The South African swimming team came out the clear winners of the 13th CANA Junior Africa Swimming Championships with a total of 78 medals
The Mzansi team won 21 more medals than the 2015 competition in Egypt, where they still topped the medal table with a total of 57 medals.
On the final day of the Championships today, Leigh McMorran won South Africa’s final gold medal in the 5km Open Water race with a time of 56:31.00 ahead of Tunisia’s Ryhem Ben Slama in 57:39.00 and Algeria’s Hania Grigahcene in 57:43.00.
13th CANA Junior Africa Swimming Championships Final Medal Table:
|
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
|
South Africa |
46 |
22 |
10 |
78 |
|
Egypt |
20 |
32 |
22 |
74 |
|
Tunisia |
2 |
5 |
17 |
24 |
|
Namibia |
2 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
|
Uganda |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
Zimbabwe |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Algeria |
1 |
8 |
18 |
27 |
|
Sudan |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
|
Mozambique |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Nigeria |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Seychelles |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
ENDS
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