Inez Leong, Goh Wei Ning and Jannah Wong left the Schools Track and Field championships with new championship records in the girls' A, B Division 100 metres and C Division 80 metres hurdles races, but only Wei Ning finished without a gold medal.
Bukit Merah Secondary concluded an amazing floorball season when they won both the boys' and girls' B Division Floorball Championship titles.
Scott Sydney won the Byte division while while Kimberly Lim was tops in the Optimist class.
CHIJ Katong Convent (Secondary) made a clean sweep of the top positions in the National Schools’ Dragon Boat Championship for the B and C divisions for girls, while Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) took home top honours in B and C divisions for boys at the 9th National Schools’ Dragon Boat Championship 2009.
Inez Leong of CHIJ St Nicholas' Girls School broke the B Division girls 100m Hurdles record set by Singapore Sports School's Noreen Herman last year. Inez's timing of 15.14 was 0.24 seconds faster than last year's 15.35s record, an eternity in the world of short distance running.
Mr. Lim was a former national record holder for long jump (1954), a teacher and a national coach (1968-1985). After retiring from teaching and as National Coach, he dedicated his time to his passion in coaching school athletes. Now at the age of 79, he coaches CHIJ Katong Primary, Paya Lebar Methodist Primary, Yangzheng Primary, Paya Lebar Methodist Secondary, Jurong Secondary School and Serangoon Junior College.
Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) won their first-ever A Division National Inter-School Canoeing Championship title at the expense of six-time winner National Junior College last week. It was a two-horse race for the Boys A Division championship title between ACS(I) and NJC with both schools well represented in the various finals.