On Saturday 21st April a large group headed off to Sevenoaks to compete in the Edenbridge Piranhas Team Relay Gala. Swimmers from all the squads, Bronze through to Performance, took part and for many this was their first gala. They headed off with Caroline and Dave and arrived in high spirits.
The races were fast and furious with everyone in the right place at the right time – fantastic. Halfway through the evening Leander were sitting in fourth place, very respectable for our first Relay Gala in over two years! But none of the swimmers were going to settle for that. Everyone entered into the spirit of the races and with some very nail biting finishes, swimmers were well and truly determined to improve our placing. By the end of the evening Leander had pulled up to an amazing second place, only 16 points behind the winners! An impressive finish for all the Leander swimmers who took part.
Congratulations must go to all the guys who swam and cheered their team with enthusiasm. Our team exhibited exemplary behaviour and were a credit to the club. A great big thank you to Caroline and Dave for organising this event and being in charge on poolside, abley assisted by Rose, Sue, Anne Marie and Ali as judges and last but no means least all those very loud parent supporters in the gallery!!