Day 01 of the CANA Zone IV Swimming Championships in Windhoek

Windhoek, Saturday, 16th February 2019  - The 2019 CANA Zone IV Swimming Championships got underway at the Olympia Swimming Pool in Windhoek, Namibia today with South Africa topping the medal podium, followed closely by the host nation and Zimbabwe. South Africa's Lise Coetzee (14) and Kelly-Ann Brown (14) claimed the gold and silver in the 800m freestyle with new Championship Record times of 9:32.31 and 9:37.00, respectively, while the bronze in the event went to Mauritius' Ines Gebert (14) in 10:36.11. Coetzee als... Read More

Day 04 of the CANA Zone IV Swimming Championships in Windhoek

Coetzee was not done for the day, also winning the 200m backstroke with a new Championship Record time of 2:26.88, with Kuhn taking the silver in 2:30.29 and Gebert the bronze in 2:38.57. Kuhn managed a third silver medal in the 100m breaststroke in 1:17.69 ahead of Uganda’s Kirabo Namutebi in 1:22.37 and behind Mauritius’ Alicia Kok Shun in 1:16.90, while Namutebi pulled all the stops to win the 50m freestyle with a new Championship Record time of 27.74, followed by Enger in 28.35 and Coetzee in 28.36. Nam... Read More