The
national Pupkewitz Interschools Swimming Gala took place at the Katutura
swimming pool on 25 and 26 October. This year, 18 schools with a total of 752
participants competed in the event.
In the
end, the DHPS boys and girls from the primary section took second place with
505 points, while the winner, St. Pauls juniors, achieved 532 points. The DHPS
secondary section ended first overall with 582 points, ahead of St. Pauls
secondary section with 352 points.
Pupkewitz
is the annual sponsor of this gala and awarded us a prize money of N$ 5000.
This will be used for new school bathing caps and swimming boards.
The
sports department is very pleased with the results and thanks all participants
and parents for the great support. Congratulations to all our swimmers!
Special
thanks to the parents who helped us as timekeepers or judges.
See detailed results
here.
Frauke
Stubenrauch (Sports Department)