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J Bay swimmers at Redhouse River Mile

February 21, 2012

Congratulations to all the swimmers who took part in the Redhouse River Mile. Mally Richards swam his 59th Mile, while Brenton Williams became the first man ever to complete the Mile swimming butterfly. Caro de Jager came 9th in the women’s race.

Phil Weddel, Danie Rautenbach, Seth, Erin and Rencke de Swart as well as Malan Steenkamp all swam the Mile.
The next open water swim event is on 4 March at Marina Martinique. Entries can be done online at  www.ecswim.co.za

Rotary Swim-a-Thon

Join us at Training Edge Gym on Saturday 25 February at 1 pm for the Rotary eradicate polio campaign and help set a world record in the process.

Entry fee is R 50 and all you have to do is swim 100 m to become part of the attempt to have the most swimmers completing a 100 m swim in a hour across the world.

We encourage all our swimmers to come and join in this initiative on Saturday at the Gym.

The pristine canals of Marina Martinique - home of the JBay Swim and the Marina Mile swim event. The Mile now forms part of an expanded EP Open Water Swim Series.

Marina Martinique Swim

Following a number of complaints about the early morning swim training, we have had to make the following changes:
From March we will be swimming on Tuesday and Thursday in the evenings at 6 pm. We will still be meeting at the gate as usual.

Swimmers may still swim on other days between 4.30 pm – 6.30 pm from Kingston Place flats. All swimmers are welcome to join JBay Swim and attend our training sessions at Marina Martinique. They will need to pay a registration fee of R 300 which will entitle them to a JBay Swim t-shirt and swim cap.

Application forms can be obtained from Isabeau Joubert reception at JBay Dentist in Schelde Road.

C League Gala

There is a C league gala at the Sunridge Park Primary School in Port Elizabeth on Saturday 25 February. All swimmers who have not taken part in a B league gala may swim in this event. Please be at the Sunridge pool by 8 am at the latest to enter.

Swim fees

Please note that swim fees are payable in advance. There was an extraordinary amount of bad debt in 2011 and all parents and swimmers are urged to play the game and pay when the invoice is received.
Money can be deposited by EFT and please use the swimmers name as reference.

See you in the water!!

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Open water swimmers do well in PE

March 19, 2011

Four of the Kouga Swim Club’s open water swimmers took part in the Ocean Racing Series in Port Elizabeth recently. They all did really well with three 3rd places and a first time ever ocean swim for Sally Waterworth who recently started training with the Club.

For more on this story click on www.jbaynews.com

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Results of the open water swim 3 October at Marina Martinique

October 6, 2010

EPA Swim Challenge Series Sunday 03/10/2010

5km Swim Men 1 Chris Van De Sande (01:01:52); 2 Michael Marais (01:03:17); 3 Jonathan Roux (01:06:17); 4 Hanre Barnard (01:07:02); 5 Brenton Williams (01:21:34); 6 Richden Jute (01:21:45); 7 Russell Tucker (01:23:27);  

Ladies 1 Jessica Roux (01:02:48); 2 Lise-mari Goosen (01:09:47); 3 Chrislie Niehaus (01:12:09);  

over 40 Men 1 Brenton Williams (01:21:34); 2 Richden Jute (01:21:45);  

over 50 Men 1 Russell Tucker (01:23:27);    

 Cirrus 3km Swim Men 1 Christopher Van De Sande (36:31); 2 Wayne Jones (38:18); 3 Hanre Barnard (38:54); 4 Jason Jones (40:24); 5 Dominic Greeff (40:42); 6 Daniel Jones (42:06); 7 Jc Van Wyk (45:59); 8 Brenton Williams (47:22); 9 Russell Tucker (47:26); 10 Richden Jute (47:31); 11 Ralph West (54:02); 12 Chris Viljoen (01:00:56);  

