{"id":269318,"date":"2025-10-02T11:55:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T09:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/?p=269318"},"modified":"2026-06-18T16:32:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T14:32:10","slug":"swimmers-shine","status":"publish","type":"school_article","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/school\/swimmers-shine\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimmers shine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Welkom Super Seals Swim Club made history on 20 September in Bloemfontein, by hosting their first very own gala. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The community in Welkom, Virginia and Odendaalsrus joined hands to sponsor our event and the outcome was beyond words,&#8221; says Jules Laubscher.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A total of 11 clubs supported the day, and 204 swimmers entered, with 19 of them being Welkom swimmers. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The club has been without water or a swimming pool since 1 August, due to upgrades being done to the pool in Welkom.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1800\" data-attachment-id=\"269379\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/school\/swimmers-shine\/swim2_43835-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/swim2_43835-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"swim2_43835\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/swim2_43835-1-683x1024.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/swim2_43835-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-269379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/swim2_43835-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/swim2_43835-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/swim2_43835-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/swim2_43835-1-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Welkom Super Seals Swim Club members who achieved top accolades are from the left  Alle-Anne Roper (junior victrix ludorum), Noa Mansill (senior victrix ludorum) and SJ Nel (senior victor ludorum).  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