Gabriël Grauwde, a former student at the AlphaMax Academy (2012 Class) and now a student at the West Virginia University Institute of Technology continues to do well in both academic work and swimming.
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| Gabriel Grauwde |
Gabriël is a member of the University’s swimming team and is considered one of the team’s best swimmers. This is the first year that the school has a swimming team which has participated in swimming competitions. Gabriel has been to swimming competitions in several states : Ohio, Kentucky,Virginia,
, Oklahoma and of course West Virginia.
Recently Gabriël competed in two very big swimming competitions in Kentucky and in Oaklahoma. The competition in Kentucky was the Appalachian Athletic Conference Swimming Championships and this was a Conference Championship where all the universities in the Appalachian Athletic Conference participate . Gabriël produced some good results making the B-final in a few of his events.
Gabriël Grauwde also went to the National NAIA Swimming Championships in Oaklahoma City, Oaklahoma. For a freshman, qualifying for these championships is a spectacular achievement. At the national championships, even though Gabriel did not make any finals individually, he swam a few of his best times and his relay team was able to make the finals in a few of their relays.
Gabriël is now preparing for the Suriname National Short Course Championships for which he will be returning to Suriname in May. Gabriël is a dedicated student-athlete and plans to continue to perform at a high level and to the highest of his ability.
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| AddMichael Grauwde |
