Impressive performances at the IAPS National Swimming Finals

09.06.2026

On Saturday 6th June, our swimmers competed at the prestigious IAPS National Swimming Finals, representing High March on a national level. This is one of the most competitive events in the prep school calendar, with over 4,000 swimmers taking part in qualifying galas across the country and only the fastest 20 in each event earning a place at the finals. We were delighted to have one Year 5 medley relay team and two Year 5 individual swimmers qualify—an outstanding achievement in itself.

The relay team delivered an exceptional performance, finishing in 4th place while achieving an impressive personal best, dropping their time from 1:17 to 1:12. Their teamwork, determination and ability to rise to the occasion were clear to see, and they represented High March with great pride.

Our individual swimmers also produced superb performances across both the heats and finals. In the Year 5 50m Butterfly, our swimmer achieved a fantastic personal best in the heats, improving from 39.68 to 36.49 to secure a place in the finals, before going even faster again with an outstanding 35.53 to finish 4th overall in the country. Similarly, in the Year 5 50m Breaststroke, our swimmer showed tremendous progress, reducing her time from 46.34 to 44.90 in the heats to qualify for the finals, and then improving further to 44.26 to finish 8th nationally. To achieve multiple personal bests on such a big stage shows their hard work, commitment and resilience.

We are incredibly proud of all our High March swimmers—their performances were inspiring.