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Dolphins and Whales keep eye on swimmers

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Port Elizabeth Olympic open water Swimmer Jessica Roux was in top form over the weekend with a great win in the Dischem 2km Ocean Swim at Hobie Beach on Sunday morning as part of the opening round of the City’s unique Ocean Racing Series™. Roux was part of over 350 participants taking part in one of five events during the start of Season 9 for the Series despite the cool damp conditions.

Overnight rain ensured near perfect and flat sea conditions for the swimmers with dolphins and whales also watching on as over 200 swimmers took to the waters of Algoa Bay in the Dis-Chem 1km and 2km Ocean Swim races. The Jones siblings appear to have picked up where they left off at the end of the last season with undefeated Season 7 and Season 8 2km champion, Wayne Jones, continuing his domination of the Series with another great win, this time ahead of this older brother Jason who was last season’s runner up in the 1km swim and on Sunday took to the 2km distance to place 2nd. Ronald Kroch claimed 3rd on the morning whilst Roux made a welcome return to the Series with a win in the Dis-chem 2km ladies Ocean Swim with Rebecca Newman and Lauren Munton taking the remaining podium positions.

Daniel Jones won the Dis-chem 1km swim from Joshua Bellairs and Robert Masterton with last season’s runner up, Kirsten Marriott, getting one up on the defending Series 1km ladies champion, Amy Mardon, with Amy Keech placing 3rd.

In the beach events it was Munro Ferreira who took the top spot in the 5km Beach Run. Ferreira, who at just 16 years old was the overall Series runner up last season, had a strong run to finish ahead of Luvuyo Stephen and Likhaya Rooi who are part of the Masakhane Future Stars program which is sponsored by Pagdens Attorneys and Willard Batteries. In the ladies 5km Beach Run it was 12 year old Megan Snyman who proved too strong on the morning to snatch the gold medal with Elizabeth Anderson in 2nd place and Michelle Lawson in 3rd whilst in the Swirlers Viennese Wafers 5km Beach Walk it was Juan Slabbert and Taryn Ferreira who took the honours on the morning. Colin Korkie and Johan Ferreira grabbed the remaining men’s medals while Maritza Craig and Milé Vermaak.

The ever popular Crickley Dairy Kids Beach Run attracts around 100 kids to the beach on Sunday mornings and saw Daniel Elfick and Kayley Pace winning the 6 years and under age group, Josh Pretorius and Chennin Upton (7-8 yrs), Jack Serfontein and Jamie Bulbring (9-10yrs) and Adam Grosse and Kayla Ferreira (12 years and under). All kids in this event receive a finishers medal from Sync Tooling & Project Solutions and their medal photograph from Zports and Sport Action Photography.

All participants got to enjoy a chilled BOS ice tea before the lucky draw prize giving with around 30 lucky draw prize hampers up for grabs each week include the feature lucky draw, R1,000 cash. Season 9 of the Ocean Racing Series™ consists of 11 race days and takes place on alternate Sunday mornings at Hobie Beach between 6th October and the end of March 2014.

The Series continues to support the Reach for a Dream Foundation and the Rotary Club of Port Elizabeth Sunrise and on Sunday the Series contributed R1,500 towards the realisation of a dream for a young girl.

Past champions - Jessica Roux (Season 5) & Michael Marais (Season 6) share a moment with Rebecca Newman (Season 4) before the start. Photo: Carl Newman
Past champions – Jessica Roux (Season 5) & Michael Marais (Season 6) share a moment with Rebecca Newman (Season 4) before the start. Photo: Carl Newman

Results:

