All is now set for the Quomodo Swimming Festival scheduled to take place at the Ikoyi Club 1938 on Saturday, February 1, 2025.
The interschool team event competition promises to be highly interesting, with each of the young swimmers competing in various categories to further advance in the game and win laurels for themselves and their respective schools.
Vice Chairman and Games Captain of the Ikoyi Club Swimming section, Akinbulejo Onabolu has assured that all the arrangements are in top gear to create a good template for all the participating schools to enjoy themselves in the competition.
“We love developmental competitions because we believe some of these kids will later become big names in the country and beyond in the future,” He said.
According to the Chairperson of the Organizing Commitee, Trish Okereke, about 25 schools are expected to be on parade for this competition with about 300 swimmers participating in 48 individual events and four relays.
“This is just the first edition of this competition, and the response from schools has been amazing. We are happy to gather the young ones together again in our usual way to help in catching them young in swimming,” Onabolu said.
Mrs Adedoyin Segun-Noibi, General Manager of Quomodo Systems Africa, the tournament sponsor, stated, “We firmly believe that sports are essential to youth development, instilling discipline, teamwork, and a strong work ethic. By supporting this event, we are committed to creating platforms that enable young athletes to showcase their skills and achieve their full potential.”
In line with international best practices, young swimmers will be given a one-hour warm-up session before the main competition begins on Saturday.
Breaststroke, freestyle, individual medley and backstroke are some of the events the schools will be competing in at the Quomodo Grand Slam.
