Records crash at super uShaka gala

THE uShaka Championship gala, hosted by Richards Bay’s uShaka Swimming Club at the Arboretum Pool this past weekend, attracted a good turnout of swimmers from as far as Durban, Vryheid and Pongola and resulted in outstanding swimming on display.

With six clubs taking part and swimmers keen to try and better their times ahead of the upcoming national championship galas in March, the competition was fierce, with 16 swimmers setting 40 new records for individual events and a further six new relay records set.

The host club outshone the best of rest and ended with 3 441 points, followed by Pongola Swimming Academy 2 259, Fish Eagles SC 1 859, Vryheid Swimming Club 582, Seagulls (Durban) 426 and Beavers Swim Club (Durban) 190.

Top record breakers were Jordan Stevens (uShaka) – 6, Monica Botha (Seagulls) – 7, Enrico Vorbeck (Seagulls) – 4, Tasha du Toit (Fish Eagles) – 4, Cara Message (Beavers) – 3 and Sharon Crous (uShaka) – 3.

SWIM RESULTS

 (* = new record):

Girls 400m freestyle
1 Bodington, Jemma 5:44.60, 2 Du Toit, Rebecca 5:47.94, 3 Geyser, Minya 6:01.93

Boys 400m freestyle
1 Stevens, Jordan 4:27.17*, 2 Triggiani, Daniel 5:00.81

Girls 9&Under 50m breaststroke
1 Botha, Monica 46.06*, 2 Breytenbach, Aneme 1:01.81, 3 Smit, Zanne 1:04.95

Boys 9&Under 50m breaststroke
1 Geyser, Jacques 51.30 20, Saville, Frank 1:02.81, 3 Venter, Renco 1:04.78 16

Girls 10-11 50m freestyle
1 Uys, Ankia 37.78 20, 2 Readman, Rebecca 38.95 17, 3 Scheepers, Izaan 39.20 16

Boys 10-11 50m freestyle
1 Vorbeck, Enrico 32.03*, 2 Rouillard, Louis 33.00, 3 Hinze, Sven F 35

Girls 12-13 50m backstoke
1 Message, Cara 35.72*, 2 Uys, Danika 37.43, 3 Van Schoor, Melri 39.

Boys 12-13 50m backstroke
1 Van der Walt, Ryno 13 36.75, 2 Fourie, Ruben 39.91, 3 Grobler, Dirk 39.

Girls 14-15 50m butterfly
1 Bodington, Jemma 33.44, 2 Crous, Sharon 33.50, 3 Louw, Jade 15 34

Boys 14-15 50m butterfly
1 Esterhuyse, Michael 30.16, 2 Paxton, William 30.62, 3 Smith, Muller 33.

Girls 16&Over 50m butterfly
1 Du Toit, Tasha 16 34.00

Boys 16&Over 50m butterfly
1 Stevens, Jordan 28.00*, 2 Byrne, Liam 29.67, 3 Triggiani, Daniel 29.68

Girls 9&Under 50m butterfly
1 Botha, Monica 40.16*, 2 Breytenbach, Aneme 54.43, 3 Mostert, Karla 1:12

Boys 9&Under 50m butterfly
1 Geyser, Jacques 50.72, 2 Saville, Frank 57.42, 3 Holton, Riley 1:05.

Girls 10-11 50m butterfly
1 Lathleiff, Ilani 44.63, 2 Uys, Ankia 49.52, 3 Mc Laren, Kaylee 55.

Boys 10-11 50m butterfly
1 Vorbeck, Enrico, 37.46, 2 Rouillard, Louis 38.63, 3 Grobler, Pierre 42.83

Girls 12-13 200m individual medley
1 Van Schoor, Melri 2:55.22, 2 Uys, Danika 3:06.29, 3 Wafer, 3:21

Boys 12-13 200m individual medley
1 Van der Walt, Ryno 2:50.41, 2 Bender, Ethan 2:53.40, 3 Fourie, Ruben 3:09.87

Girls 14-15 200m individual medley
1 Crous, Sharon 14 2:49.57*, 2 Jansen, Kayla 3:09.97, 3 Jacobsz, Berdine 3:14.51

