The eighth circuit of the Pursuit Swim League concludes this week at British School of Kampala (BSK) Muyenga with Astros and Flames, who are a point apart, as favourites for the top slot.
Flames topped the first leg of this circuit on June 12 but Astros dethroned them last Friday to top the day and jump to nine points on the table.
This circuit is strictly for relays. Astros, who led the table on June 12, did not win any relay last Friday but finished second in the 5x25m butterfly and medley relays.
They also finished third in the 5x25m backstroke and freestyle relays but were disqualified in the breaststroke one.
Fortunately for them, four of the five teams got at least one disqualification so the standings were barely affected as they finished second on the night and kept top of standings with nine points.
Colts and Talons were disqualified in the same breaststroke relay while Jets and Talons were disqualified in the 5x25m fly relay.
Flames, which topped the night to move to eight overall points and second in the standings, had no disqualification and won the 5x25m fly, breaststroke, freestyle, and medley relays. They finished last in the 5x25m back relay.
Colts were second in the 5x25m back and third in the 5x25m fly relays. They also finished 4th in the medley relay and last in the freestyle one to finish third on the night and overall with six points.
Colts have a chance of topping the circuit but they need Flames and Astros to finish lower than third on the last day.
Jets are fourth now in standings after finishing second in the 5x25m breaststroke relay and fourth in the backstroke and freestyle ones. Jets finished last in the medley relay.
Talons, who are fifth on the table with four points were killed by the disqualifications but actually topped the backstroke relay, finished second in the freestyle one, and third in the medley relay. They are out of the race for top place as they cannot finish higher than Astros and Flames unless the two teams fail to turn up this Friday.