Sports Round Up 16 May 2025

We have had an exciting and busy week of sport with some excellent results for many pupils across the school.  The weather has certainly helped and we are having some great training sessions in various summer activities as well!  Please read on to see what our LEH athletes have been up to.

Swimming

We had 11 swimmers participate in the World School Games Swimming Championships on Saturday and Sunday at the London Aquatic Centre.  The competition includes schools from different countries and makes it a very exciting event overall. 

Across the weekend, the pupils took part in 34 individual events, reaching 14 finals and earning four medals. We also took part in four relays and took home two bronze medals in the 4 x 50m medley relay.  Although medals are an outstanding achievement, the more impressive statistic is that personal bests were achieved in around 75% of the individual events - every swimmer achieved at least one PB. Many of the pupils swam events that were outside of their comfort zones and surprised themselves with excellent results.  Medals depend not only on individual success but also on outside factors like who else turns up, however, personal bests are always down to the swimmer’s hard work, preparation and mindset on the day.  

We are very proud of all of the swimmers for how they conducted themselves as there was a huge amount of support for each other before, during and after all of the heats / finals.  It’s fantastic to see girls lifting each other up and being genuinely happy when their teammates succeed, even when they didn’t have the result they were after themselves. We have no doubt that this team spirit helped to drive the outstanding results.  Well done team!  

Overall medal winners

Ines S (Upper 4) - Bronze 100 backstroke
Alice B (Thirds) - Bronze 100 backstroke
Tabby S (Lower 5)  - Silver 50 breaststroke
Holly T (Lower 5) - Bronze 50 breaststroke
U13 4x 50m medley relay – Alice B, Natalie S, Sophia D and Annabel W
U15 4x 50m medley relay – Lily D, Ines S, Jess J and Cadence L

Cricket

This past week has been a busy one for the U13 and U15 cup teams. 

The U13A team had a fantastic match against Epsom College in the second round of the School Sport Magazine U13 T20 National Cup. Epsom defeated LEH 91-6, with just an over and wicket to spare. The bowling attack led by Amelia (3-11) and supported by Rythm (2-15) and Anushka (2-24) put a lot of pressure on Epsom College's chase. Well played to the team overall on some superb cricket. 

The U15A team travelled to Cranleigh School for their second round match in the School Sport Magazine U15 T20 National Cup. Cranleigh defended its 121-9 inning score with LEH scoring 107-6 in its chase. Nyra (92-25), Chloe (2-23) and Tara (3-14) led the bowling attack. Amelia (27) and Tara (26) led the chase for LEH but unfortunately the team ran out of overs. The U13s and U15s will continue their campaigns in the Middlesex County Cup. 

The U15 softball team took part in the Borough Cricket tournament playing against Waldegrave School and Sir Richard Reynolds Catholic College. The team had some great moments with bat and ball and played well. Overall, LEH finished third in the tournament and well done to all who played. 

Athletics

Our Junior (Thirds & Lower 4) and Intermediate (Upper 4 & Lower 5) girls travelled to Lee Valley for the first round of the Track and Field Cup on Friday. Each girl had to compete in two events across the track and the field. It was a fantastic day of athletics, with all athletes competing at a high standard and challenging for podium positions in every event. Standout performances came from Isla in the IG 800m and Rhianwen in the JG 100m. However, the performance of the day came from Yasmin in the hurdles, she won her race in style and in a time that puts her amongst the Top 10 in the country. Both teams convincingly won their age group putting them automatically through to the Regional A round in June. We are excited to see what happens at regionals and look forward to more outstanding performances. Well done team!

On Thursday, our Upper 4 and Lower 5 athletes participated in the Claremont Fan Court School Athletics Meeting.  Our athletes performed to a high level producing several PB's and placing top three in the 200m, 300m, 800m, Hurdles, 4x100m relay, javelin, high jump, discus, and long jump.  A special mention goes to Soyun L who placed first in the Discus and our U15 4x100m Relay team who fought off some fast opposition to place second overall – well done to Chloe C, Scout J, Sharon P and Scarlett S.

A fun and exciting afternoon was had by all, with some amazing results from all our athletes. Congratulations to the team!

Tennis

Last Thursday, our 9/10 Division 1 and two of our Division 2 teams played against St Augustine’s Priory School. Our Division 1 team of Monica, Brischelle, Sofia and Emily had some fantastic games demonstrating great tactical play in both their singles and doubles games. They won all matches with the overall result 12-0. Our Division 2 teams equally had some superb rallies and only lost three out of the 12 matches. Congratulations to Cecilia, Aishnavi, Amelia, Isla, Josephine, Marina, Emily and Carla on their fantastic win.

This week we have played a lot of tennis fixtures. On Monday, we played Tiffin Girls School in a friendly tennis match. We played three pairs of U13’s and three pairs of U12’s. The girls played well and won the match convincingly, only dropping four of the 18 matches played. Congratulations to Amelia, Aisling, Mahzala, Hollie, Siena, Riya, Isabella, Tara, Elsa, Rania, Annie and Immy.

On Tuesday, our 7/8 Division 2 (Team 2) went to City of London Girls School to play their league game. The girls faced tough oppositions and unfortunately, lost the match. However, there were some fantastic rallies where the girls showcased a variety of shots. Well done to the team, Genevieve, Aisling, Jemima and Jane.

On Thursday, our 7/8 Division 1 and Division 2 (Team 2) had their league matches against St Pauls Girls School. Both teams played some excellent tennis against tough opposition. Despite the loss the score did not reflect the closely fought games. Well done to Isabella, Lara, Soraya, Lara, Genevieve, Jane, Jemima and Riya.