Day 02 of the SA Level 3 National Age Group Swimming Championships

The 13 year old Capetonian was quick off the block in the 200m freestyle race, winning the gold in a new Age Group Record of 2:05.72.

Meder also scooped the gold in the 50m breaststroke in 34.51 and later added the silver medal to her tally in the 100m backstroke in 1:06.86.

At only 12, KZN’s Luca Holtzhausen was at the top of the medal podium on three occasions, winning the 100m backstroke in 1:05.94, the 50m breaststroke in 33.49 and the 200m freestyle in 2:08.94.

Walking away with two gold medals on the night was Stellenbosch’s Kiara Noades (14), taking the 100m backstroke title in 1:06.28 and the 200m freestyle gold in 2:07.62, while Hanim Abrahams (14) claimed the 50m breaststroke first place and won silver in the 200m butterfly.

Luan Grobbelaar (14) added to his gold medal from yesterday by winning the 100m backstroke in 1:01.01 and later on won the silver in the 50m breaststroke in 31.87 and the bronze in the 200m freestyle in 2:01.20.

The SA Level 3 National Age Group Swimming Championships continue tomorrow with the heats session starting at 08h30 and the finals at 17h00.

Full Results from Day 02 of the SA Level 3 National Age Group Championships:

100m backstroke - Men:

12 years:
1. Luca Holtzhausen – 1:05.94; 2. Zander Landman – 1:07.56; 3. Matthew Taylor – 1:08.71

13 years:
1. Ethan Riekert – 1:03.75; 2. Ethan Spieker – 1:05.44; 3. Hennie Steyn – 1:05.63

14 years:
1. Luan Grobbelaar – 1:01.01; 2. Bernard Becker – 1:01.82; 3. Chase Rayment – 1:03.08

15 years:
1. Jack Oliver – 59.35; 2. Cullen Thomas – 1:01.00; 3. Luke Cillie – 1:01.12

16 years:
1. Louw Oberholzer – 59.66; 2. Ian Venter – 59.69; 3. Cameron Pennell – 1:00.07

17 – 18 years:
1. Zane Waddell – 56.09; 2. Tom Donker – 57.26; 3. Credence Pattinson – 58.37

100m backstroke - Women:

12 years:
1. Kelly Crous – 1:08.52; 2. Grace Hudson – 1:10.29; 3. Alexia Velde – 1:10.54

13 years:
1. Carissa van Rooyen – 1:06.55; 2. Rebecca Meder – 1:06.86; 3. Olivia Nel – 1:07.43

14 years:
1. Kiara Noades – 1:06.28; 2. Emma Tar – 1:07.25; 3. Khwezi Duma – 1:08.76

15 years:
1. Amy Stanford – 1:05.84; 2. Jessica Beukes – 1:06.68; 3. Catharine Royden-Turner – 1:07.49

16 years:
1. Kristen Straszacker – 1:05.56; 2. Heike Thormahlen – 1:06.56; 3. Carmen Botha – 1:06.87

17 – 18 years:
1. Catherine Sainsbury – 1:05.50; 2. Samantha Randle – 1:06.86; 3. Roseline Loubser – 1:07.88

200m butterfly - Men:

12 -14 years:
1. Ruan Breytenbach (13) – 2:08.69; 2. Dylan Wright (13) – 2:13.55; 3. Junahn Singh (14) – 2:14.26

15 - 18 years:
1. Brendan Levy (18) – 2:01.65; 2. Eben Vorster (18) – 2:02.53; 3. Ude Fuchs (17) – 2:04.30

200m butterfly - Women:

12 -14 years:
1. Dune Coetzee (13) – 2:23.26; 2. Hanim Abrahams (14) – 2:26.48; 3. Georgia van Voorst (14) – 2:26.77

15 - 18 years:
1. Sule van der Merwe (17) – 2:22.88; 2. Monica Boje (18) – 2:24.11; 3. Lizanne Viljoen (16) – 2:25.63

50m breaststroke - Men:

12 years:
1. Luca Holtzhausen – 33.49. Jaiden Staines – 34.28; 3. Joe Botha – 34.36

13 years:
1. Ruan Breytenbach – 31.93; 2. Malcolm Botha – 32.11; 3. Luan de Waal – 32.77

14 years:
1. Joshua Hamilton – 30.37; 2. Luan Grobbelaar – 31.87; 3. Michael Deans – 32.21

15 years:
1. Michael Houlie – 28.46; 2. Luke Ashton – 30.12; 3. Cameron Matthews – 30.49

16 years:
1. Duncan Rudolph – 30.36; 2. Gareth Kemp – 30.50; 3. Emile Lutzeler – 30.82

17 – 18 years:
1. Ude Fuchs – 29.86; 2. Mario Ervedosa – 29.95; 3. Daniel Swanepoel – 30.01

50m breaststroke - Women:

12 years:
1. Lara van Niekerk – 33.90; 2. Paige Brombacher – 35.47; 3. Jamie Bulbring – 35.71

13 years:
1. Rebecca Meder – 34.51; 2. Stephani Viljoen – 35.26; 3. Alex Nicholls – 35.35

14 years:
1. Hanim Abrahams – 33.16; 2. Christin Mundell – 33.49; 3. Skyla Fuller – 34.04

15 years:
1. Leigh Hudson – 33.72; 2. Tahlia Botha – 34.19; 3. Lesley Blignaut – 34.90

16 years:
1. Kaylene Corbett – 32.99; 2. Marizel van Jaarsveld – 34.23; 3. Tarien Joubert – 34.65

17 – 18 years:
1. Joa van Niekerk – 32.82; 2. Emily Visagie – 34.37; 3. Chelsea Meiring – 34.68

200m freestyle - Men:

12 years:
1. Luca Holtzhausen – 2:08.94; 2. Zander Landman – 2:11.20; 3. Joshua Ashley – 2:14.21

13 years:
1. Ethan Spieker – 2:00.70; 2. Dylan Wright – 2:01.17; 3. Gavin Smith – 2:06.17

14 years:
1. Gawie Nortje – 2:00.82; 2. Matthew Bosch – 2:01.13; 3. Luan Grobbelaar – 2:01.20

15 years:
1. Riccardo di Domenico – 1:57.15; 2. Cameron Matthews – 1:57.16; 3. Lukas van der Merwe – 1:58.93

16 years:
1. Roberto Gomes – 1:56.62; 2. Rance Gower-Winter – 1:56.80; 3. Louw Oberholzer – 1:59.50

17 – 18 years:
1. Josh Dannhouser – 1:53.44; 2. Eden Vorster – 1:53.96; 3. Alexander Skinner – 1:54.92

200m freestyle - Women:

12 years:
1. Kirsten de Goede – 2:12.99; 2. Sune Liebenberg – 2:13.19; 3. Trinity Hearne – 2:16.94

13 years:
1. Rebecca Meder – 2:05.72 (New National Age Group Record); 2. Dune Coetzee – 2:08.12; 3. Gina Miller – 2:11.97

14 years:
1. Kiara Noades – 2:07.62; 2. Alice van der Merwe – 2:08.83; 3. Becky Wallis – 2:09.65

15 years:
1. Kate Beavon – 2:06.39; 2. Inge Weidemann – 2:08.41; 3. Daniela Gonzalez – 2:08.69

16 years:
1. Dane Steyn – 2:08.99; 2. Kiyana Bartleson – 2:09.27 3. Marizel van Jaarsveld – 2:10.36

17 – 18 years:
1. Marne Frylinck – 2:08.83; 2. Eune Odendaal – 2:10.11; 3. Samantha Randle – 2:10.35

ENDS

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