Rob Ferreira’s Jakobus breaks three records
Hoërskool Nelspruit retained their champions' title
Hoërskool Nelspruit dominated the pool and won the Interhigh Schools Gala for the fourth consecutive year last Wednesday.
Jakobus Terblanche of Hoërskool Rob Ferreira smashed three records at the event.
The gala was hosted by NHS at Van Riebeeck Park Swimming Pool.
Terblanche started his gold medal record-breaking rampage with the boys’ u/19 50-metre backstroke, winning in a time of 28,94 seconds. He grabbed his second gold in the 50-metre breaststroke, stopping the clock on 31,85. His third record was in the 100-metre breaststroke in a time of 1:11,14.
Jakobus’ performances earned him the u/19 victor ludorum and best individual boy trophies.
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Nelspruit finished the gala on 1 109 points, well ahead of second placed Uplands College on 716 points.
Jodi Dos Santos of NHS was also in fine form, adding two new times to the record book. She won the girls’ u/15 100-metre butterfly in 1:10,83 and the u/14 50-metre butterfly in 31,12.
She was awarded the u/14 victrix ludorum trophy.
Nelspruit’s Nicci Viljoen also set two records, in the girls’ u/17 50-metre backstroke in 33,90 and the 50-metre freestyle in 29,17.
Other records that were set:
• Janco Rademeyer (NHS) – boys’ u/15 100-metre freestyle in 01:01,10
• Simoné de Beer (Rob) – girls’ 100-metre freestyle in 01:03,65
• Dylan Boshoff (NHS) – boys’ u/17 50-metre breaststroke in 32,66
• Kayla Schefermann (Uplands) – girls’ u/19 50-metre backstroke in 37,74
• Rossouw Janson (NHS) – boys’ u/15 100-metre freestyle in 01:06,43
• NHS – mixed u/14 medley relay in 02:16,95
• NHS – mixed u/17 medley relay in 02:07,13
• Carolien Pienaar (Uplands) – girls’ u/15 50-metre butterfly in 32,46
• Dian de Klerk (NHS) – boys’ u/15 100-metre backstroke in 01:13,79
• NHS – boys’ u/15 200-metre freestyle relay in 01:53,30
• NHS – girls’ u/17 200-metre freestyle relay in 02:02,35
• NHS – boys’ u/19 200-metre freestyle relay in 01:50,58.
