Chad Ho

Unfinished Business For Australia’s Nick Sloman As He Takes Aim At Midmar Mile Record

Sloman, the 2019 men’s champion, will head back to the famous KwaZulu-Natal race with his sights set on Chad Ho’s 2016 course record of 17 minutes.

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Pandemic Postpones 48th Annual Midmar Mile Race Until March

Amidst South Africa’s second wave of Covid-19 cases, Midmar Mile Race Director Wayne Riddin has postponed the event by 1 month and added safety precautions.

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Swimming South Africa Reveals National Squads For 2020/21 Season

Swimming South Africa has revealed its National Team selections for the 2020/21 season, based on world rankings and medal potential.

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South Africans Dominate 2020 Midmar Mile Open Water Race

The 2020 Midmar Mile open water race took place over the weekend at the Midmar Dam north of Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.

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Weber Takes Double Gold At South African Open Water C’ships

The 2019 South African Open Water Championships took place at Marina Martinique in Jeffrey’s Bay over the weekend. 

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Australians Kareena Lee, Nick Sloman Take Midmar Mile

Australian Kareena Lee took the women’s title in the 2019 Midmar Mile, the world’s largest open water race.

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South Africans Ho & Weber Win ‘Swim the Burj’

Over 1,000 swimmers took part in the inaugural Daman DXB SwimFest 2018 in Dubai, UAE earlier this week.

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Ashley Twichell Wins Fourth Midmar Mile Open Water Title

American Ashley Twichell earned her 4th Midmar Mile title over the weekend.

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Olivier Wins The First Gold of the Championships In Men’s 5k OW

France’s Marc-Antoine Olivier won the first gold medal of the 2017 FINA World Championships with a win in the men’s 5k.

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2017 Open Water World Championship Preview

Olympic gold medalist Ferry Weertman will look to defeat reigning World Champion Jordan Wilimovsky in the men’s 10k.

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Ho, Marais Headed To Budapest After South African OW Nationals Wins

“Was a good swim, happy with how it went,” says South African Chad Ho on winning the men’s 10k last weekend at Nationals.

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Meet The 2016 South African Olympic Aquatics Team

Cameron van der Burgh will represent South Africa in Rio and will be joined by both veterans and newcomers alike.

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Men’s 10K Olympic Qualifier Breakdown: 25 Swimmers Set to Compete

Jordan Wilimovsky will lead the 25 swimmers who have qualified for the Olympic 10k Marathon Swim in Rio this summer.

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Lijun Zu Wins Men’s 10K Olympic Qualifier, 14 Others Punch Rio Ticket

Lijun Zu lead the charge of fifteen Olympic qualifiers today in Setubal, Portugal at the 2016 Marathon Swimming Olympic Qualifier

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South African Female Swimmer Becomes First to Earn Olympic Berth

Michelle Weber became the first female swimmer to earn a berth on the South African Olympic team…

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