Florida swimmers keep club’s name high at championships
They brought a total of 27 medals home
Twenty-eight swimmers from the Florida Swimming Club competed at the Central
Gauteng Aquatics Championships and finished seventh on the medal table.
Tracey Hemphill, one of the club’s coaches, said, “This event is the highlight of the age group calendar, and is major preparation for the national and regional championships coming up in March and April. The team had participants in every age group, showing good depth and potential for the future. The swimmers managed to bring home a total of 27 medals – seven gold, eight silver and 12 bronze. That is almost one medal per swimmer, which we believe is a fantastic ratio and result for our club.”
Approximately 700 swimmers participating in the championships, and Tracey said, “We are exceptionally proud of these swimmers and the phenomenal team performance put up by all our athletes.”
She added that a special mention had to be made of the U/16 boys team, who were unbeaten in the Freestyle relays, with Blake Godfrey, Johan de Jong, Joshua Honniball and Danyal van der Schyff dominating the 4 x 50m, 4 x 100m and 4 x 200m events during the competition.
Other significant achievements included the swimmers who ended among the Top 10 point scorers. “Ethan Engelke, who is only 11 years old, place seventh overall in the U/13 category, Blake Godfrey placed eighth overall in the U/16 category and Demi-Lee Carlisle place third overall in the Open category,” she said.
Tracey concluded by saying, “Swimmers who represent Florida train at various venues around the West Rand. Should you be interested in joining our team, please contact Andy Young on 0833793527 or Orcas Swimming on 0833991205.”
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