With swimming sports in the morning and athletics heats in the afternoon, Big Monday – this year held on Monday 13 February – is always one of the busiest days on the school calendar. With the unmistakeable tang of eau de chlorine hanging in the air and the babble of excited voices, interspersed with clapping and cheering, it was all action at the College pool. It may have looked chaotic, but the programme ran like clockwork, as teachers kept time, swimmers dived in and out of the water and races were swum. Several new records were set in both individual and House events, including: Bradley Shearer in U14 50m backstroke and 50m freestyle; Nathan Penrose in junior 200m freestyle and 50m backstroke; Harper House in U14 sprint relay; and Rolleston House in senior relay and in the Medley Relay Cup races. But the meet was dominated by Hunter Wilson, who created four new senior records and two new open records. It was all over by lunchtime, however … and then the boys donned their athletics uniforms and converged on Upper for athletics. Various athletics heats continue throughout the week, culminating in one of the next big events on the sports and College calendar: Sports Day on Friday 24 February.
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