Last month, just after the sports meet-up concluded, the teachers of the PE department immediately took some students to attend the inter-school badminton tournament. As a member of the Shanghai School Sports Association, FDIS takes students to various sports events or training almost every weekend. In addition to various ball sports (click here to read Jeff Engle's “Ode to Soccer at FDIS"), our teachers and students experienced both remarkable achievements and unforgettable moments in track and field and swimming competitions this year.

上個月校內運動會剛落下帷幕，體育組的老師們又馬不停蹄地帶著學生們去參加校際羽毛球賽。作為上海國際學校體育聯盟學校成員之一，復旦附中國際部幾乎每個周末都會組隊帶學生往返于各種體育賽事或訓練場，除了各種球類運動（點擊此處鏈接閱讀Jeff老師撰寫的“足球頌”），我校師生今年在田徑和游泳類的比賽中也創造了不少顯著的成績和難忘的瞬間。

• Shawn of Grade 8B won two gold medals in the long jump and 100-meter race.
• John of Grade 9 won first place in the men's shot put.
• Kelly of Grade 7A won first place in the women's shot put.
• Christine of Grade 7A won third place in the women's shot put.

今年3月24號，在包玉剛實驗學校舉行的田徑比賽中，我校獲得的成績和名次如下：

• 8年級B班的Shawn 在跳遠和百米賽跑中共獲得兩枚金牌；
• 9年級John 榮獲男子組鉛球項目的第一名；
• 7年級A班 Kelly 獲女子組鉛球第一名；
• 7年級B班Christine 獲女子組鉛球第三名。

Sports Stars

On May 19, in the Inter-School Competition of Wellington School, our students made more great achievement:

• Shawn of Grade 8B won two gold medals again in the long jump and the 100-meter race.
• John of Grade 9 won first place in the men's shot put.
• Andrew of Grade 10 won first place in the men's long jump.
• Sylvia of Grade 7B won second place in the women's long jump, and Christine won third place.

Kelly of Grade 7A won second place in the women's shot put.
之后5月19號在惠靈頓國際學校的校際比賽中，我校學生再創佳績：

• 8年級B班的Shawn 在跳遠和百米賽跑再次摘得兩枚金牌；
• 9年級John 榮獲男子組鉛球項目的第一名；
• 10年級Andrew榮獲男子跳遠項目第一名；
• 7年級B班 Sylvia獲女子跳遠項目第二名，同班的Christine 獲第三名；
• 7年級A班 Kelly 獲女子組鉛球第二名。

The most important thing about sports spirit is to pursue higher, faster, and stronger and constantly break through one’s own limits. At the same time, we can enjoy the development of willpower and explosive power sports brings us, and the pleasant atmosphere of cooperation. The results of the above track and field events, as well as the expressions on the faces of the students, not only represent the athletic excellence of FDIS students but also vividly symbolize the sports spirit of our school.

體育精神最重要的就是追求更高、更快、更強，不斷突破自我；增強體質同時，能享受體育運動帶來的意志力和爆發力的提升，以及與他人合作的愉悅氛圍。以上田徑賽事的成績，還有孩子們臉上的表情，不僅代表了FDIS學生的體育素養，也生動詮釋了我校的體育精神。

Swimming Pool – both the individuals and the teams have fun游泳池——個人與集體同樂

In the swimming competition held in Shanghai High School on November 17, Sawa of Grade 6A won second place in the 50m freestyle, second place in the 50m butterfly and first place in the 200m individual medley.

11月17日在上海中學舉行的游泳比賽中，6年級A班的Sawa獲得了50米自由泳第二名，50米蝶泳第二名，200米個人混合泳第一名。

On December 1, another swimming competition was held at Western International School of Shanghai. Sawa again won first place in the 50m freestyle, second place in the 50m butterfly and third place in the 50m breaststroke. Shodai in Grade 3 won first place in the three-person competition, and Winona in Grade 4 won first place in the breaststroke group.

12月1日在西華國際學校，Sawa再次獲得了50米自由泳第一名，50米蝶泳第二名，50米蛙泳第三名。三年級Shodai榮獲了三個小組第一，四年級的Winona也獲得了蛙泳小組第一。

Swimming Stars

Pictures of Winona, Shodai and Sawa

In addition, the coaches also found that in swimming competitions, especially relay competitions in which the whole team participated, the degree of effort was far greater than what’s typical in training and in individual competitions. After the relay race, some students even said "sorry" to the fastest swimmers, believing that they were dragging the whole team down. Everyone encouraged each other and strove for better results next time. One student who usually came last in training achieved a penultimate position in the actual competition. When she broke through the water, she shouted excitedly, "I'm not the last now! I'm second-to-last!" The students and parents all laughed and applauded her hard-won achievement.

