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Die jaarlikse Velddrif-myl het weereens vanjaar by die Port Owen-marina in Velddrif weggespring. Die geleent- heid het die afgelope Saterdag (8 November) plaasgevind en swemmers van wyd en syd het kom deelneem. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Altesaam 156 swemmers van alle ouderdomme het deelgeneem in onderskeidelik die 1,6\u2009km-, 3\u2009km- en 500\u2009m-pretswem.
Lorika Melck, bemarker van die Velddrif-myl, s\u00ea die weer het goed saamgespeel op di\u00e9 dag en deelnemers was in goeie gees.Sy is opgewonde vir volgende jaar se tiende geleentheid en glo hulle gaan “groot gaan”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hulle bedank alle borge wat gehelp het om die dag moontlik te maak, insluitend die hoofborg Harcourts West Coast.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wenners:\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1,6\u2009km: Charles Human 25:29 (skins B), Fallon Finlayson 26:16 (wetsuits C). \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3\u2009km: Anieka Louw 31:05 (skins D), Matthew Page 39:27 (skins F), Nathan Linscott 38:19 (wetsuits G), \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3\u2009km-veterane: H: Angus McPherson 47:15 en Robbie Herreveld 41:07.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

500\u2009m-pretswem: Jean Pretorius 09:42.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Die Hendricks gesin is (van links) Cindy, Mason en Angelo met Logan voor.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Chanel Willard en Elmarie Williamson het al die pad van Strand gekom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Logan Hendricks het al te vrolik tydens die pretswem gelyk met sy elf-ore in die gees van Kersfees.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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