National Sports Day is celebrated across the nation on the occasion of Major Dhyan Chand’s birthday and VIBGYOR High made sure that sports forms the focal point of the day. VIBGYOR High School, Airoli, organised an Inter-school Swimming Competition, to commemorate the National Sports Day and promote swimming as a competitive sport amongst students. The event was held in the school premises on 29 August 2016.
150 students came together to participate in the competition, displaying their swimming skills in varied styles – Free Style, Breast Stroke, Back Stroke and Butterfly Stroke. The competition was held across 4 age categories, namely – U6, U8, U10 and U12 for both, boys and girls. Among the other schools who participated in the event, Pawar Public School, Oberoi International School, Hiranandani Foundation, Lodha World School and a few more featured on the winning list. The winners from each category were awarded with a certificate and a medal.
Mr. Kishore Iyengar, Principal, VIBGYOR High School, Airoli was all praises for the students who participated in the competition. Expressing his views about the event, he said, “At VIBGYOR High, participation in different sports is highly emphasised as we believe that it helps in building essential skills in students, while also helping them stay fit. On this special day which is celebrated as National Sports Day, we wish to pay a tribute to Major Dhyan Chand by hosting the interschool swimming competition in our school. I am glad to see the enthusiasm in the young stars.”
The table below lists the winners, the school they represent and the category they excelled in:
| Event | Gender | Student Name | School | Timing |
U-6 | ||||
| 20 M Free Style | Boys | Vihaan Chaturvedi | Lodha World School | 0:22:12 |
| Girls | Alish Chaudhari | Vile Parle Mahila Sangh School | 00:20:17 | |
U-8 | ||||
| 20 M Free Style | Boys | Chetan Malonkar | ICES International School | 00:15:86 |
| Girls | Hargoon Vridi | VIBGYOR High, Airoli | 00:17:48 | |
| 20 M Back Stroke | Boys | Chetan Malonkar | ICES International School | 00:17:59 |
| Girls | Joana Raphael | VIBGYOR High, Airoli | 00:22:50 | |
U-10 | ||||
| 40 M Free Style | Boys | Aryan Dinakaran | Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir | 00:27:44 |
| Girls | Bethany Furtado | MIPS | 00:29:53 | |
| 40 M Breast Stroke | Boys | Aryan Dinakaran | Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir | 00:37:15 |
| Girls | Bethany Furtado | MIPS | 00:40:04 | |
| 40 M Back Stroke | Boys | Aryan Dinakaran | Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir | 00:34:40 |
| Girls | Bethany Furtado | MIPS | 00:34:44 | |
| 40 M Butterfly Stroke | Boys | Aryan Dinakaran | Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir | 00:29.43 |
| Girls | Bethany Furtado | MIPS | 00:32:62 | |
U-12 | ||||
| 40 M Free Style | Boys | Deven Kale | VIBGYOR High, Airoli | 00:29:66 |
| Girls | Shraddha Shetty | Hiranandani Foundation | 00:29:69 | |
| 40 M Breast Stroke | Boys | Deven Kale | VIBGYOR High, Airoli | 00:43:91 |
| Girls | Shraddha Shetty | Hiranandani Foundation | 00:42:08 | |
| 40 M Back Stroke | Boys | Deven Kale | VIBGYOR High, Airoli | 00:39:34 |
| Girls | Shraddha Shetty | Hiranandani Foundation | 00:41:97 | |
| 40 M Butterfly Stroke | Boys | Deven Kale | VIBGYOR High, Airoli | 00:34:75 |
| Girls | Shraddha Shetty | Hiranandani Foundation | 00:36:81 | |