The SA Level 1 & 2 Regional Age Group Swimming Championships

The rising star in KZN was Durban’s Ruby Dixon who won eight U10 gold medals in the 50, 100 and 200m backstroke, the 50 and 100m butterfly, 50 and 100m freestyle and 200m individual medley in 38.20, 1:19.58, 2:54.18, 35.51, 1:20.99, 33.32, 1:12.60 and 2:59.78 respectively.

Also from Durban was Ricky Lottering (10) who bagged an impressive four gold medals in the 50m butterfly in 33.69, the 100 and 200m freestyle in 1:09.84 and 2:32.39 as well as the 200m individual medley in 2:52.90, and followed that with a silver in the 50m backstroke in 37.39 and bronze in the 100m backstroke in 1:23.53.

The youngsters from Durban were on a roll with Travis Gross-Mitchell (10) claiming three gold medals in the 50, 100 and 200m backstroke in 36.43, 1:19.38 and 2:53.64, added two silvers in the 100m butterfly in 1:23.92 and the 200m individual medley in 2:55.92 and concluded with a bronze in the 50m freestyle in 32.53.

At the Cape Town competition, local star Mark Peceur (11) walked away with six gold medals in the 50, 100 and 200m freestyle, the 50 and 100m butterfly and the 200m individual medley in 34.40, 1:17.27, 2:48.73, 39.80, 1:27.90 and 3:15.57.

With a close five gold and one silver medal was 13 year old Capetonian, Connor Theron, clocking 2:52.05 in the 200m individual medley, 35.08 and 1:17.13 in the 50 and 100m backstroke and 1:06.71 and 2:31.74 in the 100 and 200m freestyle, while his second place finish came in the 50m freestyle in 30.18.

On the ladies side, Cape Town’s Danielle Theron (13) won gold in the 200m individual medley in 3:02.82, the 200m breaststroke in 3:29.38 and two silvers in the 100 and 200m backstroke in 1:24.05 and 2:57.68 and a bronze in the 50m backstroke in 38.55.

There were no surprises at the Ellis Park Swimming Pool in Johannesburg as Gauteng’s Bruce Wilson (13) scooped five gold medals in the 50m freestyle in 29.99, 50 and 100m backstroke in 35.94 and 1:16.46, the 50 and 100m butterfly in 32.42 and 1:13.11, while also claiming two silver medals in the 100m freestyle in 1:07.04 and the 200m individual medley in 2:49.33.

Rustenburg’s Chris Nel (11) was four times lucky, winning the 50, 100 and 200m backstroke races in 40.09, 1:24.73 and 3:03.54, with his fourth gold coming from the 100m butterfly in 1:34.21. Nel also came second in the 200m individual medley in 3:14.29 and third in the 200m freestyle in 2:50.84.

Johannesburg’s 15 year old Renato Dries won two gold medals in the 50 and 100m breaststroke in 34.29 and 1:17.10, while his silver medal came from the 200m breaststroke in 2:54.27 and his two bronze medals from the 50 and 100m butterfly in 30.34 and 1:11.08.

Durban also hosted the final leg of the SA Level 2 Regional Age Group Swimming Championships and coming out on top was Mpumalanga’s Jimmy Munro (11), winning five of his races and taking home one silver in the 200m individual medley in 2:45.87.

Munro clocked a golden 32.42 in the 50m butterfly, 29.98 and 1:05.78 in the 50 and 100m freestyle as well as 1:17.35 and 2:44.73 in the 100 and 200m backstroke events.

On the ladies side, Carina Brand (16), added two gold medals to her tally in the 50m butterfly in 31.48 and the 100m freestyle in 1:04.50, while finishing second in the 200m individual medley in 2:46.25 and third in the 50m freestyle in 29.93.

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