St Mary’s diving and swimming teams take top honours

War cries, cheering, and camaraderie filled the atmosphere during the inter-high A-league gala in the morning, and the premier gala in the afternoon, at St Stithians College on March 6.

St Mary’s Waverley celebrated another successful season, with their diving and A and B swimming teams taking top honours. For the second year in a row, St Mary’s made a clean sweep of the trophies, winning the premier gala trophy, the A gala trophy, and the overall trophy, which combines the diving and swimming points.

St Stithians College, Parktown High School for Girls, Kingsmead College, and St Katherine’s were among the schools that participated in the galas.

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Below are the results from both the premier and A inter-high galas:

Premier gala
1st – St Mary’s Waverley A: 372
2nd – St Andrews School A: 330
3rd – St Stithian’s: 326
4th – St Dominic’s: 275
5th – Holy Rosary: 239
6th – Kingsmead College A: 227
7th – Brescia House School A: 209
8th – Assumption Convent A: 144
9th – Roedean School: 139
10th – St Teresa’s: 96

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A gala
1st – St Mary’s Waverley B: 398
2nd – Parktown High School for Girls: 326
3rd – Kingsmead College B: 303
4th – St Catherine’s Convent: 296
5th – St Andrew’s School B:279
6th – Brescia House School B: 247
7th – Jeppe High School for Girls: 223
8th – Potchefstroom High School for Girls: 137
9th – Assumption Convent B: 92

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Overall results, which includes the diving:

1st – St Mary’s Waverley: 450.5
2nd – St Andrews School A: 398
3rd – St Stithian’s: 386
4th – St Dominic’s: 313
5th – Kingsmead College A: 285
6th – Brescia House School A: 273.5

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