Pieter Coetzé announced himself on the FINA World Cup stage in style, claiming a clean sweep of the backstroke events at the third leg in Doha over the weekend.First up was the 200m backstroke. Coetzé claimed victory in 1:52.09 before doing the same a day later in the 50m event, winning in 23.13. The 17-year-old then completed the trio of golds with victory in the 100m backstroke in 50.86, edging out highly decorated American Tom Shields in the process. All three races featured three South … [Read more...] about Coetzé and Sates keep SA flag flying high in Doha
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Another gold rush for Team SA in Accra
The South African team added nine more medals to their already-significant haul on day five of the African Swimming Championships in Accra, Ghana.That total included four golds, four silvers and one bronze medal. Ross Hartigan was first up, claiming top honours in the 200m butterfly in 2:00.10 – equalling the championship record he set in the preliminaries. Second in that race was compatriot Ruan Ras, who finished in 2:01.67. Rebecca Meder continued her impressive run, adding another gold to her … [Read more...] about Another gold rush for Team SA in Accra
Meder leads the way with seven golds so far at African Swimming Championships
Rebecca Meder has emerged as the top South African swimmer so far at the 14th CANA African Senior Swimming & Open Water Championships currently under way in Accra Ghana.The 19-year-old has collected four individual victories and three relay golds so far, with the possibility of further adding to her haul with the event wrapping up on 17 October. Meder claimed her individual titles in the 100 and 200m freestyle (56.22 and 2:02.65 respectively) as well as the 100m backstroke (1:02.90) and the … [Read more...] about Meder leads the way with seven golds so far at African Swimming Championships
Sates and Coetzé’s rivalry heats up on third day of SA Short Course Championships
Pietermaritzburg, Friday, 17 September 2021 – Two of the youngest swimmers on South Africa’s Olympic team to Tokyo, Pieter Coetzé and Matt Sates, continued to fire up the competition on day three of the SA Short Course Championships in Pietermaritzburg.18-year-old Sates picked up another national title in the 400m freestyle, cruising to victory over nine and a half seconds ahead of second-placed Danté Nortjé. The Maritzburg swimmer’s time of 3:41.02 also saw him securing another A qualifying … [Read more...] about Sates and Coetzé’s rivalry heats up on third day of SA Short Course Championships
Swimmers fired up for SA Short Course Championships
Pietermaritzburg, Tuesday, 14 September 2021 – Close to 300 swimmers, including several who competed at the recent Tokyo Olympics, have converged on Pietermaritzburg to compete at the SA Short Course Championships from 15-19 September 2021.Many of them will be gunning for qualifying times for the rescheduled FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) in Abu Dhabi from 16-21 December 2021. South Africans have traditionally excelled in the short course format, contested in a 25m pool, with the … [Read more...] about Swimmers fired up for SA Short Course Championships
Nelson Mandela Bay River Mile
Africa's oldest open water swimming event takes place in Nelson Mandela Bay this weekend. The 96th Nelson Mandela Bay River Mile - the oldest swimming event in Africa - takes place at Sunday's River this weekend with a festival of activities for the whole family. Starting with the Vodacom 5km Family Fun run at 9am on Saturday morning, the River Mile festival for the first time includes a local inter schools festival schools from Patensie, Kinkelbos and Colchester. Saturday afternoon will … [Read more...] about Nelson Mandela Bay River Mile
Huge Prize for Schools at historic Nelson Mandela Bay River Mile
The 96th Nelson Mandela Bay River Mile - the oldest swimming event in Africa - is set to take centre stage of the Nelson Mandela Bay swimming scene later this month. Hosted at the scenic Sundays River on 22nd and 23rd February the event will highlight everything good about Nelson Mandela Bay - food, crafts, sport and community family involvement. "There will be no less than 7 events to choose from including four Mile swim disciplines, the Gravity Kids Across the River races and the … [Read more...] about Huge Prize for Schools at historic Nelson Mandela Bay River Mile
Main’s Mauritius Challenge
