Local swimmers take on the Midmar
About 14 500 people took part in this year's edition of the Midmar Mile in the midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, the country's biggest open-water swimming event.
Swimmers of Hoërskool Rob Ferreira, Curro and Uplands College participated on Saturday and Sunday.
Uplands
• Uplands had 27 swimmers represented at this year’s Midmar Mile.
Chad Hawley – 22:45
Tanya Toth – 26:32
André Pienaar – 26:43
Brendan Fowler (staff) – 27:03
Tamryn Hawley – 27:06
Lauren Ogg – 28:43
Mariska Bam – 28:47
Karla Rawlinson – 29:32
Larissa Fourie – 29:32
Matthew Ives – 29:39
Ashleigh Addison – 30:52
Tamsin Creecy – 30:52
Kyla Hamer – 31:59
Kaylee Prentice – 31:59
Hannah Hopf – 32:09
Jacques Rabe – 33:08
Shauna Drysdale – 34:21
Robert Fletcher – 35:09
Lisa Thomson – 35:49
Cayden Fowler (prep) – 36:04
Christian Taylor – 36:32
Emma van der Meulen – 36:41
Hilton Thomson – 36:48
Acacnia McHardy – 38:15
Finn Acutt – 39:00
Antonie Roux – 39:05
Lauren Mason – 40:45
Pierre Naude – 41:04
Abbey Gibbons – 41:05
Willie Engelbrecht – 41:33
Donovan van der Merwe – 41:33
Leanne Starker – 44:37
Ashleigh Smart – 46:07
Kate James – 46:07
Michael Strauss – 49:29
Ian Thomson – 49:29.
Hoërskool Rob Ferreira
Ronin Melman, Brett Hey, Byron Venter, Samantha Hey, die adjunkhoof: sport, mnr. Francois McGill en Franzel Theron
was die afgelope naweek in die waters.
Melman het die 1,6 kilometer (een myl) in ‘n skitterende 23:11 klaargemaak en so sy plek onder die 70 beste ope-water swemmers in die wêreld bespreek. Hy het ook sy persoonlike beste tyd met twee minute verbeter. Hy het algeheel sesde in die kompetisie geëindig.
Curro College
• The conditions were perfect for great swimming, and the dam water was calm. There were 19 learners that competed in the races on Saturday
and Sunday.
• Sumari Naude, the youngest of the group who is only in grade six, had a great swim with a timeof 33:03.
Karlien van Heerden – 24:26 (Coach)
Annabel Rood – 25:16
Savannah Greeff – 30:47
Megan Fourie – 33:13
Lana Naude – 33:33
Zoewie Paul – 36:42
Jasmine De Pontas – 37:32
Kyla Kraucamp – 38:42
Casandra van den Heever – 38:40
Philipa Wilson – 30:15
Megan Davies – 40:53
Kelsey Moore – 35:34
• Event 8 Boys 13 and older
Tristan Wilson – 32:36
Chad Robbertze – 34:16
Liam Briggs – 27:27
Zin Zan – 39:15
Denmin Moore – 34:12
FJ Mentz – 29:37
Heinrich Gruber – 29:56.
