Private School News

Two Teachers to compete in World Championships

Edwina Sutton, Director of Sport at The Cheltenham Ladies’ College, is soon to be competing in the Ironman World Championship in Hawaii. Kate Nimmo, Second in Department and Head of Swimming, has flown to Australia to compete in the swimming events at the World Masters Games in Sydney.

Edwina qualified for the championships when she was the second woman to finish in her age group at the Ironman European Championship in Frankfurt, Germany on 5th July 2009. The triathlon in Hawaii will include a four mile swim, 112 mile bike ride and a 26.2 mile marathon run through tough ocean waves and lava-covered terrain. 10,000 people try for a place at the ironman event and only 1,800 competitors are successful in winning a place.

Kate will join 28,000 competitors competing in 28 different sports at the largest international multi-sports event, bigger even than the Olympics. Kate will start a series of five swimming races on 10th October with the 800m Freestyle followed by the 400m and 200m Freestyle and a 50m Backstroke later in the week. The final test will be the 400m Individual Medley which involves swimming 100m on each of the strokes starting with Butterfly.

Vicky Tuck, Principal, said, ‘This is a remarkable achievement for Eddie and Kate and I am thrilled for them both. Kate and Eddie have managed to combine successfully their rigorous training for their respective events with their responsibilities at College. They are an inspiration to us all and we wish them good luck.’

Photo(l-r): Kate Nimmo, Head of Swimming and Edwina Sutton, Director of Sport