EN AVANT
January 2010
Date : 31st January 2010



JANUARY 2010 

ROWING – Eastern Cape Champs  

U14 Quad – 3rd place (their first race ever)
U14 Single – Lisa-Mae Strydom and Erryn Green managed tie 2nd
U15 Quad – 2nd place
U15A and B Double – place 1st and 2nd (winners = Roanna Yakas and Georgie Edwards)
U15 Skull – Jenna Scheepers placed 1st
U16 Skull – Kayleigh Scheepers placed 1st
2nd Skull – Liz Vorster placed 1st
1st Skull – Jenienne Curr placed 1st
1st Quad – placed 1st beating Clarendon by 10 lengths

DSG won 11 gold medals in total 

TENNIS: Albany Champs
U18 Kate Ruck has made it into the finals
Emma Glyn has made it into the semi-finals  

SWIMMING: Senior Interprovincial Gala
The inter-provincial gala between EP, Free State, Border and SWD took place on Saturday in Uitenhage.
Robyn Charter and Erin Graham swam for EP and Nicola Smith represented SWD

Results:
Robyn Charter
1st in 50m Back (32.55sec)
1st in 100m Free (1.01,88)
1st in 50m Fly (28,62sec)
All times were Personal Bests for Robyn
Robyn also helped her team win 2 relay golds
Robyn took home 5 golds in total 

Erin Graham
Place 7th in 100m Free (1.06,57)
Got one relay gold

Nicola Smith
4th in the 50 Free (30.49sec)
4th in the 50 Back (34.99sec)

CEMA AWARD RECIPIENTS (Choir, Drama, Outreach)

ROWING
Despite youth of the team – 2 Grade 8’s, 2 Grade 9’s and 1 Grade 11 – the Girls First Quad made the B Final at the Port Alfred Boat Race in December and were placed 4th overall. They won the trophy for the most improved school.

SWIMMING 

EP Senior Championships

In the interprovincial gala held in Uitenhage on the 23rd Jan, between EP, Freestate , Border, and SWD. Robyn Charter won the 50m back 32.5, the 50m free in 28.5 and the 100m free in 1.01.8 . These were all her personal best times. When she won the EP 100m title on Dec 6th her time for the 100 was 1.02.7. Robyn is in Grade 10 at DSG. 
Erin Graham was 5th in the 50 freestyle in her age group

SHOOTING 

Laura Bryan was awarded Half-Colours. At the end of 2009 she won the school shooting champs – this was against both the boys and girls

GRADE 8 AND MATRIC "LOCK DOWN" IN THE HALL - SATURDAY 16TH JAN