Athletics
Swimming
Our swimming program has long been a cause for great pride amongst our community and since swimming was introduced at the AASCA level, our results and championships have been unrivaled.
ANS offers swimming in PE across the school divisions, as an after school option, and via our very own academy “SwimTigers”, all overseen by our head swim coach and athletic department administrator Mr. Andriy Kulyk (andriy.kulyk@ans.edu.ni).
SwimTigers has consistently produced high caliber swimmers and has seen members compete at the National Federation level, represent Nicaragua internationally, and even go on to swim at the olympics!
This week, our affiliated swimmers:
Ponçon Sanson Sophie
Guevara David
Bonanni Bruno
Kittles Baldovinos Ian
Arguello Santos Sebastian
Siman Miranda Rafael
Kuhlmann Alvarado Hannah
Lagos Melendez Erick
Marielisa Castillo Kloth
Have participated in the National Open Short Course Championship, organized by the Nicaraguan Swimming Federation in Michele Richardson 25-meter pool.
The medal winners were Erick Lagos (Gold in 50m breaststroke) and Marielisa Castillos (Silver in 50m butterfly).
All the other ANS swimmers have recorded considerable progress in their personal best times.
Congratulations to our Elite Swimmers!
This Saturday, 2nd of December, SwimTigers (previously Pirañas Club) celebrates its 25th anniversary with an event here on campus with a competition involving the following clubs, age groups and events:
Colegio Alemán Nicaragüense
Colegio Centroamérica
Lincoln International Academy
Club Barracudas
Notre Dame School
Lobos Marinos Swim Club
Totalling 114 swimmers.
Pre-infantil Girls/Boys: 7 – 8 años (25 libre, pecho)
Infantil A: Girls/Boys 9 – 10 años (50 libre, pecho)
Infantil B: Girls/Boys 11 – 12 años (50 libre, pecho)
Juvenil A: Girls/Boys 13-14 años (50 libre, pecho)
Mixed 4x50 meter Freestyle Relays
We wish all the best to every ANS student participating in this event and the members of our swimming community who will be out in force supporting our team as always, and congratulate SwimTigers and Mr. Kulyk for this incredible achievement..
For more information, please follow us on SwimTigers Instagram:
Gymnastics
Another discipline where ANS competes at the federation level and is privileged to have a private academy attached to our program is Gymnastics.
Nicaraguan national team coach, head coach of our after school gymnastics program, and Technical Director of the "Gymnast Tigers Academy" Ms. Liud Tellez (liud.tellez@ans.edu.ni) took 30 young athletes to the Polideportivo Espana National Gymnastics Center last Saturday, to compete in a range of disciplines and age groups in the “Copa Interclubes” hosted by the National Federation.
Young gymnasts from Pathways to 5th grade represented ANS in floor, vault, parallel bars and balance beam, and won a total of 28 competition medals, plus others awarded for participation in the “beginners' category”.
GOLD
Alessa Gonzalez, “baby” category. 1st place in Vault.
Alejandra Flores, “novatas 11 y/o”. 1st place in Vault.
Ivony Lin “novatas 7 y/o”, 1st place in Vault.
Tiffany Lin, “novatas 9 y/o” 1st place in Floor
Andrea Bendaña, “Level 1 8 y/o”. 1st place in Bars.
Eunjoe Jeon, “Level 1 8 y/o”. 1st place in Beam.
Valentina Prado, “Level 1 9 y/o”. 1st place in Bars and “All Around” champion.
Cecilia Cortez, “Level 2 8 y/o”. 1st place in Bars.
SILVER
Lían Restrepo, “novatas 10 y/o”. 2nd place in Floor.
Bushra Khatib, “novatas 10 y/o”. 2nd place in Vault.
Giuliana Gallardo “Level 1 6 y/o”. 2nd place in Vault.
Eunjoe Jeon, “Level 1”. 2nd place in bars and “All Around”. Valentina prado “Level 1”. 2nd place in Floor and Beam.
Emilia Cortez, “Level 2”. 2nd place in Vault.
Marcela Ríos, “Level 2”. 2nd place in Floor.
Ariana Silva, “Level 2”. 2nd place in Vault.
BRONZE
Sofia Espinoza, “novatas”. 3rd place in Vault.
Ivonny Lin, “novatas”. 3rd place in Floor.
Bushra Khatib, 3rd place in Floor.
Giuliana Gallardo, 3rd place in Bars.
Sofia Rocha, 3rd place in Bars.
Valentina Prado, 3rd place in Vault.
Eleana Abushihab, 3rd place in Vault.
Emilia Cortez, 3rd place in Floor.
Cecilia Cortez, 3rd place overall - “all around”.
Para un gran total de 28 medallas
We would like to thank every single athlete that represented ANS at this event along with all the families who worked tirelessly to support the program, sacrificing their weekend, having the girls come with their hair and makeup done, arranging for flowers for our gymnasts and much more.
We also want to thank our incredible coaching team, who were at the event from 7.00am to 8.00pm, for all their hard work and dedication to our community.
MOTIVATION
Don't practice until you get it right, practice until you can't get it wrong.
What's coming up,
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What's going on
Varsity teams in Track & Field, Soccer and Volleyball continue their preparations for AASCA events in the new year and are busy competing in a variety of partidos and events.
In extracurricular sports, our younger teams are playing friendly games as the semester draws to a close and this week has seen Soccer U10, 12 and 16 in action, along with Basketball U10, 12 and 14.
Special Announcements
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Tiger News - Episode 4
In this episode, we delve into the vibrant tapestry of Korean Cuisine and Culture, showcasing the highlights of our engaging Flex Day workshop, our annual Gratitude Feast and the win from both our Varsity Soccer Teams in the game field!
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