St Saviour, Grange win Inter-School Swimming competition

The 2026 edition of the Zenith Bank Inter-School Swimming Gala concluded over the weekend with impressive performances from young swimmers across Lagos. Over 200 participants representing various primary and secondary schools competed at the Swimming Section of Ikoyi Club 1938. At the end of the competition, St. Saviour’s School, Ikoyi emerged overall champions in the […]

The 2026 edition of the Zenith Bank Inter-School Swimming Gala concluded over the weekend with impressive performances from young swimmers across Lagos.

Over 200 participants representing various primary and secondary schools competed at the Swimming Section of Ikoyi Club 1938.

At the end of the competition, St. Saviour’s School, Ikoyi emerged overall champions in the primary school category, while Grange School topped the secondary school category.

St. Saviour’s amassed 260.5 points to secure first place in the primary school category. Grange School finished second with 173.5 points, while Riverbank School came third with 145.5 points.

Children International School and Corona Schools completed the top five with 126 and 119.5 points respectively.

In the secondary school category, Grange School dominated with 271.5 points, followed by Children International School with 171 points, while British International School finished third with 133.5 points. Greensprings School and James Hope College placed fourth and fifth respectively with 116 and 81 points.

Speaking after the event, the Vice Chairman and Games Captain of the Swimming Section, Ikoyi Club 1938, Babatunde Pearse, expressed satisfaction with the standard of competition and the increasing participation levels.

“The standard has been very encouraging and participation has been fantastic. We had more swimmers than previous editions and it is exciting to see the level of improvement in performance and timing.

“While there is always room for growth, the future of swimming development looks very bright,” he said.