The South African swimming team raised their medal tally to 40 during the second last day of the 13th CANA Swimming and Open Water Championships
Samantha Randle’s time of 2:17.15 won her the gold medal in the 200m backstroke ahead of team mate Hannah Kiely, who clocked 2:22.01 to claim the silver in the event. The bronze went to Morocco’s Fahsi Hiba in 2:22.18.
Later in the evening, Randle made her way to the medal podium again, this time for a bronze medal in the 1500m freestyle when she finished the race in 17:25.08.
Ayrton Sweeney followed with a silver medal in the 200m individual medley in 2:02.16, with the gold going to Egypt’s Mohamed Samy in 2:01.21 and the bronze to Algeria’s Balamane M in 2:05.23.
Sweeney also bagged a silver medal with Alard Basson, Jacques van Wyk and Alaric Basson in the 4x100m medley relay in 3:43.21.
In the 200m butterfly, Jessica Whelan added a bronze medal to her tally, touching the wall in 2:22.79, behind Egypt’s Rowida Hesham in 2:20.25 and Algeria’s Nefsi Rania Hamida in 2:21.59.
Lara van Niekerk, Erin Gallagher, Lesley Blignaut and Kiely closed the sixth day of the competition by winning the 4x100m medley relay in 4:12.83. Egypt and Algeria claimed the silver and bronze in 4:15.96 and 4:26.46, respectively.
The 13th CANA Africa Swimming and Open Water Championships conclude tomorrow with the Open Water 5km races due to start at 11h00 (SA time).
Medal rankings (after day 6):
|
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
|
Egypt |
27 |
13 |
4 |
44 |
|
South Africa |
12 |
18 |
10 |
40 |
|
Algeria |
2 |
6 |
13 |
21 |
|
Tunisia |
1 |
3 |
8 |
12 |
|
Morocco |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
|
Zambia |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Mauritius |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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