10 ESP Piranhas selected for Excel Team 2019
EGA established this team to encourage swimmers to train with a specific goal in sight.
Ten swimmers from ESP Piranhas had been selected for the newly established Eastern Gauteng Excel Team 2019.
Eastern Gauteng Aquatics (EGA) established this team to encourage swimmers to train with a specific goal in sight. The squad is divided into five levels, with each level having its own criteria.
Kyle Mckenzie has retained his position in the senior elite group. He has already swum several SA Open qualifying times in the individual medley events.
The SA Open competition is the second week of April. Two galas run concurrently, the SA Open and SA Youth Nationals.
Bernelee Doster and Tambai Dutiro have been promoted to the junior elite squad. Both have qualified for SA Junior Nationals to swam in Durban in March.
Bernelee has further qualified to compete in the Youth Open with Kyle in April. Tambai, with further hard work, hopes to join them.
Newcomers to the elite squad are Clayton Malaza, who has qualified for the Youth Squad, along with Mikayla Pon and Annebel van Wyk for the junior squad. These swimmers must have at least four level-three qualifying times.
Oyama Malaza has proudly retained his place in the growth squad along with three new qualifiers, Ona Matli, Mosidi Kgaswe and Zimasa Ngqawana. These swimmers have shown potential that Easterns hopes will be realised. Mosidi and Zimasa train with Tigers Academy.
