Swimmers show their skill at Sun City

A group of swimmers from the Carletonville Swimming Club took part in a large swim at Sun City over the weekend.

October 25, 2018

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The Carletonville Swimming Club members who completed the 1500 m event during the Dis-Chem Sun City Swim from the front row are Olerato Maphangela, Oom Gerrie Snr (coach) and Aaliya Mabanga. At the back are Kealeboga Khoza, Divan Grove and Rameez Mabanga.

The Dis-Chem Sun City Swim is the ultimate in open-water swimming events in South Africa and kicked off with a splash on Saturday, 20 October.
This year, the event attracted more than 3000 entries, 800 of whom only registered the same morning.
Distances on the day were the 3000 m and 1500 m swimming competitions for serious swimmers. There was also a 600 m fun swim that was all about having a splashing good time. The use of swimming equipment like pool noodles and fins were allowed in this event.
Several swimmers from Carletonville competed in the 1500 m swim. For many of them, it was their first swim of the season.
These stars were Divan Grove (24:52 min), Caitlin Doran (26:36 min), Kealeboga Khoza (32:57 min), Rameez Mabanga (33:14 min), Luyanda Mbadamana (36:52 min), Aaliya Mabanga (39:44 min) and Olerato Maphangela (44:26 min). It was Olerato’s first 1500 m swim.