Celebrating the Success of Winter 2: Piranhas Shine in Split Sessions
- Coach Liz
- Aug 1
- 2 min read
Updated: Aug 12
This Winter 2 Gala brought a twist with split sessions, but one thing remained unchanged – the Piranhas showed up, showed out, and made us proud! 💪🏽💦
From start to finish, the energy was electric, and the performances unforgettable. Despite the winter chill, our swimmers brought the heat!
Performance Highlights:
🥈 ESP Women – 2nd Place ESP Men – 5th Place
A solid team effort all around! Every stroke, turn, and finish counted – and it showed in the results.
A Warm Welcome to New Piranhas:
A big shoutout to Thoriso, Atlegang, Kagiso, and Morgan – we’re thrilled to have you join the Piranha family! We hope you loved your first gala as much as we loved cheering you on. Welcome to the tribe!
🎯 Personal Bests & Major Time Drops:
This gala was full of firsts, new times, and record-breaking improvements. Just when we thought you couldn’t possibly take off more time – you did! Race after race, our swimmers kept slashing through their PBs.
🏆 Biggest time drop: Kgotli took off a jaw-dropping 49.46 seconds in the 100 IM! What an achievement!
🔟 Top 10 Point Scorers:
Rouxi – 80
Psalm – 69
Kai – 64
Sophia – 61
Kgotli – 60
Tiisetso – 58
Khanya – 56
Amelia-Rose – 54
Skylar – 53
Kaylee – 49
🎖️ Level 3 Times Achieved:
👏 Congratulations to Khanya, Liam VdM, and Psalm for achieving Level 3 times in the 200m Breaststroke!
🏅 Ribbon-Worthy Races:
💥 200m Breast🥇 Rouxi🥈 Psalm🥉 Sophia🥈 Kai
🦋 50m Fly🥇 Rouxi, Psalm🥈 Tiisetso, Kaylee, Xiaofei, Miguel, Khanya🥉 Mia-Anne, Kgotli
⚡ 100m IM🥇 Rouxi🥈 Psalm🥉 Kaylee, Xiaofei, Kai
💪 50m Breast🥇 Rouxi🥉 Caitlin, Kaylee, Sophia, Kai
We’re incredibly proud of the effort, sportsmanship, and resilience every swimmer displayed. From rookies to ribbon collectors, everyone gave their best – and that’s what being a Piranha is all about.
Well done, team! Let’s ride this momentum into Winter 3 – we’re just getting started. 🐟🔥
👉Check out our Winter Gala 2 reel on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/reel/DMCiG6eMiYZ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Behind you all in swimming
Liz Humphrey
ASCA International Level 5 Age Group Coach
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