除此之外，帶隊老師還發現，游泳比賽中，尤其是集體參與的接力賽，大家努力的程度遠超平時訓練和個人比賽項目：接力賽從泳池上來以后，有同學甚至會對游得最快的同學說“對不起”，認為是自己拖累了整個團隊，這時大家會笑著相互打氣，爭取下次取得更佳的成績；還有一位同學在平時訓練時，總是最后一名，正式比賽中，她獲得了倒數第二，破水而出的瞬間，她興奮地大叫：“我終于不是倒數第一了！我是倒數第二！”岸上的同學和家長們都哈哈大笑，激動地為她來之不易的成就感用力鼓掌。

Reflections from students來自學生的反思Practice Makes Perfect | 熟能生巧

Shenny Chen G6A

This time I realized that if I don’t practice, I will not only let myself down but also my team. Now I understand why people say “Practice makes perfect.” But I need to make one thing clear: “We are FDIS, we are strong, and we do not fear the competitions, and we do not fear to lose. We let the competition and winners fear us!”

這一次（比賽讓）我意識到，如果我不勤加練習，我不僅會讓自己失望，也會讓我的團隊失望，現在我終于明白人們為什么常說“熟能生巧”了。但是我還要澄清一件事：“我們是FDIS，我們是強大的，我們不害怕競爭，我們也不害怕失敗，我們讓競爭者和贏家害怕我們！”

From Awful to Awesome | 從糟糕到厲害

Erica Li G6A

I have been in the swimming team since 4th grade. Before, I was awful at diving. Whenever the whistle blew, I just slipped off the jumping board and fell onto the water with a painful splash. Water entered my goggles, and my swimming cap would slip off. After two years of hard work, I was able to not get freaked out at the whistle and to dive in smoothly. Now, I participate not only in the breaststroke and freestyle but also in the relay. I have improved my swimming speed by almost 30 seconds, compared to the first time. Though I didn’t come back with gold medals, I am proud of my effort and improvement and am very thankful to Ms. Yuan, who has been spending hours every week to train us.

我從第四年級就開始參加游泳隊了。剛開始，我完全不會跳水。每當哨聲響起，我就從跳板上滑下來，痛得撲通一聲掉到水里。水進入我的護目鏡，游泳帽也會滑落。經過兩年的刻苦訓練，當哨聲響起時，我再也不會驚慌失措，而是能平穩地躍入水中。現在，我不僅參加蛙泳和自由泳比賽，而且還參加了接力賽。與第一次相比，我的游泳速度提高了近30秒。雖然我沒有帶金牌回來，但我為我的努力和進步感到驕傲，非常感謝袁老師，她每周都要花好幾個小時訓練我們。

First Quarter's Experience | 泳隊初體驗Tanya Ren G3

It is my first quarter in the swim team. I learned a lot of new things and made some good friends. This quarter we had two swim contests. I had a lot of fun there. Ever since I joined the swimming team, my speed for the 25m freestyle and breaststroke have gotten higher and higher. Before I joined the swimming team, my rate at the 25m freestyle could not be faster than 26 seconds, and now my fastest record is 22 seconds.

I hope in the next quarter I can do better at breaststroke and swim faster and better.

這是我參加游泳隊的第一個季度。我學到了很多新東西，交了一些好朋友。這個季度我們有兩次游泳比賽。我在那里玩得很開心。自從我加入了游泳隊，我的25米自由泳和蛙泳的速度越來越快。在我加入游泳隊之前，我的25米自由泳速度不能快于26秒，現在我最快的紀錄是22秒。

我希望下個賽季我能在蛙泳上做得更好，游得更快更好。

Data provided by Ms. Yuan Jing & Mr. LeoPhotos were mainly taken by Mrs. Zhan, Christine’s Mother數據由袁靖和余立昊老師提供 照片主要由Christine的家長詹女士拍攝 FDIS TourFDIS has regular admission inquiry days for prospective students and parents every Friday. The session details are below:Elementary School session (G1-5)Time: 9:30-11:30
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