Dis-Chem 1km Ocean Swim

  • MALE: 1 Daniel Jones (26:49); 2 Joshua Bellairs (27:47); 3 Robert Masterton (28:51); 4 Mark Edge (29:27); 5 Richard Gilbert (30:09); 6 Gareth Reeves (30:54); 7 Cole Craig (30:58); 8 Sawie Henning (31:06); 9 Fabien Lethiec (31:08); 10 Barry Serfontein (31:30); 11 Richden Jute (31:39); 12 Josh Tucker (32:16); 13 Greg Tucker (32:23); 14 Adrian Clarke (32:23); 15 Lee Muller (32:48); 16 Charl Parkin (33:00); 17 Mark Ferguson (34:01); 18 Billy Browne (34:02); 19 Jonathan Mandell (34:07); 20 Bernus Olivier (34:09); 21 Philip Marais (34:14); 22 Rolf Kickhofel (34:18); 23 Awdra kilian (34:21); 24 Brendon Hayward (34:25); 25 Peter Marriott (34:27); 26 Wade Lindhorst (34:44); 27 Gordon Wessels (34:46); 28 Gordon Upton (35:00); 29 Brett Croucamp (35:08); 30 Warren Botha (35:26); 31 Brett Holmes (35:37); 32 Ian Van Der Walt (35:40); 33 Wayne Brown (35:49); 34 micheal King (35:49); 35 Brandon Chapman (35:54); 36 Enrico Els (35:58); 37 Joel Carlse (36:03); 38 Simon Young (36:17); 39 Dylan Benyon (36:17); 40 Marin von Allerman (37:04); 41 Toni Laderach (37:22); 42 Baden Swans (37:27); 43 Gordon Swans (37:30); 44 caul Geyen (37:36); 45 Niel Fivaz (37:58); 46 Neal Bruton (38:06); 47 Luke Watkins (38:08); 48 Jared Cassidy (38:08); 49 Lionel Kroon (38:55); 50 Jannie Goosen (39:03); 51 Colin Mcall (39:08); 52 Richard Mcintyre (39:18); 53 jaco Hattingh (39:21); 54 Craig Wilson (39:32); 55 Bernard Playdon (39:36); 56 Edward Pienaar (40:04); 57 Luigi Ventresca (40:07); 58 Martin De Lange (40:23); 59 Helder De Almeida E Silva (40:27); 60 Mark Edmeades (40:46); 61 Ross Pyle (41:37); 62 Adam Volpe (41:56); 63 Kevin Rheeder (42:30); 64 Willi Lawson (42:31); 65 Bernd Leibenguth (43:02); 66 Philip Weddell (43:21); 67 Kevin Richards (44:04); 68 Rory Hilton (53:55); 69 Robert Leonard (56:18);
  • FEMALE: 1 Kirsten Marriott (27:50); 2 Amy Mardon (29:11); 3 Amy Keech (31:50); 4 Josie Claassen (32:37); 5 Hayley Ward (32:40); 6 Megan Marriott (32:53); 7 Kerry Hains (32:54); 8 Ingrid Segura Sancheq (33:07); 9 Cameron Ackerman (33:12); 10 Andriette Kilion (34:12); 11 Jo Tucker (34:31); 12 Margie Young (34:40); 13 Lara Noble (34:53); 14 Amore Strauss (34:58); 15 Claudia Dalla-Vecchia (35:11); 16 Caroline Els (35:18); 17 Antonelle Saporta (35:20); 18 Lise Claasen (35:24); 19 Jane Schlaphoff (35:29); 20 Susann Chapman (35:56); 21 Ida Fivaz (35:59); 22 Lesley Velman (36:32); 23 Pauline Tunstead (36:55); 24 Dietlind Gretschel (36:58); 25 Claire Jerling (37:07); 26 Kaelin Meyer (37:12); 27 Tyra Murray (37:33); 28 Sharon Wilson (39:10); 29 Paige Lee (39:13); 30 Ren Harington (39:16); 31 Barbara Bulbring (39:39); 32 Liz Goosen (40:19); 33 Bronwin Meyer (40:25); 34 Carlene Du Randt (40:40); 35 Mandy Zoonekynd (40:42); 36 Wendy Nel (41:02); 37 Katy Hofmeyr (41:15); 38 Ashleigh Duffy (41:21); 39 Gina Daniels (41:41); 40 Kristyn Evans (41:52); 41 Lauren Mulder (41:55); 42 Catherine Sweetnam (43:00); 43 Lynette Harbrecht (43:10); 44 Jeanine Lambard (43:44); 45 Letitia Strauss (48:19); 46 Stephnie Anne De Silva (49:47); 47 Mari Schroeder (52:32);

