The Stamford American Aquatics Department has been busy… Swim Competitions are Back! The Lions Swim Academy, which is run by our Aquatics Department, has gained permission to host their first internal swim competition since going into lockdown. It has been an intensive process, working through the necessary health protocols and restrictions to ensure that they meet both school and government requirements. Undeterred, the team are excited to see competitive swimmers race again at our superb swimming facilities. The meet will see Elementary student-athletes race on Saturday 24th April between 1pm-5pm....

We are delighted about our recent application to become a registered Swim Centre with Swim School International! Swim Schools International is a education and training organisation that supports swim school businesses. They supply educational materials and certification that can be adpated to fit the needs of the candidate and client.The programmes on offer are open to anyone that wants to better their abilities and levels of swim teaching. Camp Asia in partnership with Stamford Lions Swim Academy will be able to offer swim coach education, lifeguard training and React Right...

Stamford Lions travelled to dual it out with the Huskies at the Canadian International School. Making full use of the parent-teacher conference days on Wednesday and Thursday in March, the Swim Academy staff were able to be present at the swim meet, of course within their bubbles. There had been much emotional energy invested into making the swim meet happen. With many safe management protocols to observe and rule to follow it was exhausting for the coaching staff. For some athletes it was an overwhelming experience. First time competing for...

Along with our new flags a few months ago we have added some 'wall art' to our Stamford Poolside! The artwork is one of the few places that our athletic values are displayed and a constant reminder to coaches and student-athletes of the importance of those values. The Lion ROAR values underpin our program and a student-athlete who demonstrates them shows: Resilience - demonstrates the desire to cope with any situation during training and games, has a willingness and ability to overcome obstacles, and doesn't give up easily. Outstanding Character...

The Singapore Swimming Association hosted the Junior Invitational Meet over 3 days, from 13th -15th March at OCBC Aquatic Centre in Kallang. The purpose of the meet was to provide opportunity for the top 48 youngsters to compete against each other with adequate safe management in place. Swimmers aged 12yrs and younger were invited based on their overall ranking from the past few months. We were lucky enough to have to swimmers make the cut including Katie and Courtney. Sadly, a last minute injury to Courtney meant she was unable...

Stamford Lions Swim Academy took to the water over the weekend, competing at the Singapore Swimming Proficiency Awards or as it is fondly known as, the SSPA. The event took place at Toa Payoh 50m swimming pool. The competition is designed to recognize emerging swimmers as they conquer various levels of competitive swimming after they have progressed from ‘Swim Safer’ or ‘Learn-to-Swim programmes. Due to COVID restrictions, the minimum entry standards were tough this year. On entering, swimmers were expected to declare their ability to make the times. Stamford Lions...

Comeback Meet 2: Day 1 The boys 100m breaststroke got under way today with the second in the series of “Comeback Meets’. Ethan took a massive 11 seconds off his entry time in 1:48. Siming dropped 6 seconds on the way to his lifetime best of 1:52. Zeyu also knocked 7 seconds off his best time to go 1:58. Great spread of PBs for the boys. The girls had 100m backstroke today and Lara went 1:50 for a new PB of 1:50. Jiadai went 1:38 ahead of her sister Jialan...

After many late nights of planning from the coaching staff, countless cups of coffee, seemingly endless phone calls and emails the Stamford Lions Swim Academy arrived this morning at OCBC aquatics centre to compete at a competition organised by Singapore Swimming. Following on from the Olympic Qualifier last week, this was now a further opportunity for others to race. Day 1 Diary The first day was dominated by 100m backstroke events. Byron swam a credible 1:29, training partner Diego posted 1:33 in a well controlled race. Despite having slip off,...

found Elf on the Shelf drinking out of my waterbottle this morning, seems she is out of quarantine! After a brief chat about her thoughts in quarantine, Elf really began to open up about what she had learned by being on the Coaches’ shelf amongst the rest of the books. “Did you know that the human body consists of nearly 60 per cent water, our brain tissue is said to consist of about 85 per cent water!” said Elf. “Wow!" said the coaches almost amazed that she could talk (but...

Niels did Stamford proud at Singapore’s first swim meet under COVID restrictions, also a qualifying meet for Olympic Games. He touched in 26.25 for the first 50m and came back in 27.56 to finish in a time of 53.81, just 0.3 outside the previous school record. Whilst there are still recognisable improvements that would see him dip under his lifetime PB, both the coaching team and Niels himself are happy with the result... for now. “We have always said that you can’t be be out too fast but you can...