SOUTHERN CAPE NEWS - Swimmers from Fish Eagle Aquatics did very well at the level 2 regional age group championships in Oudtshoorn by finishing third overall behind Vineyard Swimming Club (first) and Tygerberg Aquatics (second).

A total of 33 clubs were in action at this prestigious event.

The Fish Eagle Aquatics boys team finished sixth position and the girls team second overall. The top male and female swimmers accruing the most FINA points were Eugene van der Merwe and Trisha Pollicutte.

The top results were:
(Day 1): 400m freestyle - Hannah Kiely (bronze).

(Day 2): 100m breaststroke - Dylan Barnard (gold), Trisha Pollicutte (gold) and Hannah Kiely (silver).

50m backstroke - Eugene van der Merwe (silver), George Marais (gold), Kirsten Barbour (gold), Trisha Pollicutte (bronze), Luné van der Westhuizen (silver), Lissa Fourie (silver), Izell van der Westhuizen (gold) and Yvonne du Plessis (silver).

100m butterfly - Eugene vd Merwe (gold), Trisha Pollicutte (bronze) and Lune van der Westhuizen (gold).

(Day 3): 100m freestyle - Eugene vd Merwe (silver) and Izell van der Westhuizen (gold). 50m breaststroke - Dylan Barnard (bronze), Trisha Pollicutte (bronze), and Hannah Kiely (silver).

100m backstroke - Trisha Pollicutte (silver), Kirsten Barbour (bronze), Lune van der Westhuizen (gold), Hannah Kiely (bronze), Lissa Fourie (bronze), Izell van der Westhuizen (silver).

200m IM - Trisha Pollicutte (gold).

(Day 4): 50m freestyle - Eugene van der Merwe (silver), George Marais (gold), Luné van der Westhuizen (silver), Izell van der Westhuizen (gold).

200m breaststroke - Trisha Pollicutte (gold), Hannah Kiely (bronze).

200m backstroke - Lissa Fourie (bronze). 50m butterfly - Eugene van der Merwe (gold), Trisha Pollicutte (bronze), Luné van der Westhuizen (gold), Izell van der Westhuizen (gold).


The Fish Eaglel swimming team finished third at the level 2 regional age group championships in Oudtshoorn. At the back from left: George Marais, Anlizé Vermeulen, Thalia Bothma, Hainto Vermeulen, Yvonne du Plessis, Aimee Salter, Dylan Barnard, Lissa Fourie, Kara van Niekerk, Marichen Herholdt and Frances Herholdt. Middle: Hannah Kiely, Trisha Pollicutte, Aloma Kirsten, Anika Hofmeister, Ineke Herholdt, Kirsten Barbour and Armand Kritzinger. Front: Philip Weideman, Eugene vd Merwe, Luné van der Westhuizen, Ewert Pretorius, Sérgio Dos Santos and Benjamin Brink. Absent: May du Plessis, Izell van der Westhuizen and Thomas Viljoen.

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