Dis-Chem 2km Ocean Swim

  • MALE: 1 Wayne Jones (34:49); 2 Jason Jones (35:43); 3 Ronald Kroch (37:46); 4 Bruce Campbell (37:50); 5 Craig Willand (39:54); 6 Chris Mowbray (40:00); 7 Pj Duffy (40:01); 8 Kyle De Lange (41:44); 9 Ken Noble (42:03); 10 Michael Marais (42:09); 11 Travis Mc Grath (42:13); 12 Greg Hough (42:18); 13 Iain Geddes (42:58); 14 Edwan Denysschen (43:07); 15 Mark Willimott (43:16); 16 Kevin Raine (43:35); 17 Matt Shellard (43:53); 18 Chris Howes (44:06); 19 Ralph West (45:15); 20 Aidan Wood (45:27); 21 Ryan Pienaar (45:51); 22 Mark Alderman (46:08); 23 Antony Daniels (46:19); 24 Ross Helliwell (46:21); 25 Andre Kleynhans (46:34); 26 Paul Schaerer (46:38); 27 Daniel Baines (46:49); 28 Mark Impey (47:09); 29 Mark Cooper (47:12); 30 Graeme Renard (47:15); 31 Nick Chapman (48:12); 32 Graeme Van Zyl (48:58); 33 Ian Smit (49:26); 34 Hal Snyman (49:30); 35 Michael Sacke (49:41); 36 Eben Haarhoff (49:51); 37 Chris Viljoen (50:01); 38 Pieter de Bruin (50:23); 39 Bruce Gie (50:34); 40 Sean Swanepoel (52:14); 41 Frazer Paton (52:23); 42 Niel Rautenbach (53:12); 43 Luke Wittstock (53:50); 44 Roch Thompson (54:57); 45 Manuel Hijar (55:05); 46 Paul Trzebiatowsky (56:40); 47 Andrew Stewart (57:14); 48 Michael Wallis (58:02); 49 Severius Janse Van Rensburg (59:13); 50 Mike Webb (59:18); 51 Jose Neves (59:24); 52 Andrew Angles (59:42); 53 Michael Fowler (59:57); 54 Michael Copeland (1:02:32); 55 Stan Liebenberg (1:03:42); 56 George Winship (1:05:24); 57 George Meiring (1:12:45);
  • FEMALE: 1 Jessica Roux (37:54); 2 Rebecca Newman (41:09); 3 Lauren Munton (42:56); 4 Denise Bosman (43:51); 5 Idelette Olivier (45:16); 6 Jade Hooke (45:46); 7 Michelle Enslin (48:08); 8 Tamlyn Gill (49:08); 9 Tracey Grosse (49:22); 10 Margie Saunders (49:34); 11 Michelle Elfick (50:14); 12 Ingrid Brown (51:05); 13 Natalie Ross (51:05); 14 Tracey Almirall (52:27); 15 Yolanda Van Rensburg (52:35); 16 Elsa Craig (52:55); 17 Lindi Erasmus (53:17); 18 Natalie Hansen (54:34); 19 Sally Waterworth (55:08); 20 Tracey Atkinson (55:29); 21 Alti Bronkhorst (57:43); 22 Val Beetham (58:31); 23 Amy Erasmus (1:00:14); 24 Paddy Cloete (1:00:29); 25 Helen Kernohan (1:00:35); 26 Vannessa Webb (1:11:34); 27 Tove Kane (1:12:03); 28 Elzabe Boshoff (1:12:41);

Swirlers 5km Beach Walk

  • MALE: 1 Juan Slabbert (29:58); 2 Colin Korkie (31:25); 3 Johan Ferreira (31:26); 4 David Raymer (39:42); 5 johan Gerber (39:44); 6 Keith Reading (40:44); 7 Graeme Krige (41:11);
  • FEMALE: 1 Taryn Ferreira (34:06); 2 Maritza Craig (35:04); 3 Mile Vermaak (35:33); 4 ezelle Gerber (38:01); 5 Christel Koen (39:46); 6 Rene Cronje (40:21); 7 Denise Weichbrodt (42:21); 8 Lies Pariun (42:49); 9 Eleasha Potter (44:44); 10 Denrich Evans (44:49); 11 Penny Olwage (44:51); 12 Kitty Leite (51:42); 13 Belinda Nel (51:46); 14 Mureedah Botha (52:03); 15 Karen Elliott (56:22); 16 Alexandra Elliott (56:24); 17 Shereen Mackenzie (56:29);

