The final day of the SA Level 3 National Age Group Swimming Championships

Cape Town’s Luan Grobbelaar (14) broke Brenden Crawford’s 2011 Age Group record in the 200m breaststroke, clocking a golden 2:25.72 to the old time of 2:26.43.

Grobbelaar also claimed the gold medal in the 200m backstroke in 2:12.82.

KZN’s Luca Holtzhausen (12) finished off the competition with an additional two gold medals in the 200m breaststroke in 2:43.07 and the 200m backstroke in 2:23.75, while his first silver medal came from the 100m butterfly race in 1:05.99, bringing his total to an amazing twelve gold and one silver.

Winning double on the night was 13 year old Rebecca Meder, touching the wall in a fast 2:39.67 in the 200m breaststroke and 2:23.85 in the 200m backstroke, while Ruan Breytenbach (13) was also victorious on two occasions, scooping the gold in the 100m butterfly in 59.92 and the 200m breaststroke in 2:27.93.

The next Swimming SA competitions will be the SA Level 1 and 2 Regional Age Group Championships, which will take place as follows:

• Level 2 – Cape Town and Johannesburg – 28 – 31 March 2016
• Level 1 and 2 – Durban – 31 March – 1 April 2016
• Level 1 – Cape Town and Johannesburg – 1 – 3 April 2016

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

200m breaststroke - Men:

12 years:
1. Luca Holtzhausen – 2:43.07; 2. Zander Landman – 2:43.95; 3. Jaiden Staines and Matthew Randle – 2:47.43

13 years:
1. Ruan Breytenbach – 2:27.93; 2. Etienne van Heerden – 2:38.72; 3. Jaron Weyermuller – 2:40.65

14 years:
1. Luan Grobbelaar – 2:25.72 (New Age Group Record); 2. Joshua Hamilton – 2:27.45; 3. Henri Kilian – 2:29.41

15 years:
1. Michael Houlie – 2:20.59; 2. Luke Ashton – 2:26.21; 3. Willem-Pierre Viljoen – 2:27.04

16 years:
1. Duncan Rudolph – 2:20.11; 2. Danush Suresh – 2:27.68; 3. Gareth Kemp – 2:28.48

17 – 18 years:
1. Daniel Swanepoel – 2:18.63; 2. Dylan van Pletzen – 2:22.54; 3. Hylton Collinson – 2:23.11

200m breaststroke - Women:

12 years:
1. Sune Liebenberg – 2:41.69; 2. Lara van Niekerk – 2:42.61; 3. Grace Hudson – 2:51.45

13 years:
1. Rebecca Meder – 2:39.67; 2. Tailyn Seyffert – 2:47.73; 3. Alex Nicholls – 2:52.01

14 years:
1. Christin Mundell – 2:34.20; 2. Hanim Abrahams – 2:39.31; 3. Kara Vermaak – 2:43.20

15 years:
1. Jeanri Buys – 2:41.23; 2. Tracy-Lee Young – 2:42.15; 3. Sabrina Favini – 2:42.56

16 years:
1. Kaylene Corbett – 2:35.27; 2. Carmen Botha – 2:41.81; 3. Tarien Joubert – 2:46.12

17 – 18 years:
1. Emily Visagie – 2:39.89; 2. Joa van Niekerk – 2:40.73; 3. Marna Heymans – 2:41.94

100m butterfly - Men:

12 years:
1. Ethan du Preez – 1:04.97; 2. Luca Holtzhausen – 1:05.99; 3. Blake Holmes – 1:06.34

13 years:
1. Ruan Breytenbach – 59.92; 2. Corne le Roux – 1:02.36; 3. Gavin Smith – 1:03.02

14 years:
1. Henju Duvenhage – 1:00.25; 2. Juvahn Singh – 1:00.26; 3. James Freeman – 1:00.48

15 years:
1. Tiago Cordeiro – 58.20; 2. Thomas Cullen – 58.22; 3. Ivan Beukes – 58.79

16 years:
1. Chase Onorati – 57.98; 2. Benjamin Plattner – 58.60; 3. Dario Geyser – 58.65

17 – 18 years:
1. Eben Vorster – 55.49; 2. Zane Waddell – 55.51; 3. Brendan Levy – 55.82

100m butterfly - Women:

12 years:
1. Kirsten de Goede – 1:07.03; 2. Trinity Hearne – 1:09.31; 3. Melanie Cooke – 1:10.67

13 years:
1. Dune Coetzee – 1:04.08; 2. Chloe Horne – 1:07.19; 3. Kaylee Silen – 1:09.53

14 years:
1. Hanim Abrahams – 1:05.48; 2. Georgia van Voorst – 1:05.77; 3. Natasha Cornelius – 1:06.27

15 years:
1. Daniel Gomzalez – 1:04.90; 2. Lesley Blignaut – 1:06.13; 3. Kate Beavon – 1:07.07

16 years:
1. Marizel van Jaarsveld – 1:05.57; 2. Kristen Straszacker – 1:05.94; 3. Lizanne Viljoen – 1:05.98

17 – 18 years:
1. Hannah McLean – 1:04.62; 2. Sule van der Merwe – 1:05.64; 3. Kristen Davis – 1:05.65

200m backstroke - Men:

12 years:
1. Luca Holtzhausen – 2:23.75; 2. Zander Landman – 2:25.82; 3. Ruard van Renen – 2:29.28

13 years:
1. Dylan Wright – 2:16.99; 2. Ethan Spieker – 2:17.56; 3. Ethan Riekert – 2:19.87

14 years:
1. Luan Grobbelaar – 2:12.82; 2. Henju Duvenhage – 2:15.41; 3. Chase Rayment – 2:16.18

15 years:
1. Jack Oliver – 2:08.33; 2. Thomas Cullen – 2:12.89; 3. Siva Sridhar – 2:13.93

16 years:
1. Nic van der Merwe – 2:10.51; 2. Cameron Pennell – 2:11.20; 3. Louw Oberholzer – 2:11.41

17 – 18 years:
1. Tom Donker – 2:07.71; 2. Brand van Zyl – 2:08.64; 3. Credence Pattinson – 2:09.86

200m backstroke - Women:

12 years:
1. Kelly Crous – 2:28.28; 2. Alexia Velde – 2:32.93; 3. Sune Liebenberg – 2:33.31

13 years:
1. Rebecca Meder – 2:23.85; 2. Carissa van Rooyen – 2:24.06; 3. Honey Osrin – 2:25.67

14 years:
1. Kiara Noades – 2:24.77; 2. Emma Tarr – 2:25.93; 3. Khwezi Duma – 2:27.27

15 years:
1. Jessica Beukes – 2:19.46; 2. Abi Meder – 2:25.02; 3. Amy Stanford – 2:26.77

16 years:
1. Carmen Botha – 2:20.47; 2. Kristen Straszacker – 2:21.38; 3. Julia Goodhead – 2:26.74

17 – 18 years:
1. Samantha Randle – 2:17.24; 2. Catherine Sainsbury – 2:21.72; 3. Roseline Loubser – 2:24.55

ENDS

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