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News Splash – August 2010 (Comments Off)

31 August, 2010 • Category: General

A hearty welcome to the August edition of News Splash! In this month’s issue we bring you news on two indabas which were recently hosted at the SSA head office in Johannesburg; one to streamline the registration process for LTS instructors and the other to set targets for SSA’s mass participation programme. We report on [...]

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Du Toit and Ho conclude their run at the 6th FINA World Open Water Championships (Comments Off)

Natalie du Toit, after finishing 25th in the women’s 10km race at the 2010 FINA World Open Water Swim Championships in Roberval on Saturday 17 July, hit the water today in the 5km race and finished in 21st place. The USA’s Eva Fabian was way too strong for the field and had already opened a [...]

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Du Toit ends on high note (0)

Natalie du Toit ended the 2010 IPC World Swimming Championships in Eindhoven in fine style on Saturday 21 August when she won the 5km Open Water race. Du Toit won the 5km in a time of 1:00.20 ahead of France’s Elodi Lorandi. Du Toit was utterly dominant in the swim, winning by more than six [...]

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Tough opener at FINA Water Polo World League (Comments Off)

The FINA Men’s Water Polo World League gets underway in Nis, Serbia today and South Africa could not have asked for a tougher opening round. Serbia won the competition in 2007 and 2008 and finished 3rd in 2009. In fact the Balkan countries are once again odds on favorites to clinch the title after their [...]

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