Day 04 of the SA Level 3 National Age Group Swimming Championships

Olivia Nel (13) broke Rebecca Meder’s 2015 Age Group record in the 50m freestyle, clocking 26.94 to the old time of 27.28.

Nel also won silver in the 50m backstroke in 31.16.

There was no stopping KZN’s Luca Holtzhausen (12) as he once again bagged three gold medals in the 200m individual medley in 2:21.39, the 50m freestyle in 27.15 and the 50m backstroke in 30.28.

In the 800m freestyle and 200m individual medley, Rebecca Meder was once again on top in 9:11.89 and 2:24.85 respectively, while later on in the evening, the 13 year old also claimed bronze in the 50m freestyle in 27.91.

Zane Wadelle (18) was victorious on two occasions in the 50m backstroke in 26.05 and the 50m freestyle in 23.10, while Kiara Noades (14) took the gold in the 50m backstroke in 31.46 and the silver in the 800m freestyle in 9:17.98.

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.

The SA Level 3 National Age Group Swimming Championships concludes tomorrow with the heats session starting at 08h30 and the finals at 15h00.

Full Results from Day 04 of the SA Level 3 National Age Group Championships:

50m freestyle - Men:

12 years:
1. Luca Holtzhausen – 27.15; 2. Matthew Taylor – 27.95; 3. Caelan Hill – 28.21

13 years:
1. Ethan Riekert – 25.70; 2. Cullen Biddulph – 26.20; 3. Chad Mayer – 26.48

14 years:
1. Bernard Becker – 24.70; 2. Gawie Nortje – 24.96; 3. Joshua Hamilton – 25.56

15 years:
1. Jandre Moll – 24.82; 2. Luke Cillie – 25.42; 3. Gary Mattheys – 25.56

16 years:
1. Lucian Matthysen -24.07; 2. Emile Lutzeler – 24.48; 3. Anandt van Rensburg – 24.83

17 – 18 years:
1. Zane Waddell – 23.10; 2. Alexander Skinner – 23.78; 3. Tom Donker – 23.98

50m freestyle - Women:

12 years:
1. Kirsten de Goede – 28.39; 2. Melanie Cooke – 28.81; 3. Aimee Canny – 29.09

13 years:
1. Olivia Nel – 26.94 (New Age Group Record); 2. Carissa van Rooyen – 27.60; 3. Rebecca Meder – 27.91

14 years:
1. Alice van der Merwe – 27.63; 2. Ally Chislett – 27.66; 3. Toni Rafferty – 27.88

15 years:
1. Inge Weidemann – 27.22; 2. Lesley Blignaut – 27.55; 3. Zune Weber – 27.87

16 years:
1. Liza-Mari Drummond – 27.58; 2. Lara Pierce – 27.74; 3. Marizel van Jaarsveld – 27.90

17 – 18 years:
1. Chelsea Meiring – 27.20; 2. Camryn Wheals – 27.60; 3. Linda Groenewald – 28.00

200m individual medley - Men:

12 years:
1. Luca Holtzhausen – 2:21.31; 2. Zander Landman – 2:25.88; 3. Joe Botha – 2:29.76

13 years:
1. Ruan Breytenbach – 2:14.78; 2. Dylan Wright – 2:18.95; 3. Juaquin Gonzalez – 2:19.27

14 years:
1. Luan Grobbelaar – 2:13.41; 2. Henju Duvenhage – 2:15.86; 3. Joshua Hamilton – 2:17.62

15 years:
1. Cameron Matthews – 2:11.36; 2. Michael Houlie – 2:13.05; 3. Cullen Thomas – 2:13.95

16 years:
1. Gareth Kemp – 2:09.38; 2. Louw Oberholzer – 2:10.89; 3. Anandt van Rensburg – 2:11.01

17 – 18 years:
1. Eden Vorster – 2:06.97; 2. Daniel Swanepoel – 2:09.10; 3. Christoff Ras – 2:10.55

200m individual medley - Women:

12 years:
1. Sune Liebenberg – 2:29.06; 2. Kirsten de Goede – 2:29.12; 3. Kelly Crous – 2:32.96

13 years:
1. Rebecca Meder – 2:24.85; 2. Honey Osrin – 2:29.10; 3. Stephani Viljoen – 2:31.04

14 years:
1. Christin Mundell – 2:23.18; 2. Hanim Abrahams – 2:23.25; 3. Ally Chislett – 2:26.39

15 years:
1. Kate Beavon – 2:24.30; 2. Tahlia Botha – 2:26.39; 3. Jeanri Buys – 2:26.94

16 years:
1. Kristen Straszacker – 2:24.67; 2. Carmen Botha – 2:25.79; 3. Kaylene Corbett – 2:27.94

17 – 18 years:
1. Emily Visagie and Erin Anderson – 2:23.55; 3. Samantha Randle – 2:23.77

50m backstroke - Men:

12 years:
1. Luca Holtzhausen – 30.28; 2. Matthew Taylor – 31.46; 3. Zander Landman – 32.09

13 years:
1. Ethan Riekert – 29.74; 2. Dylan Wright – 30.27; 3. Giano dos Santos – 30.58

14 years:
1. Brendan Becker – 28.56; 2. Chase Rayment – 28.85; 3. Luan Grobbelaar – 29.25

15 years:
1. Jack Oliver – 27.70; 2. Luke Cillie – 28.12; 3. Calvin Coetzee – 28.31

16 years:
1. Dian de Wet – 27.81; 2. Ian Venter – 27.98; 3. Louw Oberholzer – 28.26

17 – 18 years:
1. Zane Waddell – 26.05; 2. Tom Donker – 27.04; 3. Credence Pattinson – 27.42

50m backstroke - Women:

12 years:
1. Kelly Crous – 31.93; 2. Kristen de Goede – 32.04; 3. Grace Hudson – 32.82

13 years:
1. Carissa van Rooyen – 30.68; 2. Olivia Nel – 31.16; 3. Honey Osrin – 31.92

14 years:
1. Kiara Noades – 31.46; 2. Emma Tarr – 31.77; 3. Khwezi Duma – 31.89

15 years:
1. Inge Weidemann – 31.27; 2. Catharine Royden-Turner – 31.47; 3. Chloe Velde – 31.52

16 years:
1. Kristen Straszacker – 30.77; 2. Heike Thormahlen – 31.01; 3. Carly du Toit – 31.73

17 – 18 years:
1. Catherine Sainsbury – 31.34; 2. Dawn Schutte – 31.52; 3. Hannah McLean and Roseline Loubser – 31.72

800m freestyle - Women:

12 -14 years:
1. Rebecca Meder – 9:11.89; 2. Kiara Noades – 9:17.98; 3. Jordan Rolfe – 9:20.16

15 - 18 years:
1. Kate Beavon – 9:07.82; 2. Marne Frylinck – 9:09.83; 3. Samantha Randle – 9:10.94

1500m freestyle - Men:

12 -14 years:
1. Dylan Wright – 16:47.54; 2. Henre Louw – 16:51.35; 3. James Freeman – 17:22.22

15 - 18 years:
1. Roberto Gomes – 16:21.93; 2. Aryan Makhija – 16:42.28; 3. Christopher Aubin – 16:55.41

ENDS

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