The Rivers State edition of Loya Milk Swim Meet
Season 3, witnessed an intense competition for the top spot last weekend in Port-Harcourt.
The yearly inter-school competition is sponsored by Loya Milk the premium brand
of Promasidor Nigeria Limited.
Unlike in the Ibadan challenge which held a week
earlier where the host Lifeforte International School effortlessly won five out
of the six gold medals, the medals were almost equally split this time between Bloombreed
High School and Archdeacon Brown Education Centre, both of Port Harcourt.
Bloombreed, which hosted the inter-school swimming
contest, had to put up a tough fight to pick three gold, two silvers and a
bronze medal, while its closest rival, Archdeacon Brown won two gold, two silvers
and a bronze medal.
Archdeacon Brown beat Bloombreed to the coveted
100 metres relay for boys, a feat some officials said may have dwarfed the
extra gold medal received by the latter.
Laurels Model College and Brookstone School also
won medals in the events entered for by 10 Port Harcourt-based schools. The
schools included GoldSpring High School and Holy Cross International School.
Others were Emmy Norberton International School,
Hopespring Foundation School, Montessori International School, Seal Model
School and Tender Heart Academy.
The competition was officiated by members of the
Nigeria Aquatics Federation.
The Brand Manager (Loya Milk), Oluwaseyi Aderibigbe
explained that just as swimming helps to rejuvenate human system and enhance physical
fitness, Loya Milk’s 50% More Calcium unique fortification helps consumer
attain optimum physical wellbeing by helping them build stronger bones, tougher
teeth and healthy heart.
She noted: “The interest of Loya Milk in swimming
resonates with its unique brand essence. Loya Milk is fortified with extra
calcium, which makes it the choice of consumers who desire to live healthy and
remain physically fit.
“We at Promasidor Nigeria Limited, makers of Loya
Milk are convinced that inter-school competition is key to achieving our
national sports objective. Through the Loya Swim Meet, we are playing a lead
role in the quest to discover young talents in swimming.”
A professional swimmer, Dino Ebarakumo, who was
part of the officiating team, said the competition would stimulate young adults’
interest in professional swimming.
“States like Rivers and Bayelsa are blessed with
talents in swimming. Most of the kids
are natural swimmers. But we need to motivate them to embrace the sport as a profession.
This is the reason I see the Loya Milk intervention as a noble initiative that
must be emulated by other brands,” Ebarakumo, who is also the captain of Rivers
State Swimming Team, further said.
Loya Swim Meet started in Lagos in 2016 with 10
schools participating. It was held in both Lagos and Port Harcourt the
following year. The ongoing season held in Ibadan before it moved to Port
Harcourt last weekend. It will be hosted by Abuja after which it returns to
Lagos for the grand finale.
Besides Loya Swim Meet, Promasidor is engaging Nigerian
youths through Cowbellpedia Mathematics TV Show and Promasidor Harness Your
Dream, a career awareness workshop for public secondary schools.
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