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The Citizen
07-05-2025
- Sport
- The Citizen
Edenvale swimmers splash it up at nationals
Edenvale swimmers splash it up at nationals Swimmers from Edenvale-based Dragons Swimming Club recently made a splash when they competed in the SA Senior National Swimming Championships. The championships were held in Gqeberha from April 9 to April 13. While at the national event, the club's multiclass swimmers Kat Swanepoel and Geosh Nienaber achieved record-breaking results. ALSO READ: Local swimmers excel at nationals Swanepoel broke the SA senior record in both the 50m breaststroke (SB4) and the 100m backstroke (S5). She also won gold for her performance in the 50m backstroke and silver in the 100m backstroke. Nienaber broke the SA Under 18 record in both the 100m backstroke (S8) and the 50m freestyle (S8), as well as the SA Senior record in the 50m freestyle (S8). He finished the championships with five medals: gold in the 50m backstroke, silver in the 50m butterfly and 100m freestyle and bronze in both the 100m backstroke and 50m freestyle. 'The build-up to nationals was a challenging time for both Kat and Geosh so to see them perform the way they did and to still break records is phenomenal,' said coach Theo Verster. At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
The Citizen
26-04-2025
- Sport
- The Citizen
Uniswim Nelspruit swimmers fly at SA Senior National Championships
Uniswim Nelspruit Swimming Club sent four of their best to represent Mpumalanga Swimming at the SA Senior National Swimming Championships in Gqeberha from April 9 to 13. These swimmers delivered exceptional performances. The four Uniswim Nelspruit contenders were the only Mpumalanga swimmers at the championships and far exceeded any previous performance by the province at senior nationals. Henning Radley, Jetro Piso, Miela Banza and Neil Burger produced 14 personal best times in their combined 19 individual events. Miela (15), a learner of Penryn, stormed her way into three A finals; followed by Neil (18), who attends Hoërskool Nelspruit, who reached one A final and one B final. Considering Mpumalanga had never qualified for an A final before – and that both Lowvelders are still classified as juniors – these remarkable achievements are really put into perspective. Making full use of the opportunity to take on Olympic swimmers, which pushed him further than he'd gone before, Neil managed to swim a World Aquatics qualifying time for selection to represent South Africa at the Junior World Swimming Championships in Romania later this year. 'Credit must go to Uniswim Nelspruit's Olympic head coach, Chad Peterson, heading the Uniswim Nelspruit high-performance programme, and being able to prepare these swimmers to produce such remarkable results at the highest competition level in South Africa,' said Emile van Veenhuyzen of Uniswim Nelspruit, who is also a vice president of Swimming South Africa. At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
