Day 03 of the SA Level 3 National Age Group Swimming Championships

The 12 year old was fastest in the 50m butterfly, the 100m breaststroke and the 100m freestyle, clocking 29.49, 1:13.09 and 58.69 respectively, to bring his total to seven gold medals in three days of competition.

Cape Town’s Rebecca Meder (13) was on point in the 100m breaststroke and 400m individual medley, winning the races in 1:14.94 and 4:58.91, respectively, while adding two silver medals to her tally in the 50m butterfly in 29.35 and the 100m freestyle in 59.10.

Zane Waddell (18) was more than happy with his two gold medals tonight, clocking 24.79 in the 50m butterfly and 51.19 in the 100m freestyle.

In the 14 year age group category, Hanim Abrahams came first in the 100m breaststroke in 1:11.97 and also went on to scoop the bronze in the 400m individual medley in 5:11.31, while Gauteng’s Marizel van Jaarsveld (16) was victorious in the 100m freestyle in 59.71 and won bronze in the 100m breaststroke in 1:15.19 and the 50m butterfly in 29.60.

13 year old Ruan Breytenbach bagged two gold medals, winning the 50m butterfly in 27.80 and the 100m breaststroke in 1:10.55, while his silver medal came in the 400m individual medley in 4:43.35.

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 03 of the SA Level 3 National Age Group Championships:

100m freestyle - Men:

12 years:
1. Luca Holtzhausen – 58.69; 2. Caelan Hill – 1:01.22; 3. Zander Landman – 1:02.01

13 years:
1. Ethan Riekert – 57.03; 2. Ethan Spieker – 57.05; 3. Cullen Biddulph – 57.37

14 years:
1. Matthew Bosch – 54.33; 2. Gawie Nortje – 55.05; 3. Bernard Becker – 55.14

15 years:
1. Jandre Moll – 54.01; 2. Cameron Matthews – 54.13; 3. Riccardo di Domenico – 54.35

16 years:
1. Lucian Matthysen -52.71; 2. Anandt van Rensburg – 53.76; 3. Rance Gower-Winter – 54.15

17 – 18 years:
1. Zane Waddell – 51.19; 2. Kevin Bargate – 52.00; 3. Eben Vorster – 52.36

100m freestyle - Women:

12 years:
1. Kirsten de Goede – 1:01.62; 2. Sune Liebenberg – 1:01.63; 3. Jana Botha – 1:02.29

13 years:
1. Olivia Nel – 58.56; 2. Rebecca Meder – 59.10; 3. Dune Coetzee – 59.14

14 years:
1. Kiara Noades – 59.12; 2. Toni Rafferty – 59.45; 3. Ally Chislett – 1:00.17

15 years:
1. Inge Weidemann – 58.78; 2. Lize-Mari de Beer – 59.20; 3. Kate Beavon – 59.54

16 years:
1. Marizel van Jaarsveld – 59.71; 2. Liza-Mari Drummond – 1:00.31; 3. Heike Thormahlen – 1:00.41

17 – 18 years:
1. Chelsea Meiring – 58.66; 2. Camryn Wheals – 59.41; 3. Linda Groenewald – 1:00.34

100m breaststroke - Men:

12 years:
1. Luca Holtzhausen – 1:13.09. Jaiden Staines – 1:15.27; 3. Joe Botha – 1:15.80

13 years:
1. Ruan Breytenbach – 1:10.55; 2. Malcolm Botha – 1:12.27; 3. Etienne van Heerden – 1:13.30

14 years:
1. Joshua Hamilton – 1:06.07; 2. Luan Grobbelaar – 1:08.82; 3. Michael Deans – 1:09.19

15 years:
1. Michael Houlie – 1:04.99; 2. Luke Ashton – 1:06.57; 3. Pierre Viljoen – 1:07.77

16 years:
1. Duncan Rudolph – 1:04.92; 2. Gareth Kemp – 1:06.95; 3. Danush Suresh – 1:07.85

17 – 18 years:
1. Daniel Swanepoel – 1:05.48; 2. Ude Fuchs – 1:06.24; 3. Likith Prema – 1:06.30

100m breaststroke - Women:

12 years:
1. Lara van Niekerk – 1:14.08; 2. Paige Brombacher – 1:18.17; 3. Sune Liebenberg – 1:18.37

13 years:
1. Rebecca Meder – 1:14.94; 2. Stephani Viljoen – 1:17.87; 3. Alex Nicholls – 1:18.73

14 years:
1. Hanim Abrahams – 1:11.97; 2. Christin Mundell – 1:13.63; 3. C. van der Westhuizen – 1:16.50

15 years:
1. Jeanri Buys – 1:14.94; 2. Tahlia Botha – 1:15.13; 3. Leigh Hudson – 1:16.56

16 years:
1. Kaylene Corbett – 1:10.68; 2. Tarien Joubert – 1:14.38; 3. Marizel van Jaarsveld – 1:15.19

17 – 18 years:
1. Marna Heymans – 1:13.79; 2. Emily Visagie – 1:14.58; 3. Joa van Niekerk – 1:15.83

400m individual medley - Men:

12 -14 years:
1. Luan Grobbelaar – 4:40.88; 2. Ruan Breytenbach – 4:43.35; 3. Dylan Wright – 4:50.73

15 - 18 years:
1. Josh Dannhauser – 4:32.13; 2. Eben Vorster – 4:36.59; 3. Jordan le Clos – 4:39.80

400m individual medley - Women:

12 -14 years:
1. Rebecca Meder – 4:58.91; 2. Jordyn Minifie – 5:10.08; 3. Hanim Abrahams – 5:11.31

15 - 18 years:
1. Samantha Randle – 4:59.34; 2. Marne Frylinck – 5:02.83; 3. Carmen Botha – 5:05.51

50m butterfly - Men:

12 years:
1. Luca Holtzhausen – 29.49; 2. Keagon Mnyaka – 29.81; 3. Blake Holmes – 29.93

13 years:
1. Ruan Breytenbach – 27.80; 2. Hennie Steyn – 27.88; 3. Dylan Wright – 27.97

14 years:
1. Brendan Becker – 27.08; 2. Gawie Nortje – 27.24; 3. Joshua Hamilton – 27.32

15 years:
1. Cullen Thomas – 26.44; 2. Riccardo di Domenico – 26.55; 3. Gary Mattheys – 26.81

16 years:
1. Johan Viljoen – 26.21; 2. Schalk van Heerden – 26.23; 3. Lucian Matthysen – 26.30

17 – 18 years:
1. Zane Waddell – 24.79; 2. Tom Donker – 25.61; 3. Eben Vorster – 25.81

50m butterfly - Women:

12 years:
1. Kristen de Goede – 29.93; 2. Trinity Hearne – 30.76; 3. Lara van Niekerk – 31.02

13 years:
1. Dune Coetzee – 29.29; 2. Rebecca Meder – 29.35; 3. Jessica Herbst – 30.45

14 years:
1. Alice van der Merwe – 29.52; 2. Chante Cornelius – 29.65; 3. Skyla Fuller and Toni Rafferty – 29.94

15 years:
1. Lesley Blignaut – 28.80; 2. Jana Coetze – 28.92; 3. Daniel Gonzalez – 29.19

16 years:
1. Kristen Straszacker – 29.26; 2. Mane Breytenbach – 29.43; 3. Marizel van Jaarsveld – 29.60

17 – 18 years:
1. Hannah McLean – 28.73; 2. Camryn Wheals – 29.22; 3. Linda Groenewald – 29.36

ENDS

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