Swimmers strike good early form in early gala

GOOD early season times were recorded at the October age group gala hosted by King Cetshwayo District Aquatics at the Arboretum pool on Saturday.

In the boys section, uShaka Swimming Club’s Jordan Stevens, Michael Esterhuyse, Ethan Bender and William Paxton, along with Fish Eagles Swimming Club swimmers Daniel Triggiani and Khulekani Sikhosana put their hands up, winning the bulk of their races.

uShaka’s Sharon Crous, Fish Eagles Rebecca du Toit and Saskia Ludick, along with Pongola’s Danika Uys and Jemma Boddington were in top shape in the girls’ section.

Swimmers will be back in action on Saturday when they compete in the Fish Eagles Short Course Championship gala at Arboretum from 9am to 5pm.

Results

• Girls 200m freestyle – 1 Sharon Crous 2.22.53, 2 Jemma Bodington 2.38.03, 3 Wyllona Paxton 2.38.76.

• Boys 200m freestyle – 1 William Paxton 2.13.60, 2 Michael Esterhuyse 2.14.83, 3 Ethan Bender 2.18.89.

• Girls 50 backstroke – 1 Melri van Schoor 37.36, 2 Jemma Bodington 38.35, 3 Wyllona Paxton 41.34.

• Boys 50m backstroke – 1 Jordan Stevens 28.94, 2 Daniel Triggiani 32.95, 3 Ruben Fourie 34.78.

• Girls 100m breaststroke – 1 Wendy Cook 1.28.16, 2 Okuhle Mntambo 1.31.98, 3 Sharon Crous 1.32.98.

• Boys 100m breaststroke – 1 Michael Esterhuyse 1.20.34, 2 Mthoko Mfeka 1.24.36, 3 Ruben Fourie 1.28.02.

• Boys 100m breaststroke multi-class – 1 Khulekani Sikhosana 1.48.97.

• Girls 50m butterfly – 1 Saskia Ludick 32.58, 2 Melri van Schoor 33.51, 3 Jemma Bodington 35.66.

• Boys 50m butterfly – 1 Jordan Stevens 26.90, 2 Daniel Triggiani 30.64, 3 William Paxton 30.70.

• Girls 200m backstroke – 1 Izaan Scheepers 3.29.59.

• Boys 200m backstoke – 1 Michael Smith 2.53.25, 2 Jacques Richter 4.07.97.

• Girls 100m freestyle – 1 Sharon Crous 1.04.65, 2 Danika Uys 1.10.54, 3 Rebecca du Toit 1.11.81.

• Boys 100m freestyle – 1 Michael Esterhuyse 1.00.22, 2 William Paxton 1.00.61, 3 Daniel Triggiani 1.00.86.

• Girls 50m breaststroke – 1 Wendy Cook 39.25, 2 Melri van Schoor 41.28, 3 Berdine Jacobsz 45.76.

• Boys 50m breaststroke – 1 Jordan Stevens 31.93, 2 Michael Esterhuyse 36.88, 3 Mthoko Mfeka 37.85.

• Boys 50m breaststroke Multi-Class – 1 Khulekani Sikhosana 46.53, 2 Brandon-Leigh Roux 58.48, 3 Bahle Mkhize 1.25.44.

• Girls 200m individual medley – 1 Sharon Crous 2.46.25, 2 Danika Uys 3.08.72, 3 Okuhle Mntambo 3.16.06.

• Boys 200m individual medley – 1 Michael Smith 2.54.50, 2 Ruben Fourie 2.55.84, 3 Mthoko Mfeka 3.01.05.

• Girls 100m butterfly – 1 Saskia Ludick 1.14.43, 2 Sharon Crous 1.17.95, 3 Tatum Ferns 2.32.52.

• Boys 100m butterfly – 1 Ethan Bender 1.13.44, 2 Michael Esterhuyse 1.15.03, 3 Nkosi Ngobese 1.35.35.

• Girls 50m freestyle – 1 Sharon Crous 29.88, 2 Melri van Schoor 31.19, 3 Kayla Wafer 32.67.

• Boys 50m freestyle – 1 Jordan Stevens 25.88, 2 Daniel Triggiani 27.09, 3 William Paxton 27.44.

• Boys 50m freestyle multi-class – 1 Brandon-Leigh Roux 43.72, 2 Bahle Mkhize 56.94, 3 Vumani Msweli 1.01.51.

• Girls 100m backstroke – 1 Sharon Crous 1.19.25, 2 Danika Uys 1.24.29, 3 Izaan Scheepers 1.44.23.

• Boys 100m backstroke – 1 William Paxton 1.14.88, 2 Michael Smith 1.21.78, 3 Ruben Fourie 1.25.15.

• Girls 400m freestyle – 1 Rebecca du Toit 6.03.66, 2 Berdine Jacobsz 6.30.97.

• Boys 400m freestyle – 1 Michael Esterhuyse 4.58.12, 2 Ethan Bender 5.05.41, 3 Michael Smith 5.31.86.

 

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