World class racing took place at the South African Open Water Swim Champs in Jeffreys Bay over the weekend. Olympian Michelle Weber from KwaZulu Natal dominated the Champs by winning both the 5 km and the 10 km swims and thereby qualifying to represent South Africa at the World Swimming Champs later in 2019. The […]
South Africa’s top open water swimmers will be joined by a contingent from Israel in Jeffreys Bay this weekend for the 2019 South African Open Water Swim Champs. The action will take place at Marina Martinique, known as the best open water swim venue in South Africa. The first race will be the 10 km […]
South Africa’s Olympians Chad Ho and Michelle Weber claimed victory at the Sanlam Cape Mile brought at the picturesque Eikenhof Dam on Sunday, 18 February 2018. “I had a very good race,” says Ho. “The start was nice and comfortable. I decided to make my move at the first turn around buoy, when we started […]
One of South Africa’s unsung hero’s will be swimming at Marina Martinique in Jeffreys Bay this weekend. Chad Ho is the current world 5 km champion, has been crowned as the World 10 km World Champion and has represented South Africa at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games as well as at Rio in 2016. Ho […]
Chad Ho claimed a record seventh Midmar Mile title in succession while Michelle Weber become the first South African woman to take victory since Melissa Corfe in 2003. Ho was pushed hard by his training partner Matthew Meyer, with Meyer winning each of the hotspots at 400m, 800m and 1 200m, but the five-kilometre open […]
The 2015 aQuelle Midmar Mile took place in ideal conditions on Sunday morning at the Midmar Dam that saw a number of records tumble. The 42nd edition of the worlds largest open water swimming event proved to be a record affair with the crowning of two athletes that deserve the undisputed titles of “King and […]
Less than 24 hours after Chad Ho and Troy Prinsloo went stroke-for-stroke in an epic aQuellé Midmar Mile, the two South African rivals returned to the Midmar Dam and renewed their frequent battles again. This time, Ho and Prinsloo faced off at the 10 km South African National Open Water Swimming Championships. Again, they went […]
If one is seeking contenders to prevent Chad Ho from extending his run of four successive victories in the aQuelle Midmar Mile, look no further than two-time champion Troyden Prinsloo, who is looking forward to an opportunity to record a third victory in the world’s largest open water swimming event. A two-time Olympian, Prinsloo contested […]
South Africa’s top open water swimmers congregated at Albert Falls in KwaZulu natal for the 2012 South African Open Water Swim Champs. Natalie Du Toit successfully defended her 10 K title in a time of 2 hours 9 minutes. Steers Marina Mile Champ, Jessica Roux came second in 2 hours 10 minutes, proving that she […]
SA swim sensations Natalie du Toit, Cameron van der Burgh and Chad le Clos will be in a race of a different sort, as they strive to be crowned Swimmer of the Year at the Telkom Swimming SA Annual Aquatic Awards function, to be held at the Southern Sun OR Tambo International Airport near Johannesburg, […]