Boys 14-15 200 LC Meter individual medley
1 Paxton, William 2:34.15, 2 Smith, Michael 2:58.40 , 3 Smith, Muller 3:05.22

Boys 16&Over 200m individual medley
1 Stevens, Jordan 2:21.90*, 2 Triggiani, Daniel 2:42.59

Girls 11&Under 100m breaststroke
1 Botha, Monica 1:43.19, 2 Readman, Rebecca 1:50.64, 3 Mc Laren, Kaylee 1:59.92

Boys 11&Under 100m breaststroke
1 Vorbeck, Enrico 1:35.37, 2 Holton, Jaryd 1:43.00, 3 Rouillard, Louis 1:43.68

Girls 12-13 100m butterfly
1 Uys, Danika 1:26.22, 2 Paxton, Wyllona 1:34.69

Boys 12-13 100m butterfly
1 Van der Walt, Ryno 1:19.41, 2 Jansen, Henk 1:36.25, 3 Terblanche, Henno 1:37.33

Girls 14-15 100m breaststroke
1 Crous, Sharon 1:34.59*, 2 Jansen, Kayla 1:36.46, 3 Smit, Alicia 1:38.08

Boys 14-15 100m breaststroke
1 Esterhuyse, Michael 1:16.03, 2 Mfeka, Mthokozisi 1:20.09, 3 Smith, Muller 1:23.12

Girls 16&Over 100m backstroke
1 Du Toit, Tasha 1:25.66*

Boys 16&Over 100m backstroke
1 Fourie, Johannes 1:04.19*, 2 Stevens, Jordan 1:05.04

Girls 14&Under 200m backstroke
1 Smit, Marla 3:05.10, 2 Botha, Monica 3:09.96, 3 Van Wyk, Nadine 3:12.68

Boys 14&Under 200m backstroke
1 Smith, Michael 2:54.31, 2 Vorbeck, Enrico 2:56.25, 3 Van Wyk, Henry 3:02.39

Girls 15&Over 200m breaststroke
1 Jansen, Kayla 3:44.31

Boys 15&Over 200m breaststroke
1 Esterhuyse, Michael C 2:45.93*

Girls 9&Under 50m freestyle
1 Botha, Monica 35.00*, 2 Breytenbach, Aneme 44.17, 3 Smit, Zanne 51.39

Boys 9&Under 50m freestyle
1 Geyser, Jacques 39.91, 2 Saville, Frank 44.22, 3 Holton, Riley 44.70

Girls 10-11 50m backstroke
1 Uys, Ankia 46.59, 2 Scheepers, Izaan 47.17, 3 Readman, Rebecca 47.23

Boys 10-11 50m backstroke
1 Vorbeck, Enrico 37.97*, 2 Rouillard, Louis 40.48, 3 Hinze, Sven 46.07

Girls 12-13 50m butterfly
1 Uys, Danika 13 34.10*, 2 Van Schoor, Melri 37.17, 3 Van Wyk, Nadine 37.28

Boys 12-13 50m butterfly
1 Van der Walt, Ryno 32.22, 2 Bender, Ethan 32.55, 3 Saville, 37.66

Girls 14-15 50m breaststroke
1 Crous, Sharon 43.19, 2 Louw, Jade 43.28, 3 Jansen, Kayla 43.76

Boys 14-15 50m breaststroke
1 Mfeka, Mthokozisi 35.72, 2 Smith, Muller 36.78, 3 Ngobese, Thembinkosi 42.87

Boys 14-15 50m breaststroke multi-class
Mkhwanazi, Nkululeko 48.70

Girls 16&Over 50m freestyle
1 Du Toit, Tasha 31.44*

Boys 16&Over 50m freestyle
1 Fourie, Johannes 26.19, 2 Stevens, Jordan 26.32, 3 Triggiani, Daniel 26.35

Girls 11&Under 200m individual medley
1 Botha, Monica 3:10.81*, 2 Lathleiff, Ilani 3:47.84, 3 Uys, Ankia 3:49.67

Boys 11&Under 200m individual medley
1 Vorbeck, Enrico 2:58.43m, 2 Rouillard, Louis 3:21.59, 3 Holton, Jaryd 3:28.93