Ladies 1 Lise-Mari Goosen (40:38); 2 Rebecca Newman (41:56); 3 Chrislie Niehaus (42:03); 4 Tammy Geyer (46:26); 5 Sanmari Woithe (46:48); 6 Denise Bosman (50:51);   13u Boys 1 Daniel Jones (42:06);  

over 40 Men 1 Jc Van Wyk (45:59); 2 Brenton Williams (47:22); 3 Richden Jute (47:31); 4 Ralph West (54:02);  

 over 40 Ladies 1 Sanmari Woithe (46:48);  

over 50 Men 1 Russell Tucker (47:26); 2 Chris Viljoen (01:00:56);  

 over 50 Ladies 1 Denise Bosman (50:51);  

1km Swim Men 1 Wesley Wiehahn (13:24); 2 Seth De Swardt (16:00); 3 Jan-Corrick Van Der Watt (18:23); 4 Thomas scott Young (21:46); 5 Neil Torrance (30:35);   Ladies 1 Tarryn Els (15:48); 2 Nepo Ntsono (16:34); 3 Geena Pringle (16:56); 4 Caroline Els (19:57); 5 Cheryl Gibson (22:21); 6 Lydia Agenbach (24:53);  

13u Boys 1 Seth De Swardt (16:00); 2 Jan-Corrick Van Der Watt (18:23);  

 13u Girls 1 Tarryn Els (15:48); 2 Nepo Ntsono (16:34); 3 Geena Pringle (16:56);  

over 40 Men 1 Neil Torrance (30:35);  

over 40 Ladies 1 Caroline Els (19:57); 2 Cheryl Gibson (22:21); 3 Lydia Agenbach (24:53);  

Swim Boys 1 Pieter Ellis (09:44); 2 Danie Ellis (09:47); 3 Lodewyk Van Biljon (12:17); 4 Matthew Roux (13:47);  

Girls 1 Chantelle O’Kennedy (10:42); 2 Wilmien Van Biljon (12:54); 3 Michell Strydom (13:09); 4 Sone Koen (13:41);

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Marina Open Water Swim dates

September 30, 2010

Date have been announced for the EP Open Water Swim Series that will take place at Marina Martinique, starting Sunday 3 October.

The dates for the 2010/11 Series are:

  •  3rd October : 5km, 3km, 1km, 500m swims
  • 30/31st October : 10km, 5km, 3km, 1km, 500m swims
  • 27/28th November : 10km, 5km, 3km, 1km, 500m swims
  • 22 December: 25 km and 10 km 
  • 23 December 5km, 3km, Marina Mile, 500m, bank to bank swims
  • 5/6th February : EP CHAMPS 10km, 5km, 3km, 1km, 500m swims
  • 26/27th March : 10km, 5km, 3km, 1km, 500m swims

Bank to bank swims will be held for all the above swims as well. Open water training will start as soon as the canals are warm enough.

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Winter swim at Marina Martinique

June 6, 2010

After the most successful open water swim season ever in the Eastern Province, motivation levels have dropped due to there being nothing to train for.

The Kouga Swim Club will be holding a training swim at the Marina startin at 10 AM on 12 June. Please be in the car park at the Walskipper resturant by 09H45 as we need to start promptly at 10 Am to avoid people getting too cold.

Full details can be found here

Marina Martinique will be the venue for the winter training swim on 12 June

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Total Immersion butterfly

April 25, 2010

The Kouga Swim Club is  moving towards the Total Immersion way of swimming. Check out the butterfly philosophy in this video.

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EASTERN PROVINCE OPEN WATER SWIM CHAMPS IN JEFFREYS BAY

January 26, 2010

The increasingly popular sport of open water swimming will receive another boost when the inaugural Eastern Province Open Water Swim Championship will be held in Jeffreys Bay on Saturday and Sunday (30/31 January).

Jeffreys Bay will host the first ever Eastern Province Open Water Swim Champs on 30 & 31 January. Marina Martinique will be the venue.

