Britain's 70.3 ladies Ironman World Champion, Jodie Swallow tamed the windy conditions of Nelson Mandela Bay on Sunday morning to win the Ladies Dis-Chem 3km Ocean Swim during Round 5 of the Weekend Post Ocean Racing Series. The 29-year old swam a time of 46min 26sec to finish behind Nelson Mandela Bay's 15 year old Wayne Jones with Michael Marais in 3rd place and SA Ironman Champion Raynard Tissink in 4th place. Tissink, who is not currently racing fit, has just changed his training regime to … [Read more...] about Round 5 to Jodie Swallow
van de Ryst Goes Down to Peter
www.MyPE.co.za: Top Eastern Province triathlete Ryan Peter upset pre-race favourite Corney van der Ryst to claim line honours in a very closely fought 3rd and final round of the EPTA Triathlon Summer Series held at Port St Francis on Sunday 26th December. Peter proved too strong over the final 5km run leg to finish in 1hr 2min 24 seconds just over 30 seconds ahead of early race leader van der Ryst with Brendan Lowen in 3rd place some 45 seconds further back. "I had a fantastic race on a … [Read more...] about van de Ryst Goes Down to Peter
2010 Steers Marina Mile
www.MyPE.co.za: Top Eastern Province swimmers, Jessica Roux and Christopher van de Sande, have ended the 2010 year on a high note with a handful of wins at the Steers Marina Mile festival at Marina Martinique on Wednesday and Thursday morning. Roux won the 10km, double mile and Mile swims at the festival cementing her position as the Eastern Provinces top open water swimmer whilst van de Sande took gold in the Men's 10km and Mile events. On Wednesday Rebecca Newman and Brenton Williams won the … [Read more...] about 2010 Steers Marina Mile
Van de Ryst and Bight Dominant
www.MyPE.co.za: Round 2 of the EPTA Summer Series Triathlon was held in scorching conditions at Marina Martinique and it was the Round 1 winners who dominated once again. The Men's race being won by Corney van der Ryst in 1hr 47sec from fast running Ryan Peter and Jack de Kort. In the Ladies Race, Liza Bright won in 1hr 09min 35sec from Ingrid Brown and Esthia De Villiers The final round of the Series takes place on Sunday morning at Port St Francis, starting at 9.30am. Online … [Read more...] about Van de Ryst and Bight Dominant
Van de Ryst Pips de Kort
www.MyPE.co.za: The first round of the EPTA Summer Series triathlon was won by Gauteng student Corney van de Ryst from Nelson Mandela Bay's Jack de Kort and Ryan Peter. Van de Ryst who is a top national age group triathlete, paced himself well behind the experienced de Kort during the 750m swim and 20km cycle leg before making a lightning fast transition between the cycle leg and the 5km run leg to take the lead and complete the race in 1hr 6min. De Kort did extremely well to hang onto 2nd … [Read more...] about Van de Ryst Pips de Kort
Jessica Makes Mens Hearts Pound
www.MyPE.co.za: Nelson Mandela Bay's Jessica Roux showed on Sunday morning, 19 December, just why she is rated as one of South Africa's top open water swimmers with a comfortable win over 2010 70.3 Ironman champion Lucie Zelenkova in the Dis-chem 3km Ocean Swim during round 4 of the Weekend Post Ocean Racing Series at Hobie Beach in Nelson Mandela Bay. Roux had a strong swim with eventual men's winner Wayne Jones, finishing 2nd overall on the morning - making for strong cardiac exercise for … [Read more...] about Jessica Makes Mens Hearts Pound
