Jeppe Boys participate in Midmar Mile

Seventeen Jeppe Boys attended the Midmar Mile on February 9.

All the boys swam the mile twice except for Branden Willows who crossed the dam eight times to collect funds for the Choc Foundation for the second year in a row.

Willows wears national colours for lifesaving and provincial colours for open water swimming.

Deputy head boy Matt du Preez swam his first Midmar Mile.

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“It was a great experience and I’m sure everyone who was there would agree that we had a lot of fun. It was way better than having the weekend off,” said du Preez.

The boys swam the race as a team on Saturday and as individuals on Sunday.

The boys did not finish among the top schools in the team competition.

“The Midmar was not about finishing among the top schools. It was all about spirit building and brotherhood and we definitely achieved that,” said du Preez.