TERM 1

The British school in Tokyo

SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2015

"I won't predict anything historic. But nothing is impossible". Michael Phelps "The water is your friend.....you don't have to fight with water, just share the same spirit as the water, and it will help you move". Alexander Popov

SWIMMING We had 266 student entries into

I would like to finish by saying a

galas for the term, with all our

massive congratulation to all the

squad members racing for the

members for such a great start to

school at some stage. The team

the year. You have done your

ethos and understanding from all

school proud!

students that hard work and It has been arguably the best start to a year in swimming at BST in our

history

with

first

place

commitment breads success was a pleasure to witness throughout the term.

and

We introduced a new training

Yokosuka invitational events and

schedule this year for our growing

third overall at the inaugural

squads of 143 students which

ORCA’s invitational.

enabled many swimmers to get in

finishes

at

the

BUCS

extra sessions.

Please follow BST Swimming Twitter account @BSTswimming https://twitter.com/BSTswimming or visit BST Swimming website http://www.bst.ac.jp/school-life/sport/swimming/ for an up-to-date info regarding practice, swimming gala, reports and results.

Please enjoy a lovely Christmas break full of fun and training. Mr Boyes / Ms Yusita / Coach Nohara

The British school in Tokyo

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS: Ariana Hill (Year 6) For breaking BST Records on 50 m Backstroke 9-10 Years old girls.

Ciara Vogler (Year 7) For breaking BST Records on 100 m Butterfly 11-12 Years old girls.

Yui Atsumi (Year 4)

BST swimming awards

Coming 2nd on the Age Group trophy on St Mary’s Invitational on Nov 2015 All Swimmers st

For winning the 1 place Overall Championship Trophy beating 16 other top teams from all over Japan and one team from Seoul at BUCS Invitational event at St Mary’s on Nov 2015

There were so many special moments throughout this term and

every

swimmer deserves

recognition for their efforts. Keep working

on

improving

those

PB’s!

Progress awards Year 4 Julian Van Rensburg Madison Bacher

SWIMMERS OF THE TERM:

Sportsmanship

Fiona Anstey (Year 9)

Award

Arisa Ikeda

Year 5

and

Noah Kearns

Taisei Kikuta (Year 9)

Soraya Hendy

Year 6 Joshua Karpelowitz

Ji Min Park

Haruka Kimura

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Introducing our Swim captains PRIMARY

Secondary

BST Supporter Shirt and Track Jacket

SPECIAL THANKS A massive thank you to our amazing parent supporters, we are so lucky to have you cheering from poolside Dr Reilly and Ms Keiho thank you for giving up your time to teach and support our swimmers. A special mention and thank you to Mr Weaver for providing us with such fantastic photos

Spring 2016, Issue 1

3 THINGS TO REMEMBER AT A GALA 1. A POOL IS ALWAYS A POOL It doesn’t matter if its Showa pool or an Olympic Aquatic center, a pool will always be a pool. Sure, the facility might look different, the lane ropes might be different color but in the end it’s still a rectangular hole in the ground filled with water. 2. ITS OK TO BE NERVOUS Being nervous means you care. That’s a good thing. Take some time to remember that you have worked so hard in the practice. Then, take those butterflies to motivate you to swim even faster. 3. TRUST YOUR TRAINING Everything you’ve done has prepared you for this moment. You’ve put in the hours and now it’s time to show it off.

Christmas presents: Please remember that keeping fit while enjoying the festive season is extremely important. Please see the Christmas challenge to help work on your strength over the holidays. Pool time combined with land based training is essential in developing the all-round swimmer. You do not want all your hard work to be lost over the holidays.