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Sport Notices 25.02.19

Good morning everyone, I hope you all had a lovely half term and aren’t feeling too disheartened after the England rugby result.

The U13 & U12 netball teams are both through to the County Finals. Well done and good luck at the finals!

There have been some fantastic rowing results from the last two weeks…

  • Last Saturday at Molesey Junior Head…
    • J17 double won gold
    • J14 octuple won gold
    • J14 quad won gold
    • (Special mention to Jess Bryden, Izzy Staples, Havaani Blase and Emily Richardson who doubled up and raced and won both events)
    • J16 quad finished 3rd
  • Also last Saturday at Henley Head
    • J15 4 came 2nd
    • J158 came 3rd

The J15 rowers managed a friendly Vs Putney High and despite PHS having 2 of their coaching team on board their 8, they couldn’t get near WHS J15 Squad!

Finally, Saskia Brewster attended Great Britain Trials this weekend and finished 13th fastest in the double.  This was a great result at round 2 out of a possible 4 sets of trials.

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Welcome back!

After a short break over half term and some busy weeks of A-levels the Sports Blog is up and running! There have been some fantastic results over the last few weeks so please check out the sport notice section for more information.

I hope you all had a lovely half term and for those who went skiing, I hope the weather was lovely and the skiing conditions good. I went to Samoëns with my family and on most days travelled across to Flaine and skied down the run which we raced at the British School Girls. I don’t know if it was the glorious weather or the perfect snow condition but it is a lovely run although, it might not seem that way when you are racing down! In the last weekend in January for a second year running Wimbledon High took a team to race in the British School Girls Races. They all skied with skill and determination and our youngest member came away with a bronze in the U14 unregistered. A huge success considering it was our second time competing and it marks a positive light for the future of Wimbledon High Ski racing!

As always, the spring term brings exciting netball fixtures and even more success in the rowing team. The rowers are currently competing in the National Schools Competition and we wish them the best of luck!

Annie,

Sports Captain

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Sport Notices

Good morning everyone, I hope you all had a lovely weekend.

I’m sure many of you will be feeling happy after England’s successful start in the six nations and apologises for any Irish or French supporters.

Wimbledon’s rowing squad performed exceptionally well at the South England rowing relay champions. We won a gold in the U14s and silver in the U12s individuals. The year 7 and 8 are South of England rowing Champions and Helena, our in-house world recorder holder won gold. These are some fantastic results girls and you should be really proud of your work over the weekend!

The U11 gym team came 4th in the London Regional Floor and Vault competition and the U11 C&D team are GDST netball champions!

Finally, Ellie Watt, in Yr11, was at the National Water Polo camp over the weekend and has now been selected as one of the top 25 girls in England at Under 17s. She will have the possibility to be selected for the European Championships in 2020 so well done Ellie.rI hope you all have a lovely week and a restful half term!

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The Rowing Rep

I started rowing a year and a half ago with Wimbledon High School full time. I did a four day learn to row course in 2016 but at the time I was very into football so did not continue but then did a few sessions with school and fell in love with the sport. I am currently trying out for the U18 GB rowing squad as I want to see how far I can go in the discipline!
Rowing is not always an easy sport as it is so gruelling but I still love it because as it is one of the few sports where you are getting a constant score back. If you join rowing you get to do a variety of different types of exercises including circuits, weights and ergs (my least favourite!) and it is all worth it when you get to go on the water!
I think any type of sport has amazing benefits not just physically but mentally and I would strongly recommend people trying to continue doing exercise throughout their life and definitely trying to keep it up through life at Wimbledon High as we are so lucky to have so many options.
Saskia B,
Rowing Rep
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Dina Asher-Smith

Dina Asher-Smith is right now the face of British Athletics. Currently she holds the British record for the 100 metres and 200 metres and in 2018 European Championships in Berlin, Asher-Smith won both the 100 and 200 metres as well as the 4 x 100 m relay. In 2014 she won the World Junior Championships for the 100 metres when she was 19 years old. She became the first British woman to legally run under 11 seconds in July 2015 for the 100 metres. Last October she was named women’s European Athlete of the Year which is, needless to say, no easy task!

Dina Asher-Smith graduated from King’s College London in 2017, which shows just how incredible she can time manage doing a degree and training full time and this gives me inspiration if ever I feel that I am falling behind with work. What separates Dina from other athletes is how down to earth she is. I was fortunate to meet her during the BT Action Woman Awards 2018 (which she won) and she was saying that hard work is the key to all her success and anyone can follow her lead.

If you haven’t watched it, I thoroughly recommend watching a clip of the 4x100m relay in the European Championships. It is amazing watching her run – she is the fourth leg of the British team and she comes from being in fourth to winning it, by in what in sprinting terms is an enormous lead.

https://video.eurosport.co.uk/athletics/european-championships/2018/dina-asher-smith-lands-third-gold-with-brilliant-anchor-leg-in-4x100m-relay_vid1115443/video.shtm

She is a truly inspirational athlete and has managed to overcome many obstacles in her life to be one of the nation’s greatest athletes.

Saskia B

Rowing Rep