Dolphin Swimming League 6 enters final leg

The battle for the top spot in the Season 6 of the annual Dolphin Swimming League is reaching its climax as Grange School prepares to host the participating teams on Saturday, February 22,

Swimmers from 12 schools will also jostle to make the Nigerian contingent to the International School Sport Federation (ISF) Gymnasiade in Serbia this April at the final.

Defending champions Grange and St. Saviour’s Schools aim to continue their dominance against Lagos Preparatory & Secondary School (LPSS), Greensprings, Atlantic Hall, Riverbank, Temple, Corona, and Whitesands Lagoon, as well as Children International School, Boken Aquatics, and Team UNAT.

Organised by Dynaspro Sports Promotion in collaboration with Advanta Interactive, the league is technically supported by the Lagos State Swimming Association and the Nigeria Aquatic Federation. It is endorsed by the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) and the Nigeria School Sport Federation (NSSF). Rite Foods, the tournament’s official sponsor, has pledged unwavering support for grassroots sports development in Nigeria.

This season, the league has also received substantial backing from sports philanthropist Olugbenga Agboola, CEO and co-founder of Flutterwave. Agboola has provided trophies, medals, and other logistics as part of his commitment to sports development in Nigeria.

League coordinator Oluseyi Oyebode expressed gratitude for Agboola’s support, noting that it has significantly enhanced the tournament. He also appealed for more support from corporate individuals and organizations for future editions.

Former President of the Aquatic Federation of Nigeria, Babatunde Fatayi-Williams, praised the league organisers for their consistency and called for additional support.

“I’m so happy that the organisers have been able to keep the league going up to season six. You can see all the excitement from the children. The benefit of this kind of program, this league format, is that it keeps the swimmers training regularly because they know they have legs of the competition coming along. So it makes it easier for the coaches to keep the swimmers working, and over the years, this league has produced swimmers that went on to represent the country at the junior level in the region, on the continent, and even at the World Junior Championships. That shows the quality of products that have come out of this league,” he added.