Girls 12-13 100m freestyle
1 Uys, Danika 1:10.28, 2 Paxton, Wyllona 1:12.14, 3 Van Schoor, Melri 1:12.50

Boys 12-13 100m freestyle
1 Bender, Ethan 1:05.53, 2 Van der Walt, Ryno 1:13.28, 3 Fourie, Ruben 1:14.05

Girls 14-15 100m backstroke
1 Van Heerden, Berne 1:14.90*, 2 Crous, Sharon 1:20.73, 3 Bodington, Jemma 1:25.54

Boys 14-15 100m backstroke
1 Paxton, William 1:14.43, 2 Smith, Michael 1:21.62, 3 Van Wyk, Henry 1:23.53

Boys 16&Over 100m breaststroke
1 Khoza, Ayanda 1:32.28, 2 Sikhosana, Khulekani 1:37.97

Girls 14&Under 200m breaststroke
1 Message, Cara 3:10.94*, 2 Jacobsz, Berdine 3:32.56, 3 Kleiner, Courtney 3:38.20

Boys 14&Under 200m breaststroke
1 Drummond, Brett 3:18.65, 2 Vorbeck, Enrico 3:19.22, 3 Holton, Jaryd 3:44.20

Girls 15&Over 200m freestyle
1 Du Toit, Tasha 2:33.25, 2 Bodington, Jemma 2:33.40, 3 Du Toit, Rebecca 2:44.33

Boys 15&Over 200m freestyle
1 Stevens, Jordan 2:04.84*, 2 Fourie, Johannes 2:07.50, 3 Triggiani, Daniel 2:14.31

Girls 12-13 100m breaststroke
1 Message, Cara 1:30.91*, 2 Carey, Amy 1:34.72, 3 Van Schoor, Melri 1:34.99

Boys 12-13 100m breaststroke
1 Drummond, Brett 1:32.44, Fourie, Ruben 1:32.74, 3 Van der Walt, Ryno 1:36.14

Girls 14-15 100m butterfly
1 Crous, Sharon 1:22.31*, 2 Bodington, Jemma 1:28.09

Boys 14-15 100m butterfly
1 Paxton, William 1:09.97, 2 Esterhuyse, Michael 1:12.63, 3 Mfeka, Mthokozisi 1:24.10

Girls 11&Under 100m butterfly
1 Botha, Monica 1:45.44*, 2 Uys, Ankia 2:02.64

Boys 11&Under 100m butterfly
1 Vorbeck, Enrico 1:32.75, 2 Holton, Jaryd 1:44.61, 3 Fourie, Heinrich 1:45.00

Girls 9&Under 50m backstroke
1 Botha, Monica 40.16*, 2 Breytenbach, Aneme 52.72, 3 Mostert, Karla 55.97

Boys 9&Under 50m backstroke
1 Geyser, Jacques 47.84, 2 Richter, Jacques 49.95, 3 Holton, Riley 51.71

Girls 10-11 50m breaststroke
1 Readman, Rebecca 49.03, 2 Scheepers, Izaan 51.14, 3 Lathleiff, Ilani 51.44

Boys 10-11 50m breaststroke
1 Vorbeck, Enrico 42.06*, 2 Hinze, Sven 45.75, 3 Rouillard, Louis 47.73

Boys 16&Over 100m butterfly
1 Stevens, Jordan 1:00.63*, 2 Jacoby, Joshua 1:03.40, 3 Triggiani, Daniel 1:10.17

Girls 12-13 50m freestyle
1 Carey, Amy 30.09*, 2 Storm, Jaime 30.94, 3 Uys, Danika 31.48

Boys 12-13 50m freestyle
1 Bender, Ethan 28.96*, 2 Van der Walt, Ryno 31.53, 3 Fourie, Ruben 32.61

Girls 14-15 50m freestyle
1 Bodington, Jemma 30.15*, 2 Crous, Sharon 30.56, 3 Du Toit, Rebecca 31.78

