Singapore Swimming Association hosted the National Age Groups at OCBC Aquatic Centre at Kallang Wave, Stadium. Stamford American’s Lions Swim Academy was there to be part of the action. OCBC Aquatic Centre is Singapore’s world class indoor facility, boasting a 10 lane, 50m long course pool aswell as a 50m training pool. It is capable of hosting 3000+ seated spectators. There were 8 lucky lion athletes that were inside the minimum entry time to represent Stamford American. These included Jaxene, Lara, Ezra, Lucas, Kurt, Nevan, Jasmine and Ksenia. In a...

SEASAC Senior Swimming this year took an unusual virtual format across South East Asia as schools all tried their best to work within the safe management cards that they had been dealt. Lions Swim Academy, part of Stamford American International School, was able to compete in a dual meet format against the Australian International School over the weekend of 5th & 6th March 2022. Other Singapore schools were able to compete in their Singapore ‘hub’ whilst schools from Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia were able to complete their racing. The 12...

SENIOR SEASAC… time to hear our lions roar!!! Our emails often start off with the words “we are excited…” but we actually are! Senior SEASAC Swimming is happening this and we will be taking a select team to compete at our sister school, the Australian International School located in Lorong Chuan. SEASAC represents many of the international schools in South East Asia. The meet this year will encapsulate results from Thailand, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Malaysia aswell as here in Singapore. The rules of the competition require a team effort across...

�� SINGAPORE TIME TRIALS 13yrs & OVER �� Our Stamford �� Lions Swim Academy ��was in action at OCBC Aquatic Centre over the weekend with 8 of our student-athletes competing. Cristina, Courtney, Jaiden, Seth, Ethan, Lang, Latisha and Hana were all representing Stamford American in the ���� Singapore Swimming Time Trials ���� . The meet was open to all swimmers throughout Singapore aged 13yrs and over. This was the first meet in a long course pool (50m) for the first time in a long time. With 21 events spread out...

�� SSA JUNIOR TIME TRIAL RESULTS - DAY 1�� Day 1 finished at 6:30pm at Toa Payoh with some exhausted faces…and that was just the coaches! Every child walked away with a personal best time today! For some it was their first swimming competition, for others it was their first experience of racing in a 50m pool. There were 28 PBS & 3x DQs from 32 swims on Day 1 (87.5% PB rate). There seems to be a health battle between the boys and the girls with boys just slightly...

Sandra Saw has recently joined our coaching staff in August at Lions Swim Academy and we were excited to share in her birthday celebrations. Some swimmers are already getting to know Coach Sandra, an even tempered swim coach with a supportive attitude that drives her to make a difference. A certified ASCTA swim coach, a steady paced approach sees her collect information before making an informed decision. A natural peacemaker, her caution promotes a sense of unity and harmony amongst her swimmers. Sandra values family and friends and hopes to...

A running theme across our swim squads has been the concept of “small victories”. There are many milestones in the life of a student-athlete but few more special than when you are able to “do a double” for the first time. A double training day is 2hrs in the morning before school and 2hrs in the afternoon. Student-athletes learn to be prepared and manage their time so that they can complete such a feat. From a competition point of view, with morning heats and evening finals, it is something that...

Lions Swim Academy hosted their very own Virtual Junior SEASAC over the 8th – 9th May at Stamford American’s Lincoln pool. Restrictions this year have made organizing competitions an onerous and arduous task. Much planning has gone in, made all the tougher by the recent announcements by the Singapore Government curbing mass participation events. The Aquatics staff submitted plans weeks in advance and it was only at 6:45pm on the day before that the team heard their event could go ahead! A bit of clever planning meant that all the...

Katie, Sera and Emma set new school records over the week at the recent SAIS IM Ready Meet. Held short course at Lincoln Pool, Sunday saw excellent conditions for racing at the outdoor 25m pool. The girls had recentyl comepted long course, but there havn't been as many opportunities over the short course distance. "All 3 athletes did a tremendous job to set 5 new school records between them. Katie broke the 11yrs 50m backstroke, 200m freestyle and 200m individual medley. Sera broke 13yrs 50m breastroke record. Emma broke 14yrs...

Swimmers are “IM Ready” at Stamford American Meet The Lions Swim Academy hosted their first swim meet over the weekend for Elementary, Middle and High School athletes. The meet, known as ‘SAIS IM Ready’, is a nod towards the concept of developing an all-round swimmer. There was some significant coordination and organising from multiple departments to make it possible. The AV team loaned the microphone and speakers, the Maintenance Department assisted with the setup of tents and touchpads, the Nursing Department assisted with medial reports, parents assisted with timekeeping, Camp...