Grange School and St Saviour’s School reaffirmed their dominance by retaining their titles as Nigeria’s best-performing schools at the Dolphin Swimming League Season 7 Awards on Saturday.
St Saviour’s School, Ikoyi, amassed 954.5 points to claim the Best Primary School title, while Grange School topped the secondary school standings with 1,074 points. Boken Club emerged as the Best Club at both the primary and secondary levels.
Rising star Naetochukwu Oguegbu of Meadow Hall School and Grange School duo Aidan Dumuje-Abili and Oluwatofunmi Ibidapo were among the standout performers, clinching major honours in the country’s premier school swimming competition.
Oguegbu stole the spotlight with an impressive haul of 15 gold medals, earning recognition as one of the competition’s top performers alongside Grange’s Aidan Dumuje-Abili, a familiar MVP winner. His breakthrough performance marked him as one of the league’s brightest prospects, signalling the emergence of a new generation of talent in Nigeria’s youth swimming scene.
The well-attended awards ceremony in Lagos featured remarks from former President of the Nigeria Aquatics Federation, Babatunde Fatayi-Williams, who described the Dolphin Swimming League as “the best to have emerged from Nigeria.”
For the second consecutive year, Ibidapo of Grange School was named Best Female Swimmer after winning 14 gold medals and one silver medal.
Reflecting on her achievement, she said, “After winning last year, I knew I had to redouble my efforts to retain the title. With the support of my parents, I was able to achieve that. Next season, I hope to make it three in a row through even greater dedication and hard work.”
League Technical Director Samuel Jesimiel underscored the competition’s developmental impact, stressing that it is already producing swimmers capable of representing Nigeria in the future.
He also commended parents and guardians for their unwavering support, which continues to motivate the technical team to raise standards annually.
The Dolphin Swimming League is organised annually by Dynaspro Sports Promotion in collaboration with Advanta Interactive Limited. The competition receives technical support from the Lagos State Aquatic Association and is sanctioned by the Nigeria Aquatics Federation, the Nigeria Olympic Committee and the Nigeria School Sport Federation.