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A R T • AT H L E T I C S D AY
JAYDA SHARAF – EGYPTIAN AND SOUTH AFRICAN SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMER

Jayda grew up in Sharm el Sheikh until she was 7 and
Hurghada till we moved to Cairo summer 2010. She
joined Sun Valley Primary at the beginning of this year
and has taken to the school like a fish to water.
Her sporting journey began when she was 5 years old,
while on summer vacation in Cairo, she was spotted
watching the gymnastics and was invited to join the
Gezira Gymnastics team. She spent two months building
strength, coordination and flexibility.
She proved to be particularly talented at dance and
has developed into a very good choreographer (she
choreographs her own winning routines).
She trained almost daily and for hours and hours,
for two years before she got her first gold medal and
recognition.
HER ACHIEVEMENTS AS FOLLOWS
March 2013 Egyptian Nationals U12 1 x Gold Medal 2

Jack Rutherford doing a great job
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x Silver Medals (1st Team event, 2nd Combo event and
placed 3rd in the country for individual figures).
December 2013 South African National Age Groups 2
x Gold Medals 1 x trophy (1st Individual Figures, 1st Solo
performance and trophy for overall 12 and under winner)
She also competed in the 13 to 15 age group Figures
and took 4th place overall
February 2014 Western Province Regional
Championships 2 x Gold Medals (1st Individual Figures,
1st Solo performance.
She is currently training with the Western Province team
for the South African Senior National Championships in
April 2014 and is the youngest member of her team and
will swim in the 13 to 15 year age group.
She has also been chosen (unofficially, as the
announcement hasn’t been made yet) to represent South
Africa at the Comen Cup Games in Greece in June 2014.

Creative Expression ... Art in all Forms at Sun Valley Primary
We are exploring different facets of Arts and Culture this year, and
the Grades 1 to 4 have produced expressive and creative work.

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