Girls 14-15 50m freestyle multi-class
Maré, Simoné S9 43.55

Boys 14-15 50m freestyle
1 Paxton, William 27.50, 2 Esterhuyse, Michael 27.66, 3 Smith, Muller 29.54

Boys 14-15 50m free multi-class
Mkhwanazi, Nkululeko S14 40.76

Girls 16&Over 50m backstroke
1 Du Toit, Tasha 38.29*

Girls 16&Over 50m backstroke multi-class
Maré, Simoné S9 1:00.52

Boys 16&Over 50m backstroke
1 Stevens, Jordan 30.47*, 2 Fourie, Johannes 30.66, 3 Jacoby, Aaron 30.75

Boys 16&Over 50m backstroke multi-class
Mkhize, Bahle S14 1:17.81

Girls 12-13 50m breaststroke
1 Van Schoor, Melri 43.25, 2 Uys, Danika 43.94, 3 Louw, Gemma 45.58

Boys 12-13 50m breaststroke
1 Bender, Ethan 38.63, 2 Drummond, Brett 41.47, 3 Fourie, Ruben 41.56

Girls 14-15 50m backstroke
1 Bodington, Jemma 36.47*, 2 Crous, Sharon 36.66, 3 Jansen, Kayla 37.52

Boys 14-15 50m backstroke
1 Paxton, William 33.41, 2 Smith, Michael 36.73

Boys 16&Over 50m breaststroke
1 Jacoby, Aaron 31.69*, 2 Stevens, Jordan 33.64, 3 Khoza, Ayanda 38.15

Boys 16&Over 50m breaststroke multi-class
Sikhosana, Khulekani SB9 42.63, Mkhize, Bahle SB14 1:24.67

Girls 11&Under 100m freestyle
1 Botha, Monica 1:14.84*, 2 Readman, Rebecca 1:27.79, 3 Uys, Ankia 1:28.10

Boys 11&Under 100m freestyle
1 Vorbeck, Enrico 1:11.59, 2 Rouillard, Louis 1:17.33, 3 Fourie, Heinrich 1:23.17

Girls 12-13 100m backstroke
1 Storm, Jaime 1:11.37*, 2 Carey, Amy 1:25.23, 3 Van Schoor, Melri 1:25.66

12-13 100m backstroke
1 Van der Walt, Ryno 1:23.13, 2 Grobler, Dirk 1:27.14, 3 Saville, Austen 1:31.73

Girls 14-15 100m freestyle
1 Crous, Sharon 1:07.21*, 2 Bodington, Jemma 1:08.34, 3 Jansen, Kayla 1:11.78

Girls 14-15 100m freestyle multi-class
Maré, Simoné S9 1:37.77

Boys 14-15 100m freestyle
1 Paxton, William 59.84, 2 Esterhuyse, Michael 1:00.03, 3 Smith, Michael 1:06.89

Boys 14-15 100m free multi-class
Mkhwanazi, Nkululeko S14 1:39.02

Girls 16&Over 100m freestyle
1 Du Toit, Tasha 1:09.65

Boys 16&Over 100m freestyle
1 Fourie, Johannes 56.43*, 2 Stevens, Jordan 56.47, 3 Triggiani, Daniel 58.59

Girls 11&Under 100m backstyle
1 Botha, Monica 1:30.47*, 2 Scheepers, Izaan 1:48.42, 3 Breytenbach, Aneme 1:51.79

Boys 11&Under 100m backstroke
1 Vorbeck, Enrico 1:23.97*, 2 Rouillard, Louis 1:30.46, 3 Holton, Jaryd 1:40.26

Girls 15&Over 200m backstroke
1 Jansen, Kayla 3:23.37*

Boys 15&Over 200m backstroke
1 Jacoby, Joshua 2:18.04*, 2 Stevens, Jordan 2:22.94, 3 Fourie, Johannes 2:25.06

Girls 14&Under 200m freestyle
1 Storm, Jaime 2:24.85*, 2 Crous, Sharon 2:25.27, 3 Paxton, Wyllona 2:39.37

Boys 14&Under 200m freestyle
1 Smith, Michael 2:25.75, 2 Mfeka, Mthokozisi 2:33.48, 3 Ngobese, Thembinkosi 2:41.09

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