In what he describes as his biggest challenge to date, Port Elizabeth endurance, adventurer, Kyle Main will swim a distance of 50km uninterrupted from the west to south coast of Mauritius in December. Beginning at Flic n Flac beach on the west coast and finishing at Bel Ombre beach in the south, Main will not touch land or support craft for around 10 hours over which time he is expected to have made around 36 000 arm strokes. Main has pioneered at least two swims of up to 25km around … [Read more...] about Main’s Mauritius Challenge
Amica de Jager win’s 10th Jendamark Bellbuoy Challenge
The sold out field of participants for the 10th Jendamark Bellbouy Challenge were welcomed to Pollok Beach on Saturday morning to the best swimming conditions the Challenge has ever produced. Nelson Mandela Bay, first stop on the international swimming Open Water World Tour (OWWT), showed off with Mediterranean like conditions for the duration of the 5km swim and even threw in a sprinkling of Bottlenose dolphins to add the cherry on the top to a diverse field of swimmers which included 22% from … [Read more...] about Amica de Jager win’s 10th Jendamark Bellbuoy Challenge
Bellbuoy Challenge Attracts Top Swimmers
The Jendamark Bellbouy Challenge will be the first stop on the international swimming circuit's Open Water World Tour (OWWT) which kicks off next weekend. Nelson Mandela Bay, home of the Jendamark Bellbuoy Challenge for the past 10 years, will be reaffirming its presence on the international stage by hosting the first ever OWWT event in the Southern Hemisphere. This gives another major boost to the city and the Bay’s reputation of being the destination of choice for ocean events in Southern … [Read more...] about Bellbuoy Challenge Attracts Top Swimmers
The Good Kind of Sellout
Port Elizabeth will confirm its status as the water sports capital of South Africa when the Open Water World Tour (OWWT) comes to town on the 13th of April. The Jendamark Bellbouy Challenge will be the first stop on the OWWT which makes its way to the southern hemisphere for the first time in its history. The OWWT, which generally attracts swimmers from various European countries, will brace the shores of Nelson Mandela Bay for what is shaping up to be one of the most competitive swims of … [Read more...] about The Good Kind of Sellout
One-Of-A-Kind Challenge for Bay Swimmers
Nelson Mandela Bay’s unique duathlon event will show off the 4 main metro beaches this Sunday. Pollok Beach, Hobie Beach, Humewood Beach and Kings Beach are all stops on the relay style duathlon known as the City Lodge 3 Beaches Challenge. Competitors will have to enter the water at Pollok Beach exit to clock in at Hobie and Humewood Beaches and finish the swim at Kings Beach. For those brave competitors who will be competing individually there is a 3km run to finish with as they make their … [Read more...] about One-Of-A-Kind Challenge for Bay Swimmers
Black and Booth Emerge Victorious
New champions were crowned at the 95th running of The Nelson Mandela Bay River Mile held at Sundays River yesterday morning with 17 year old Pearson scholar Slater Black and 16 year old Collegiate scholar Jessica Booth coming out tops in the feature Mile events. For Black, who had rushed back from a water polo tournament in East London, it was a particularly significant win with mom, Joannie Coetzer, a former double River Mile champion having last won the race 23 years ago. With a tough start … [Read more...] about Black and Booth Emerge Victorious
Where will you be on Sunday?
Africa’s oldest swimming event will form part of the River Mile festival at the Sundays River Cannonville Slipway this Sunday. On Sunday the 95th edition of The River Mile will take place at the beautiful venue. The race is the oldest known open water swimming event in Africa and one of the oldest in the world. Event winners can be tracked all the way back to the first race which was won by Roy Gregory in 1924. On that same day, the team trophy was also competed for. The first 5 swimmers … [Read more...] about Where will you be on Sunday?
95th River Mile Offers Huge Prize for Schools
The 95th River Mile is set to take centre stage of the Nelson Mandela Bay swimming scene next month. Hosted at the scenic Sundays River on 17 February the event will highlight everything good about Nelson Mandela Bay - food, crafts and sport. "There will be no less than 7 events to choose from including four swim disciplines, the Nitro Park Kids Across the River race, an Off-Road Triathlon and a 5km Fun Run. Added to these events, there will be a variety of arts and crafts, food vendors … [Read more...] about 95th River Mile Offers Huge Prize for Schools
