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
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Black triumphs in toughest Indian Ocean swim in the world
The toughest Indian Ocean swim in the world took place on Saturday morning in Nelson Mandela Bay in near perfect swimming conditions off Pollok Beach with 17 year old Pearson Scholar Slater Black winning the wetsuit category in a time of 58 minutes and 49 seconds. Conditions couldn't have been better for the swimmers as they set off on the 5km swim and improved throughout the morning with the swimmers heading 2.5km directly out to sea to round the nautical Bell Buoy where the ocean currents make … [Read more...] about Black triumphs in toughest Indian Ocean swim in the world
Slater Black Wins
The recent River Mile Blu_Smooth Wetsuit champion, Slater Black, continued his fine form with a great win at Sunday's popular City Lodge Hotels Group 3 Beaches Challenge which took place in Nelson Mandela Bay on Sunday morning. This unique and exciting event highlights the magnificent beach front with a race that sees individuals and teams racing between Pollok Beach and Kings Beach with change-overs on each of the beaches in-between before running back along the beachfront promenade to finish … [Read more...] about Slater Black Wins
Major Upset as Blacks Win
Sunday was certainly a great start to the 2017 swimming season for the Black family with both Slater and Paige winning their respective 2km Ocean Swim races during the 7th round of the popular and unique aQuellé Ocean Racing Series at Hobie Beach. 15 year old Pearson High School scholar, Slater Black, caused the upset of the season when he pipped unbeaten Series favourite Daniel Jones by just 22 seconds and then went on to see his 13 year old sister, Paige, doing the exact same to … [Read more...] about Major Upset as Blacks Win
