In collaboration with the Kulon Progo Regional Office of Education and Indonesia Swimming Association, YSU held a swimming competition for school students on Sunday (May 31st 2015). The participants are categorised into 5 age categories namely 15 years old and older, 13-14 years old, 11-12 years old, 9-10 years old, and 8 years old and younger. There were 159 schools participating in this event and 225 participants joined the competition.
The head of Kulon Progo Regional Office of Education, Drs. Sumarsana, M.Si, gave his speech in the opening ceremony of the competition. “We hope that this competition will provide athletes with opportunities to develop their talent and skills,” he said.
Chief of the committee, Subagyo, M.Pd. explained the categories in the competition were Freestyle stroke, Butterfly, and Breaststroke starting from 50 metres to 200 metres categories.
The winners were announced on the day and it is hoped that the program will be beneficial for the development of swimming athletes.