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KYK: Haring wys hy het hare op sy tande

Dorp spog met vyf ysters na Mosselbaai kompetisie.

Middelburg het nie net vier ystermanne nie, maar vyf!

Dit het nou bekend geword dat behalwe vir Andrew Thomson, Chantelle Honeyborne, Angelique Steyn en Danie du Plessis, het Bertus Haring ook die Ironman 70.3 Mosselbaai voltooi.

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Bertus Haring is one of five Middelburg residents who took part in the Ironman 70.3 in Mosselbay, where two participants sadly died after medical emergencies during the 1.9km swimming leg of the endurance race. The other Middelburg competitors were Andrew Thomson, Chantelle Honeyborne, Angelique Steyn and Danie du Plessis.

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Die ysterman bestaan uit 1.9km swem, 90km fietsry en 21.1km draf, vir ’n totale afstand van 113km.

Die 2025 ysterman sal egter seker veral onthou word vir die twee deelnemers wat oorlede is, nadat hulle mediese nood ondervind het tydens die swem gedeelte.

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Tobie van den Bergh

Tobie started as a journalist in September 1975. He was appointed editor of the Middelburg Observer in 1982 where he worked until he retired in 2024. He received numerous awards, is a founding member of the Forum for Community Newspapers and has published two books about his work. Although retired, Tobie is still very much involved in community journalism.
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