Members of staff and students from Taunton School participated in The Henley Swim and Clevedon Long Swim events this weekend.
At Henley, 13 pupils from Year 9 -13 and four staff raced on the course of the Henley Royal Regatta on Sunday morning. Ollie Heard was the fastest swimmer from Taunton School, coming 2nd in the Henley Classic adult category. Skye McLaughlin finished 2nd in the Under 17 female category and 6th in the adult category.
Ten students and four staff took part in the Clevedon Long Swim, which sees competitors swim a mile around Layde Bay, under the pier and finishing on Clevedon Beach. For many this was their first open water swim. Skyla Coate (15) finished in the top ten, with Amalie Thomas (12), Emily Lawton (15) and Toby Lewis (12) finishing in the top twenty. Sienna Mitchel was the youngest competitor at only ten years of age.
Skyla Coate, Emma Hounslow and Emily Lawton – who are mentoring the Prep School swimmers in preparation for the school’s Channel Swim in 2019 – swam both events.