In a bid to encourage swimming amongst Secondary School
students in Nigeria, Loya Milk, a premium milk brand from the stable of
Promasidor Nigeria Limited on Saturday, 3 December 2016, organised a swimming
competition dubbed "Loya Swim Meet" for Secondary Schools in Lagos
State where cash prizes of over N1, 000,000 (one million naira) and other
consolation prizes were given to participants.
The competition which held at the Grange School, Harold
Shodipo, Ikeja, GRA, Lagos had 10 Secondary Schools in attendance with five
boys and five girls each participating in the three categories of 25 metres
freestyle, 50 metres freestyle and 100 metres freestyle relay respectively.
Speaking at the event, the Category Manager, Dairy,
Promasidor Nigeria, Mr. Abiodun Ayodeji, said “Loya Milk is fortified with 50
percent more calcium which helps in building stronger bone, tougher teeth and a
healthy heart”
"At the heart of this brand, is improving the
well-being of children in Nigeria, and this is achieved not only by providing
the best nutrition in Loya Milk but also by identifying with a sport that
promotes this promise," he stated.
Abiodun added " we are aware that swimming is a
360-degrees’ sport that involves all parts of your body, and it helps to
maintain a healthy weight, healthy heart, control your muscle and above all, a
fun exercise for growing children."
The schools that participated in the competition were
Dowen College, Chrisland College, Greensprings School, Halifield Schools,
ST&T Regency international school, Supreme Education Foundation, Queensland
Academy, Grace High School, Avi-cenna International and Honeyland College.
Commenting on the event, Mr. F.J Vander Merwe, one of the
principals of Chrisland Schools who emerged winner in the 50 metres swimming
competition for boys, said " l think it is a wonderful incentive for our
students, and we would definitely maintain our performance in subsequent
competition. We commend Loya Milk for this laudable initiative and would urge
other organisations to emulate this."
On his team’s performance, Merwe affirmed "l am very
proud of our students as they worked very hard for this, and if we can get more
sponsors of this kind of event in Nigeria it would give students the
encouragement to participate in swimming."
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