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Bell Buoy Challenge moved to Sunday

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Zsports Events NPC, organisers of the 2015 Nelson Mandela Bay Bell Buoy Challenge, sponsored by Jendamark, have announced that the race will be moved to 7:00 am on Sunday morning due to wind warnings on Saturday. "Watching the weather patterns, we have extremely high off-shore winds predicted for Saturday which would compromise the safety of the swimmers so we have made the decision to start the 5km swim race at 7am on Sunday morning." said Race organiser Mike Zoetmulder This year's race … [Read more...] about Bell Buoy Challenge moved to Sunday

Africa’s Toughest Ocean Swim could get tougher

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Over 50 swimmers from around the country will descend on Port Elizabeth this weekend to attempt the 2013 Nelson Mandela Bay Bell Buoy Challenge, a tough 8km ocean swim which is billed as 'Africa's toughest ocean swim'. The event is well know around the world as the premier Indian Ocean swim and has several former World Champions as past winners, having startd in 2009 following a solo swim by Port Elizabeth open water swimming legend Kyle Main. Main, for the first time since his solo swim, … [Read more...] about Africa’s Toughest Ocean Swim could get tougher

Fish Farm off Pollock Beach?

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Dear Editor Last year the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) commissioned a firm called Cape Environmental Assessment Practitioners (Pty) Ltd (Cape EAPrac) to facilitate the Scoping and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process required in terms of the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA) for the proposed development of sea based Aquaculture Development Zones (ADZs) in Algoa Bay. You may well be asking yourself why do we need this in our bay but in fact … [Read more...] about Fish Farm off Pollock Beach?

Africa’s toughest open water swim

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The 2013 Nelson Mandela Bay Bell Buoy Challenge which takes place in Port Elizabeth on the Saturday the 30th March has attracted a quality field and is shaping up to be one of the most keenly contested races in the Challenge's four year history despite being without a sponsor or financial support. The Bell Buoy Challenge has gained the reputation as being "Africa's toughest open water swim" and has grabbed the imagination of the growing South African open water swimming fraternity along with … [Read more...] about Africa’s toughest open water swim

Rok Solid Bell Buoy Swim

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Slovenian open-water swimming champion Rok Kerin showed his class when he won the Bell Buoy Challenge in cold and choppy conditions at the Nelson Mandela Bay Splash Festival in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. Kerin (27) - who grabbed victory in the 3km event at the aQuelle Midmar Mile in February - used his strong navigational skills in an eight-kilometre race of attrition that saw him claim the R10 000 first prize with ease in 1:38:34. Top Durban lifesaver Luke Nisbet (25) completed the swim … [Read more...] about Rok Solid Bell Buoy Swim

Top Swimmers for 8 Kilometre Ocean Swim Rematch

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Former South African three-kilometre open-water swimming champion Abdul Malick Railoun is confident of turning the tables on Slovenian champion Rok Kerin when they meet for a rematch at the Nelson Mandela Bay Bell Buoy Challenge in Port Elizabeth on Saturday, April 23. Kerin edged out the 18-year-old by the narrowest of margins when they last went head-to-head - in the 3km Speedo Challenge at the aQuelle Midmar Mile - in February. With over R70 000 in prize money, the eight-kilometre race … [Read more...] about Top Swimmers for 8 Kilometre Ocean Swim Rematch