Zports 5km Beach Run

  • MALE: 1 Munro Ferreira (25:18); 2 Luvuyo Stephen (26:21); 3 Likhaya Rooi (26:56); 4 Sazi Ashton (27:04); 5 Jonathan Grombie (27:10); 6 Dylan Snyman (27:56); 7 Michael Gill (27:56); 8 Xolisa Tshona (28:33); 9 John Lombardo (28:34); 10 Vuyisekani Mgidi (29:15); 11 Sibusiso Macamba (29:19); 12 Siyanda Jacobs (29:23); 13 Wesley Sherman (29:51); 14 ewan van vuuren (30:18); 15 Callan Alderman (31:05); 16 Kenny Hayes (31:10); 17 Brett Brito (31:22); 18 Eavere Neethliuy (31:43); 19 James Barnardt (31:45); 20 Vuyolwethu Mbanyana (31:54); 21 Zainud-Deen Botha (32:04); 22 Craig Elliott (32:26); 23 Rolf Mentzel (32:28); 24 Anthony Delport (32:38); 25 Thembelani Nonzonzi (34:37); 26 Smith Jordaan (34:55); 27 Connor Craig (37:15); 28 Ken Craig (37:17); 29 Jared Meyer (37:41); 30 Donald Fronoman (37:56); 31 Farral Orton (38:03); 32 Chris Elliott (39:25); 33 Daniel Bernardt (47:24); 34 Luka Angelien (47:26); 35 Kyle Freestone (49:18);
  • FEMALE: 1 Megan Snyman (29:58); 2 Elizabeth Anderson (30:12); 3 Michelle Lawson (34:34); 4 Tania Burger (35:13); 5 Lisa Guscott (35:16); 6 Ntandokazi Baxana (36:48); 7 Elize Strydom (36:53); 8 Kaylan Ochse (39:52); 9 Sinovuyo Nikelwa (40:10); 10 Thulethu Nomtshatsho (40:16); 11 Victoria Bolton (40:31); 12 Emma Finestone (40:34); 13 Kim Van Greunen (40:36); 14 Khanyisa Mahangna (43:13); 15 Laura Best (43:19); 16 Siphosethu Kondile (43:24); 17 Alison Kernohan (43:31); 18 Tarien Bester (43:48); 19 Lelethu Sobekwa (44:40); 20 Sameerah Botha (44:53); 21 Michelle Mortimer (45:02);

Crickley Dairy Kids Beach Run/Walk

  • Boys  6 and under: 1 Ethan Hickman; 2 Chad Brown; 3 Matthew De Beer; 4 Tyron Delport; 5 Robin Angles; 6 Jarryd Hoppner; 7 Alex Holmes; 8 trinashe allah; 9 Lincoln Creighton; 10 zach mitchell; 11 Jason Denysschen; 12 Ivan Strauss; 13 Nicholas Donachie; 14 Mikhail Strauss; 15 Connor Masterton; 16 Abraham Jordaan; 17 eden whitaker;
  • Girls 6 and under: 1 Kayley Pace; 2 Tayla Pretorius; 3 Megan Hough; 4 Tayla Wilson; 5 Emma Hofmeyr; 6 Emily Burley; 7 Kim Van Niekerk; 8 Morgan Griffiths; 9 Shasmeen Botha; 10 Rachel Creighton; 11 Jordyn Hoppner; 12 Kaelin Griffiths;
  • Boys 7 to  8: 1 Josh Pretorius; 2 Tyron Jeacocks; 3 Kian Claassen; 4 Ethan Pace; 5 Matthew Froneman; 6 Luke Evans; 7 Daniel Elfick; 8 Matt Tucker; 9 Liam Van Niekerk; 10 Kai Whitaker; 11 Adam Angles; 12 Troy Denysschen;
  • Girls 7 to  8: 1 Chennin Upton; 2 Jodi Wilson; 3 Robyn Hough; 4 Caitlin De Beer; 5 Beth Burley; 6 Jordan Cole; 7 Emily Olwage; 8 Erin Stewart;
  • Boys 9 to 10: 1 Zack Serfontein; 2 Daniel Holmes; 3 Damien Von Alleman; 4 Declan Janse Van Vuuren; 5 Justin Nash;
  • Girls 9 to 10: 1 Jamie Bulbring; 2 Tara Sacke; 3 Rebecca Mardon; 4 Nikki Froneman; 5 Kate Comley; 6 Amy Serfontein; 7 Gemma Bisseker; 8 Julia Cohen; 9 Isabelle Hofmeyr; 10 Kendal Muzzell; 11 Jorja Sacke; 12 Hannah Elfick; 13 Skye Upton; 14 Tayla Donachie; 15 Mila Erasmus
  • Male 11 to 12: 1 Adam Grosse; 2 Cameron Duffy; 3 Rayhaan Botha; 4 Tristan Zoetmulder;
  • Girls 11 to 12: 1 Kayla Ferreira; 2 Monique Ferreira; 3 Anne Van Den Berg;
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