TOP St Francis Bay swimmer, Amica de Jager, secured a third place at the South African National Open Water Championships at Marina Martinique in Jeffreys Bay over the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Olympian swimmer Michelle Weber from KwaZulu Natal dominated the championships by winning both the 5km and 10km events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Weber penciled her name on the FINA World Championships qualification list by scooping the gold medal in the 5km race with a time of 1:01:58.42 ahead of Robyn Kinghorn in 1:02:00.33 and Amica de Jager in 1:02:00.83. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The men\u2019s 5km race saw KwaZulu Natal brothers Michael and Chris McGlynn take home the gold and bronze medals in 56:33.61 and 57:04.91, respectively, while the silver was claimed by Namibia\u2019s Phillip Seidler in 57:02.94. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Weber, Abi Meder and Robyn Kinghorn celebrated their well deserved first, second and third place in the 10km race, finishing in 2:05:37.05, 2:07:44.36 and 2:07:45.45, respectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the men\u2019s 10km event, Israel\u2019s Matan Roditi and Idan Mordel claimed the top two spots in 1:52:40.24 and 1:52:50.39, with SA\u2019s Chad Ho returning to the water with a bronze medal winning performance in 1:52:51.07. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the 12 to 14 age-group 3km race, Cobus Botes, Keegan Wright and Sven van der Linde made up the medal podium in 39:11.06, 39:15.90 and 39:46.95, while Mitchel Engelke, Connor Buck and Dennis de Villiers won the 15 to 16 years\u2019 event in 35:25.58, 35:25.88 and 35:32.19, respectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The gold in the 17 to 18 years\u2019 3km category race went to Hein van Tonder in 35:34.51, ahead of Jetro Piso in 36:29.44 and Bernard Wolfaardt in 36:43.37, while Jacey Bekker topped the 19 to 30 age-group in 38:03.91 followed by Juan van der Hoogen in 38:57.46 and Roberto Marchi in 39:52.52. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the ladies\u2019 side, Tammy Greenwood, Scarlett Botes and Teegan Pio were victorious in their 12 to 14 age group category, clocking 40:21.53, 40:25.10 and 40:32.09, while Leigh McMorran, Catherine van Rensburg and Hannah Murray made up the 15 to 16 medal podium in 37:13.82, 37:48.34 and 38:21.35, respectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tory Earle (37:58.67), Kaitlyn Albertyn (38:17.72) and Jordyn Minifie (39:36.46) won the 17 to 18 race, with the medals in the 19 to 30 category going to Samantha Randle in 37:13.45, Jessica Canter in 40:25.09 and Danielle Luyt in 42:59.27.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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