The 13th CANA Swimming and Open Water Championships conclude in Algiers
On the final day of the event, Sasha-Lee Nordengen came close to a medal in the ladies’ 5km Open Water race, in a hard fought swim with Algeria’s Cherouati Souad Nafissa but it was the experienced Algerian that came out on top in 1:02:49.02, while Nordenden finished fourth in 1:04:44.43.
Amica Dejager ended 7th in 1:05:03.59, Samantha Randle came in 9th in 1:05:28.86, Kaitlyn Albertyn was 11th in 1:06:41.92 and Tasneem Ebrahim finished 14th in 1:10:32.17.
In the men’s 5km Open Water race, the battle was between Egypt’s Marwan Elmarawy and Darren Minnies. In the end, it was Elmarawy’s speed that won him the gold in 57:55.21, while the South African finished sixth in 1:01:19.28.
Hein Vantonder concluded the race in 10th place, clocking 1:03:02.04, while Aiden Peterson and Abdul Malik came in 12th and 13th in 1:04:51.75 and 1:04:59.58, respectively.
Final Medal rankings:
|
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
|
Egypt |
28 |
14 |
6 |
48 |
|
South Africa |
12 |
18 |
10 |
40 |
|
Algeria |
3 |
6 |
13 |
22 |
|
Tunisia |
1 |
3 |
8 |
12 |
|
Morocco |
0 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
|
Zambia |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Mauritius |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
ENDS
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