs swimming squad trained very hard for this event and have made the school so very proud with their performances and marvellous team spirit.
๐๐ด ๐ด๐ธ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐จ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ต ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ต๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐บ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ด 
