On Monday night, Lois made the final two in the 'Junior Sports Competitor of the Year Award' at the annual Havering Sport Council awards held at Upminster Golf Club.

 

Mr Reynolds nominated Lois for her remarkable achievements last year in swimming, which also included representing England at the World School Games in Slovakia. 

 

The great news is that Lois won. This has been a great personal achievement for her and something that will cap off her time at Emerson Park as she has been a great ambassador for the school.

 

This is the 2nd year in a row an Emerson Park pupil has won this award, as last year it was won by sprinting legend and now former pupil Joel A. 

 

JUNIOR SPORTS COMPETITOR-OF-THE-YEAR (Sponsored by West & Coe Funeral Directors) Presenting this award was Mr.Jeremy West MBE.

 

The winner was LOIS S: 2025 was an incredibly busy, productive and successful season for LOIS S – marked by milestones both in-and-out of the pool.  She qualified for the April 2025 National Championships – a key event for Olympic selection, covering both open and junior categories.  In the Winter and regional short course Championships, she performed well and maintained top rankings by delivering strong performances in both the 200 metres and 400 metres medley relays.  Hard work paid off with qualifying times for the National Winter Championships. She finished the season with a top 5 ranking in all her events.  In long course racing, she claimed titles in backstroke at County and Eastern Regional Championships and secured an English National Championship place, breaking club records along the way.  At British Nationals, she retained her ranking and earned selection for an elite Olympic Development Pathway Squad at Loughborough University.  She's most active, with participation in National Winter Short Course Championships and at an Inter-County team event in Sheffield. The biggest highlight was her England International selection for the International School Sport Federation World Schools Championships in Serbia.  There she adapted to unfamiliar conditions and rose to the occasion by delivering personal bests in nearly all her events and proudly bringing home a bronze medal from an international stage. A fantastic 200 metres personal best came in the British Championships when competing against Olympians. Many journeys face challenges and when her training pool was closed for 2 months due to repairs, she faced extra travelling and then training in pools with limited access due to overcrowding.  Her passion for the sport is inspiring.