Medals galore for champion swimmers

Swimmers from Enfield’s special schools have swelled the borough’s coffers with another haul of 19 medals in the London Youth Games Disability Swimming Competition - the last disability event of the 2008 games.

Twenty students aged 11 -17 from Aylands, West Lea, Oaktree, and Durants schools represented the borough and brought back their medals from Beckenham Spa.

They competed in 25m and 50m races in freestyle, back -stroke, and breast -stroke against 25 other London boroughs.

Points were totalled up from individual races to give a combined team score, with the boys finishing third and the small team of girls finishing a very respectable seventh.

Ian Reddington from Enfield Sports Development commented, “It’s been a very busy and very successful month. Credit must go to all the competitors and staff involved with the teams. Our next challenge is to get these talented young people involved and included with more local clubs so they can keep challenging themselves”

Cllr John Kaye, cabinet member for leisure, culture and Olympics, added, “These are excellent results and we are proud of these young people and their success. Their medals are well-deserved and their determination is well –rewarded.”

London Youth Games Disability Sports Results:

Boccia Juniors 1st

Boccia Seniors 9th

Football Boys 5th

Football Girls 16th

Athletics Boys 1st

Athletics Girls 3rd

Swimming Boys 3rd

Swimming Girls 7th

Sports clubs interested in becoming inclusive and providing sporting opportunities to disabled people please contact Ian Reddington on 020 8351 2470 or ian.reddington@enfield.gov.uk

This document was last updated on 2008-07-11 14:10:54 published by the Communications team. Document Reference:LBE_133042