{"id":45970,"date":"2025-02-13T12:39:22","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T10:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/swimmers-excel-at-midmar-20250213-3\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T15:35:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T13:35:12","slug":"swimmers-excel-at-midmar-20250213-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/swimmers-excel-at-midmar-20250213-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimmers excel at Midmar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"Left\" id=\"embed_137bd8d8\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/12702\/4d9dfa971df647aba0ef29f6d04562d3.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/c20cde4d320b426bb73ae8fc7b5521ae.jpg\" title=\"Julie Hundermark. Photo: Supplied\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Julie Hundermark. Photo: Supplied<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"Left\" id=\"embed_7b2b3b43\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/12702\/b6577a0a18d24559973dff5f229597f7.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/f67f0e3861bc4ff1bdc5a9a7e8e4e53a.jpg\" title=\"Adriaan du Toit. Photo: Supplied\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Adriaan du Toit. Photo: Supplied<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The annual aQuelle Midmar Mile took place on the weekend of 8 \u2013 9 February near Howick in KwaZulu-Natal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 1.6 km swim is one of the largest open water swimming events in the world . 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