It’s been a busy and exciting term for pupils on our Swim, Bike, Run programme.
The 2026 National Swimming Relays took place at the beginning of March. The Bryanston Swimming Squad went to London and swam against some incredibly tough competition from more than 100 schools across the UK.
Daisy A led the girls’ squad (comprised of Phoebe R, Bea R and Bibi A) to a 15th position in the freestyle event and 25th in the medley.
Harry J captained the team (comprised of Kit L, Henry B and Freddie H) to 17th in both the freestyle and the medley.
Head of Swimming Richard Johnson commented: “These results and times set a best ever performance in all of the events for a Bryanston team. Daisy A and Harry J were superb in managing their teams, while Freddie H was, again, a stalwart in the boys’ squad for the fourth year running and always sets a calm. Professional and upbeat tone to the squad.”
Earlier this week in Cross Country, our athletes competed at Milton Abbey. Oscar D placed 5th, May D placed 6th, Iris P placed 9th and Gemma S placed 11th. Later on in the week, the blue skies at Milton Abbey were replaced by howling wind and rain at Sherborne, where the relay teams ran well but just missed out on a podium places.
On Saturday 14 March, Daisy A and Wilbur T represented Bryanston and Dorset at the English Schools Cross Country Championships in Liverpool. Against an incredibly high-quality field, Daisy placed 91st out of 304 Senior Girls while Wilbur finished 159th out of 352 Junior Boys.
Richard added: “This is an outstanding achievement at a national event and an incredible experience. Well done to both of them!”
