Local swimmers Ian Venter and Amica de Jager dominated the weekend's Nelson Mandela Bay Aquatics Open Water Swimming (OWS) Championships at Marina Martinique with de Jager winning both the 10km and the 5km ladies championships titles whilst Venter claimed the 3km and 5km Men's titles. It was a well supported Championships swum at the picturesque Marina just outside Jeffreys Bay which will be home to the South African OWS National Championships for the 2nd year in just under a month's … [Read more...] about Local swimmers dominate OWS Champs
Ian Venter
NMBA Open Water Swim Champs
This weekend sees a showdown of EP's top open water swimmers as the Nelson Mandela Bay Aquatics (NMBA) Open Water Swim Championships takes place at Marina Martinique. Saturday will feature the NMBA 5km Championships starting at 2pm whilst Sunday hosts the NMBA 10km Championships at 9am and the 3pm Championships at 12 noon. Other swimming events on offer this weekend will be a 3km swim on Saturday starting at 2.10pm for swimmers requiring an additional 3km qualifying time and on Sunday … [Read more...] about NMBA Open Water Swim Champs
Aquabear Swim Club dominates marina swim
For top local open water swimmer Pearson High School's Ian Venter, it was back to winning ways at Sunday's start to the Nelson Mandela Bay Aquatics' EC Swim Series hosted at Marina Martinique and the rising of another potential open water star in Credence Pattinson, both from the Aquabear swim club in Port Elizabeth. With just under 120 swimmers taking part in the first round of the Swimming SA sanctioned Series, Venter dominated the 5km swim winning in a SA qualifying time of 1hr 3min 47sec … [Read more...] about Aquabear Swim Club dominates marina swim
One More Title for Venter
16 year old Pearson High Scholar Ian Venter from Aquabear swim club and St Francis Bay resident, Amica de Jager, achieved the Nelson Mandela Bay Aquatics (NMBA) open water swimming (OWS) double on Sunday morning when they both added the NMBA 5km OWS titles to the 3km titles they won a week ago. Venter swam comfortably behind Aquabear team mate Nicolas Adam for the first 3.5km of the race before moving into the lead and crossing the finish line in a fast 1hr 3min with Adam finishing in second … [Read more...] about One More Title for Venter
Venter aims for swimming glory
Port Elizabeth Pearson High School scholar, Ian Venter, has had such a great swimming season this summer that questions are being asked whether he could become the first open water swimmer to hold all major local open water swimming titles. Venter has already bagged the Nelson Mandela Bay Aquatics (NMBA) 3km swim championships, which took place last weekend, and this weekend will line up for the NMBA 5km Championships. Having already won a 5km race this year, he will start as the firm … [Read more...] about Venter aims for swimming glory
Could Venter emulate Neethling?
16 year old Pearson High School scholar, Ian Venter, has shown that he has the form to win next month's historic SPAR River Mile, a title cherished by many a swimmer in South Africa. Over the past 92 years the River Mile has produced some legendary champions, a winners list which is like the who's who of swimming in South Africa includes triple Springbok Kevin Richards, a 6 times winner of the Mile, Olympic Champion Ryk Neethling who, like Venter, was only 16 when he won the title, and SA … [Read more...] about Could Venter emulate Neethling?
Ian Venter
Ian Venter winning his 4th 1km ocean swim this season. Rebecca Newman (3km swim) and Liza Kingston (2km swim) claimed their first aQuellé Ocean Racing Series titles for Season XI in very bumpy and testing sea conditions caused by the Easterly Winds which lashed the Bay since Thursday last week. Not only did the swimmers have to try and negotiate the rough seas with strong rip currents but they also had to contend with bluebottles. Despite the conditions, over 300 participants took part in … [Read more...] about Ian Venter