This is the first time a championship of this nature will be held in the province and swimmers from the Border region will also be in action, pitting their skills against the likes of EP open water swim queen Jessica Roux and up and coming male swimmer Chris Van der Sande. EP Aquatics , the controlling body for the sport in the Eastern Province will be supplying officials for the event which is hosted by the Kouga Swim Club and managed by Zports.

The 10 K and 5 K swims will be held on Saturday afternoon at Marina Martinique while the 3 K, 1K, 500 M, bank to bank swim and the 5 K beach run all taking place on the Sunday.

According to event organizer, Brenton Williams there are only two events left for swimmers to qualify for the South African National Championships that will be held in Durban during April. “A number of Eastern Province swimmers have already qualified for the National Champs across all the various age groups and there are some swimmers who will be entering this weekend with the purpose of swimming qualifying times, especially in the 3 K event which should ensure some fast swimming”, said Williams. “Hosting the EP Champs is a major step forward in establishing Jeffreys Bay as a world class open water swim venue and will further expose Marina Martinique as the undiscovered gem in open water swim circles”.

The accurate times recorded at Marina Martinique since 2002 when the Kouga Swim Club started hosting open water swims are one of the reasons why Jeffreys Bay is gaining a reputation as being a top class swim destination.  The canals are very safe and protected and are spectator friendly as well, which means that it would be difficult to find a better venue anywhere else in South Africa for the new aquatic sport of open water swimming, added Williams.

The full schedule of events for the EP Open Water Swim Champs can be found here : Eastern Province Open Water Swimming Championships

Entries for all the races will close ½ hour before the start of the race. Online entries are encouraged and can be completed on www.ecswim.co.za

Cold and blustery conditions greeted the committed Axxess DSL Ocean Racing Series competitors in Port Elizabeth on Sunday. The heavy chop did not deter the swimmers with Chris Van Der Sande extending his dominance of the 1 k swim while Jessica Roux remained unbeaten in the 3 K women’s event. Wayne Jones had a great swim to edge out Michael Marais in the men’s 3 K swim.

Wayne Jones won the 3 K Ocean Racing Series swim, just ahead of Michael Marais

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Kouga Express Open Water Swim Series resumes on Sunday

January 14, 2010

The 4th race in the highly popular EP Open Water Swim Series (EP OWSS) will take place on Sunday 16 January at Marina Martinique.  The first events will be the grueling 5 K swim as well as the 3 K swim which both start at 9 am, followed by the 5 K beach run which will start at 9.05am.

The beach run is set to become a popular addition to the Series and will motivate more families to enjoy a fun day together next to the pristine canals of Marina Martinique.

The 1 K swim will take place at 12 pm, and due the popular nature of the bank to bank swim at the Marina Mile, another swim for the 10 and under aspirant swimmers will also be held this Sunday.

Registrations are open on line at www.ecswim.co.za and late entries can competed on the day as well.  The event is being held in the car park near the Walskipper restaurant.

Kouga open water swimmers had a busy December with Alfred Naude, Hano Oberholzer and Kouga Swim Club coach Brenton Williams going down to Plettenberg Bay to take part in the 6 K Sabrina Love Ocean Challenge.

Robberg Beach in Plettenberg Bay was the venue of the start and pre race briefing for the 09 Sabrina Love Ocean Challenge

Brenton, Alfred and Hano represented the Kouga Swim Club at the 6 K race

The swim started at the Robberg Beach and ended at the Main Beach at the Beacon Isle.  Conditions were really good and the swim was tough but enjoyable, according to the swimmers.  Chad Ho, South Africa’s leading open water swimmer won the race from fellow Olympic swimmer Natalie Du Toit.

