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Academy Novice team wins at Prestige Gala
The ESP series stages two galas during the swimming season, open to all swim schools on the East Rand.
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ESP recently held its annual Prestige Novice Gala at the Boksburg Indoor Pool.
This event first began in the late 1990s.
The ESP series stages two galas during the swimming season, open to all swim schools on the East Rand.
All times are recorded and the top eight times in each event and age group qualify to represent their swimming school at Prestige.
Medals are awarded to the top three podium finishes.
This year the Aquatic Academy Novices won first place with Chane Van Rooyen winning four out of five gold medals.
Academy swimmers also returned with six silver and five bronze medals.
Savannah Mitchell and Kyle McKenzie, from the High Performance Group, spent the morning on the pool deck, coaching and advising novice swimmers before each event.