St Saviour’s School, Ikoyi, and Grange School, Ikeja, have emerged overall champions of Season 6 of the Dolphin Swimming League, consolidating their dominance in the elementary and secondary school categories, respectively.
The schools amassed impressive point totals across the four-legged competition, with St Saviour’s securing 1,121.5 points in the elementary category and Grange School topping the secondary division with 1,335 points.
St Saviour’s reaffirmed its dominance in the elementary division, finishing ahead of Grange School and Children’s International School, who placed second and third, respectively.
In the fiercely contested secondary school category, Grange School took top honours, propelled by outstanding performances from national youth champions Aidan Demuje-Abili and Chioma Kanu. Children’s International School and Greensprings School completed the podium in second and third place.
In the club division, Boken Aquatics of Lagos swept both the elementary and secondary titles, underscoring their growing influence in youth swimming.
Meanwhile, Zoe Adeyemi of Riverbank School and Temilayo Onabolu of Corona School were named Discoveries of the Year in the girls’ and boys’ categories, respectively.
St Saviour’s also received the Most Organised Team award, while Riverbank School and Lagos Preparatory and Secondary School were honoured with the Fair Play Awards for exemplary sportsmanship.
The Best Productive Coach awards went to Nkechi Modupeola Ofonedu of St Saviour’s and Alade Ebimowei Simon of Grange School in recognition of their roles in developing top-performing swimmers.
The Nigeria School Sports Federation (NSSF) and the Aquatics Federation of Nigeria commended the success and impact of the Dolphin Swimming League in nurturing young talents and strengthening grassroots sports development in the country.
President of the NSSF, Olabisi Joseph, praised the league’s consistency and talent development efforts.
“I am thrilled to be part of this award ceremony for the first time. The performance of these young swimmers, both nationally and internationally, is truly inspiring. Some of them even outperformed established athletes at the recent National Sports Festival. I commend the parents, guardians, and schools for their continued support, and I applaud Dynaspro Sports Promotion Limited for their unwavering commitment to this competition.”
Technical Director of the Nigeria Aquatic Federation, Samuel Jesimiel, also emphasized the league’s growing significance.
“The Dolphin Swimming League continues to be a breeding ground for future champions. Four of its athletes have been selected to represent Nigeria at the upcoming African School Games in Algeria later this month.”
Now in its sixth season, the Dolphin Swimming League remains a key platform for discovering and nurturing the next generation of swimming stars in Nigeria.