The beacon Isle can be seen in the distance. Swimmers had to aim for the historic Plettenberg Bay landmark on route to the Main Beach

Natalie Du Toit, the Springbok open water swimmer won the women's race at the 09 Sabrina Love Ocean Challenge

The Axxess DSL Ocean Racing Series took place on Sunday with a 1 K and a 3 K swim.  Chris van der Sande, the up and coming open water swimmer from Port Elizabeth won the 1 K, with Lauren Billson taking the honours in the women’s division. Frank Greeff won the 3 K swim while the Marina Mile winner Jessica Roux won the women’s race. Full results can be found here

Swimmers in the Eastern Cape have been pleased with the announcement that a new ocean race will be taking place on the 3 April in Port Elizabeth. The inaugural 7 K Bell Buoy Challenge will pit the skills of open water swimmers against the elements as the swim is a straight 3, 5 K out to sea course, around the bell buoy reef and back to Hobie Beach.

The Swim has only been successfully completed once before and is regarded as an extreme swim according to Brenton Williams. “The wind will play a major role as there is bound to be chop and the currents around the reef will be hectic”, he said. “What is exciting though is the level of interest in the swim which indicates that Open Water swimming is growing in popularity and is regarded internationally as one of the fastest growing extreme sports in the world. South Africa is following this trend with the Eastern Province hosting many of the better swims on offer”.

Extreme swimmers will be attemping to swim around the bell buoy on 3 April in Nelson Mandela Bay. The 7 K swim will be challenging due to the swirling currents around the reef

The Kouga Swim Club has resumed training this week with squads and Learn to swim at the Training Edge Gym and open water training at the Marina Martinique.

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Kouga Swim Club Marina Martinique Mile a huge success

December 27, 2009


The Marina Mile, which has become Jeffreys Bay’s premier lifestyle event, was held in perfect conditions at the Marina Martinique yesterday.

Hot weather and 25 degree water ensured that the 09 Marina Martinique Mile will be remembered as a classic. Over 200 swimmers entered the various races.

Over 200 participants took to the water in a variety of open water swim events that catered for the entire family.  25 degree water and a hot sunny day greeted the swimmers and spectators alike.

For the first time in the history of the Marina Mile, a 5 K beach run was added to the programme.  25 runners hit the beach for the fun run and this event is sure to grow in years to come.

The first swim of the day was the grueling 3 K swim which was eventually won by up and coming open water swimmer Chris Van der Sande from Port Elizabeth.  Van der Sande who trains with the Karoly Swim Club dominated the race and won by 3 minutes from Gavin Van Antwerpen who finished in 2nd place.  Iron man competitor Lawrence van Lingin came third.

Chris van der Sande the winner of the 3 k and Marina Mile 09

Jessica Roux continued her domination of open water swimming in the Eastern Province and won the women’s swim from Rebecca Newman and Jamie-Lee Schlemmer.

Corney Van Der Ryst who was the first swimmer to finish from Jeffreys Bay finished 9th overall. Kouga Swim Club coach Brenton Williams came 3rd in the over 40 men’s category. Seth De Swart (10 yrs), also from Jeffreys Bay was the youngest swimmer to complete the 3 K swim.

The bank to bank swim was the next event to take place.  This swim is designed to encourage young swimmers to start competing in open water swim events. The nerves were evident amongst the swimmers at the start but everyone managed to finish the swim. Special mention must be made of Richard Janse Van Rensburg, who only 3 weeks after learning to swim with the Kouga Swim Club, managed to complete the bank to bank, with much support from the spectators.  His little sister Abigail swam with him in her flotation vest and is determined to finish the bank to bank unaided next year.

The 500m swim attracted 36 competitors.  Lara Odendaal, who trained the previous day with the Kouga Swim Club in the canals, won the event from Emily Erasmus. Seth De Swart, despite having just completed the 3 K swim, won the boy’s race from Daniel Boshoff.

The action in the water became hotter as the women’s mile swimmers came under starter’s orders. Jessica Roux dominated the mile from start to finish and did the double by winning the 3 K and the Mile from Carmel Billson who came second.

