Swimming

Swimming is a life skill and a lovely way to keep fit.

The school swimming pool was opened on the 13th of December 1929. The first Inter House Gala was held in 1931 with the aim of testing general style and efficiency, rather than individual speed. This gala has become an annual event at our school.

The swimming team participates in friendly galas on Thursdays in term one in preparation for the Inter High gala which takes place at the beginning of March.

Since 2014, the school has been taking a team down to KZN to participate in the Midmar Mile. The world’s largest open water swim which attracts over 12,000 people each year.

A number of swimmers have also joined the 8 Mile Club where they swim each of the 8 events over the weekend to raise as much money as they can for charity, and Jeppe Girls is proud of all our swimmers who have joined the 8 Mile and 16 Mile clubs respectively.