Kay-Lee Mouton (15), \u2019n Graad 10-leerder van die Ho\u00ebrskool Dirkie Uys in Moorreesburg, het onlangs golwe gemaak toe sy die gewilde Valsbaai-opewaterswem as die jongste swemmer n\u00f3g in die geskiedenis voltooi het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die vorige rekordhouer is Amber-Rose Berry, wat 16 jaar oud was toe sy die opewaterswem voltooi het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kay-Lee het met haar tweede probeerslag daarin geslaag om die Valsbaai-roete van 33km vanaf Miller\u2019s Point in Simonstad tot by Rooi Els binne nege ure en 28 minute te voltooi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Volgens Kay-Lee was dit \u2019n droom van haar om die roete te swem \u2013 iets wat sy \u2019n jaar en \u2019n half gelede begin koester het. Kay-Lee bieg en s\u00ea enige swemmer kry hul negatiewe oomblikke in die water, maar sy het hierdie een baie geniet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Haar geheim tot die suksesvolle uitdaging was om die roete slag vir slag te vat, wat haar uiteindelik nader aan haar droom gebring het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Di\u00e9 swem was vir haar meer as net \u2019n doelwit. \u201cDit was vir my as mens om binne en buite die water te verbeter.\u201d Haar eerste poging tot die Valsbaai-opewaterswem het volgens Kay-Lee nie volgens plan verloop nie. Sy was genoodsaak om weens talle bloublasiesteke uit die water te klim. \u201cN\u00e1 so \u2019n groot terugslag is dit baie belangrik om jou kop positief te hou, maar ook om jouself met positiewe mense te omring,\u201d voeg sy by. Kay-Lee het n\u00e1 die eerste poging op 24 Januarie weer in die water geklim en nege ure en 28 minute later by Rooi Els uitgeklim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die droom wat uit slegs gesprekke rondom \u2019n koffietafel spruit, voel steeds vir haar onwerklik. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nou fokus sy om die grootvyf-opewaterswemroetes klaar te maak, gevolg deur \u2019n opewaterswem in die Engelse Kanaal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die vraag wat almal haar vra \u2013 is jy nie bang vir haaie nie? \u201cEk is nie bang vir haaie nie. Ek het \u2019n baie groot ondersteuningsbemanning gedurende die geleenthede (georganiseer deur Big Bay Events). Hulle maak seker dat die water te alle tye veilig is.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy dra ook di\u00e9 mylpaal op aan haar afrigter, Paulo Gabriels van Tapergo Aquatics, wat haar help voorberei het. Kay-Lee moes elke week sowat 55km in die water kafdraf. \u201cHy het ook my oefenprogram aangepas om daardie hoeveelheid kilometers per week te kan swem. Ek kon dit gewis nie sonder hom en my familie en vriende wat my ondersteun het, gedoen het nie. Hulle speel \u2019n ongelooflike groot rol in my droom.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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