Black Kites swimming season wraps with success at CIS invitational and farewell to our Year 13 swimmers

By Bradley Tang

After five months of weekly training and competitions, the Black Kites Swim Team concluded its season with the CIS Invitational Swim Meet on January 16, 2026. In the meet, our swimmers raced against numerous other Division 1 schools in Hong Kong. Despite strong competition, our swimmers broke three meet records and earned eight Gold, three Silver, and two Bronze medals in individual and relay events, bringing the total medal count to 13 from this meet alone. Overall, this brought the RCHK Black Kites to 4th place in the competition.

Black Kites swimmers record breakers included:

  • Yannick Yeung (Year 13) 100m Freestyle at 54.23

  • Bradley Tang (Year 8) 50m Breaststroke at 34.03

  • Boys Open Freestyle Relay (200m) - 1:43.74 Hercules Ma (Year 9), Marcus Leung (Year 10), Bono Vaid (Year 10), Yannick Yeung (Year 13)

Medal Table

Marcus Leung (left) and Bono Vaid (right) at CIS Invitational 2026.

Mr Chris Molnar, Black Kites Aquatics Director, leading warm-up at CIS Invitational 2026.

A Black Kites Swimmer on the block for Backstroke.

In addition to CIS Invitational, on November 28 - 30, 2025, Black Kites brought their biggest team ever with 28 swimmers, to Bangkok, Thailand, for the Patana International School’s Feeding Frenzy Swimming Competition. Our Black Kites swimmers won a total of 38 medals.  Medals consisted of five Gold, 10 Silver, and 23 Bronze from individual and team relays. The entire team collected a total of 410.5 points, more than double the previous Feeding Frenzy 2024 at 171 points!

The Black Kites competed with some of the best swimmers in the region from 14 schools across Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, and Hong Kong. Many personal bests were achieved, and most importantly, all the teamwork demonstrated by the entire team during the race by cheering each other on, and the encouragement that was shown during the 3-day meet. 

Another successful trip at Patana School in Bangkok, Thailand.

As the sun sets on the Black Kites Swim Season, we have to bid farewell to our Senior swimmers who have contributed greatly over their Black Kites athletic careers. The Year 13 Black Kites Swimmers graduating this year are Yannick Yeung, Nicholas Cox, Leanne Tse, Aspen Kwan, Axel Wong, and Haze Leung. 

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