Dolphin House Win Inter House Swimming Championship 2026–27
Dolphin House are the champions of Saint John’s Academy’s Inter House Swimming Championship 2026–27, finishing with 130 points. The two-day meet, held on 30 September and 1 October 2026, saw swimmers from Dolphin, Eagle, Panda and Tiger houses compete across eight age groups, from Sub Junior to Senior, for boys and girls.
Tiger House took second place with 90 points, Eagle House finished third with 74, and Panda House came fourth with 47.
Final Standings
Dolphin finished top in both the boys’ and the girls’ events. Points were awarded 5 for first, 3 for second and 1 for third.
| Position | House | Boys | Girls | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dolphin | 62 | 68 | 130 |
| 2nd | Tiger | 41 | 49 | 90 |
| 3rd | Eagle | 40 | 34 | 74 |
| 4th | Panda | 28 | 19 | 47 |
Individual Champions
The best individual performer in each age group, by points from individual events:
| Category | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| Senior | Anmol Kesarwani, XII A (Panda) – 13 pts | Sparsh Yadav, XII A (Dolphin) – 15 pts |
| Middle | Anant Mishra, X D (Tiger) – 13 pts | Prapti Gupta, X A (Eagle) – 15 pts |
| Junior | Jai Nishad, VII A (Tiger) – 15 pts | Divyanshi Chaubey, VII A (Dolphin) – 10 pts |
| Sub Junior | Pandit Kulshrestha, VI A (Eagle) – 15 pts | Anvi Kesarwani, V A (Tiger) – 15 pts |
Highlights
Five clean sweeps. Five swimmers won all three of their individual events. They were Sparsh Yadav (Senior Girls), Prapti Gupta (Middle Girls), Jai Nishad (Junior Boys), Pandit Kulshrestha (Sub Junior Boys) and Anvi Kesarwani (Sub Junior Girls). Sparsh Yadav took the 100m freestyle in 1:38.53, the 50m backstroke in 48.53 s and the 25m butterfly in 22.41 s.
Dolphin’s junior girls dominate. Dolphin won all four Junior Girls events, collecting 25 of the 36 points on offer. Divyanshi Chaubey won both freestyle races, Shatakshi won the 25m backstroke and Aarna Tuteja won the 25m breaststroke.
Fastest 50m freestyle. Junior swimmer Jai Nishad recorded 32.72 s in the 50m freestyle, the quickest winning time in that event across all age groups.
Photo finishes. In the Middle Boys 25m butterfly, Varun Kumar Gupta held off Mohd Ammar by just 0.13 s (20.53 s to 20.66 s). Second place in the Senior Girls 25m butterfly was decided by 0.03 s, with Anshita Kesarwani (31.94 s) edging Apeksha Kesarwani (31.97 s).
Relays. Dolphin won the Senior Boys 4x50m freestyle relay in 2:42.04, with a team of Adarsh Singh, Abhinav, Mohd Ammar and Samarth. Eagle won the Senior Girls 4x50m freestyle relay in 3:49.40, with a team of Prapti Gupta, Apeksha Kesarwani, Sampurna Singh and Unnati Kesarwani.
Prize Distribution
The prizes were given away on the second day by the chief guest, Col Rakesh of the Maratha Light Infantry. A decorated officer with 31 years of service, he was himself a district-level swimmer and a national-level boxer.
The school thanks Col Rakesh for gracing the occasion. Congratulations to Dolphin House and to every swimmer who took part. Thanks also to the teachers, coaches and staff who made the championship possible. Special thanks to swimming coach Mr K.C. Biswas, Mr Mukesh Nishad and Mrs Subhasha Yadav for preparing the swimmers, to sports in-charge Mr Subrato Maiti for organising the event, and to all the teachers and staff who made the championship possible.