47 women completed the Mile, with Anne de Swart from Jeffreys Bay coming 2nd in the 40 & over category. Jane Geldenhuys (82 yrs) was the oldest competitor on the day and completed the mile in just over an hour. Jane trains regularly with the Kouga Swim Club and still competes at the SA Masters Swim Nationals every year.

Jane Geldenhuys at the finish of the 09 Marina Mile. Mickey Bennet is the lifeguard

Chris Van Der Sande won the Men’s Mile from Keith Jansen, from Jeffreys Bay.  Van Der Sande completed the double by winning both the 3 K and the Mile.

Pete King (49 yrs) from St Francis Bay had a great swim and finished 12th overall out of 70 finishers in the Mile. He won the 40 & over category in style. Brenton Williams came 3rd in the over 40 division and medaled in both the 3 K and the Mile. Dylan Lighfoot from Jeffreys Bay had a fine swim as well, beating Brenton in a bet that, according to rumour, won him a substantial amount of money!

Lightfoot said after the race that it was a tough swim but that open water swimming is great cross training for surfing.  Dylan is a junior Springbok surfer and will be seen more often in open water swim action.

Pieter Ellis (8 yrs) from Jeffreys Bay was the youngest swimmer to complete the Mile and finished in 32 minutes.  Mally Richards (77yrs), the legendary open water swimmer from Jeffreys Bay also completed the Mile.

Negotiations are in an advanced stage with a major sponsor for the 2010 Marina Martinique Mile. The Kouga Swim Club wishes to thank the Kouga Express newspaper for the media sponsorship, Dolphin Bay Properties for the medals, EP Aquatics for providing officials for the event as well as all the product sponsors of the 09 Marina Mile.

Full results can be found here

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Marina Martinique Mile swim on 23 December

December 8, 2009

Interest is growing in the Marina Mile which is only two weeks away and online entries will open this week. You can complete your online entry here

The day’s activities will start at 08h30 with a 3 K swim which will cater for the competitive swimmer who wants their times to be recorded on the Swim SA data base. Michael Marais and Jessica Roux are the defending title holders and are both expected to be at the Marina Martinique, Jeffreys Bay to try  retain their titles. This race is sanctioned by Swim South Africa.

Marina Martinique is fast becoming a favourite destination for open water swimmers

At 09h45 the bank to bank swim for U/10 swimmers will take place.  This event takes place over 100m and caters for swimmers who haven’t taken part in an open water swim yet.  10h15 will see the 500m swimmers take to the water in a swim that caters for those swimmers who are not comfortable swimming the mile.  It is also a great swim for anyone who has been thinking of competing in the 1 K swim at the Axxess DSL Ocean racing Series 1 K swim or the EP Open Water Swim Series 1 K event.

The action will hot up at 11h00 when the women’s’ mile takes to the water followed by the men’s’ mile at 12h00.  Prize giving will then take place at 13h00.

Velia Janse Van Rensburg, the Springbok open water swimmer won many Marina Mile swims

Sponsors are becoming involved in the Marina Martinique Mile, which is one of the best supported events during December. Training Edge gym have given 20 vouchers that will entitle lucky winners to treat their whole family to one month free entry to the gym to start working off the December holiday indulgences.  Dolphin Bay Properties will once again sponsor the medals for the Mile so make sure you get your entries in soon. There will be lots of lucky draw prizes courtesy of Yvonne Lentinello and the Real Nice Properties crew.

Local swimmers are hard at training for the Mile and visiting swimmers are welcome to join in with Kouga Swim Club’s training sessions.

The Club also caters for masters swimmers who train in the Marina Martinique during the summer months.  Many of these swimmers compete in the EP Open Water Swim Series at Martinique as well as the Ocean Racing Series in Port Elizabeth. The next open water swim is in Port Elizabeth on Sunday at Hobie Beach.

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