Marcus Dadd (10/ME) proved to be an integral member of the Newington Swim team again in 2016. At the season’s end, he could arguably boast the most successful record of any swimmer for the season with the four gold medals he collected at the Combined Independent Schools Swimming Championships at SOPAC on Thursday 28 April.

Marcus was one of only a few members of the swim team who competed in all five AAGPS Meets, giving up each Friday night to push himself to new personal best times while proudly wearing the black and white cap of Newington College.

Throughout the season Marcus swam in a number of 50m and 100m Freestyle and Backstroke races.  He lowered his personal best times in the 50 and 100m Freestyle events to 47.13 seconds and 1 minute 47 seconds respectively.

Marcus notes that a highlight of the season was to have swum at the final AAGPS swim meet of the year in front of so many supportive schoolmates cheering him on from the stands.

Mr Ryan Moar
Director of Aquatics