SWIMMING

Swimming is a popular activity amongst the boys at King Edward VII School. In an endeavour to keep pace with growing demands, facilities are regularly upgraded and improved to ensure that the School continues to be competitive in this field.

An exceptionally generous donation from an Old Boy, allowed for the construction of a new Aquatic Centre, which was completed in January 2021.

The enclosed Aquatic Centre accommodates a 25m short course swimming pool and a smaller pool which sports five swimming lanes as well as a sixth lane with a ‘learn to swim’ component. Both pools are heated. Practices and fixtures are uninterrupted by inclement weather as the building is fully lightning proof.

An A and a B team is selected, which compete against the Independent Schools on a Friday afternoon during the first and fourth terms. The team training is conducted by five members of staff who train and teach the boys during Phys Ed lessons and between 13:45 and 15:00 three days a week. Teams are chosen on trial times, but swimmers may be changed from A to B and vice versa, week by week. All Friday galas are swum in relay format, giving four boys per age group – Under 8/9 to Open – a chance to swim each stroke. There is also a Junior and Senior Individual Medley.