Swimmers brave open waters of Longmere

Altogether 57 swimmers braved cool weather on Sunday to participate in the Lowveld Open Water Swim #3 at Longmere Dam.

and conducive to an enjoyable event.

Only two swimmers dived in for the 5 000-metre event, Edrick Potgieter, (category male junior) and Thelise Saunders (category female open). Potgieter finished in 01:15:39 and Saunders in 01:15:39.

The male junior category of the 3 000- metre swim was won by Ruben Salzwedel (00:58:19) and Jetro Piso won the male open category (00:41:11). Jasper Venter won the male veteran category (00:45:39).

The female open 3 000-metre swim was won by Jordyn Minify (00:41:21), and the female veteran swim by Michele Esterhuizen (00:48:09).

Best times for the other races are

1 500m

• Male junior – Jordan Taylor (00:33:30)

• Male open – Asher Biggs, (00:23:48)

• Male veteran – Brendan Fowler (00:28:03)

• Female junior – Lucy Friedenthal (00:24:23)

• Female open – Chantal Bourdin, (00:30:40)

• Female veteran – Pia Stewart (00:24:05).

750m

• Male junior – Bryce Fowler (00:19:22)

• Male open – Jason Hogg (00:14:50)

• Male veteran – Johannes van der Walt (00:18:41)

• Female open – Inga Konig (00:20:51)

• Female veteran – Danelle Badenhorst (00:16:48).

400m

• Male junior – Adam Pretorius (00:14:02)

• Male open – Luan Steyn (00:07:24)

• Male veteran – Werner Steyn (00:15:30)

• Female junior – Idi Dalrymple (00:07:49)

• Female veteran – Mia Robinson (00:09:02).

100m

• Male junior – Liam Steyn (00:02:27).