At YCIS Puxi, among the plethora of activities available, students are always encouraged to participate in different sports. One such sport is swimming, which offers students the chance to utilise valuable life skills in practical, fun, and competitive contexts.
There has been an abundance of aquatic action this year for Primary and Secondary students at our Ronghua Campus. The state-of-the-art campus, which opened in February 2018, is home to a beautiful swimming pool. Located in the campus’ B1 level, the pool is part of an extensive fitness centre including a gym, rock climbing walls, and a dance studio.
All Primary and Lower Secondary students have swimming lessons as part of their Health and PE classes, which includes water safety and lifesaving lessons, as well as water polo for the older students. The school also established a competitive swimming team to represent YCIS Puxi in swim meets this year.
Ms Annie Wright, Head of YCIS Puxi Swimming Programme, has been delighted to spearhead the evolution of swimming, saying, “Alongside swimming lessons for all Primary and Lower Secondary students, our competitive swim team has grown from 30 to 42 students since August, and next year we hope to grow the team and offer even more training sessions.”
Students now participate in multiple competitive swim meets, including the Shanghai Swim League, dual meets between YCIS and other international schools, as well as competing in ACAMIS tournaments. Next year, the ‘Shanghai Cup’ competition will introduce a competitive friendly annual event between YCIS Puxi and YCIS Pudong
All of these experiences – both in and out of the pool – are shaping our students, and the foundations are in place for a bright future for the YCIS Shanghai swimmers.
