Swift swimmers are acknowledged

Benoni’s Swift Aquatics held their awards evening recently. The event was held to celebrate and reward the achievements of swimmers at the club. Swift Aquatics was started by Glenn and Milka Keevy in 2009 and has grown from strength to strength. The club currently has 52 registered swimmers who participated in 23 galas during the …

The water-babies of Benoni’s Swift Aquatics at their recent awards evening, with accomplished swimmers Douglas Erasmus (far left) and Jason Lawson (far right).

Benoni’s Swift Aquatics held their awards evening recently.

The event was held to celebrate and reward the achievements of swimmers at the club.

Swift Aquatics was started by Glenn and Milka Keevy in 2009 and has grown from strength to strength.

The club currently has 52 registered swimmers who participated in 23 galas during the 2015/2016 season, held 10 club nights and an Iron Man Competition, as well as hosting their own novice club gala.

A total of 39 aggregate records and 27 club championship records were broken this season by the following swimmers: Emily Burdett, Anthony van der Linden, Nayara Pereira, Cara van der Merwe, Adri Opperman, Tayla Parker, Jordin Brett, Stephan Jansen, Joshua Gillespie, Jayben Smit, Aiden Lewis-Enright and Renato Dries.

The Coaches Trophy for Most Points achieved at the Eastern Gauteng Aquatics (EGA) Championships went to Jayben Smit with a total of 60 points, and the Coaches Trophy for Most League Points went to Juan van Nieuwenhuizen with a total of 25 points.

Douglas Erasmus (left) with Coaches Trophy (most league points) winner Juan van Nieuwenhuizen.

Joshua Gillespie was rewarded by being named Swimmer of the Year, following an impressive season which saw him swim to 12 records to his name and a qualifying time which sent him to the National Level Three competition, which was held in March, in Port Elizabeth.

Douglas Erasmus (left) with Swift Aquatics’ Swimmer of the Year Joshua Gillespie.

Douglas Erasmus (Rio 2016 participant) and Jason Lawson, who both trained with Glenn Keevy during their high school years, were present at the Swift Awards, to hand out trophies and give an inspirational talk to the swimmers on how to develop their careers.

Winter training currently takes place at the Splash Diving School in Benoni, and summer training takes place at the Benoni Northerns Swimming Pool from September.

Swift participated in their first gala of the new season, Winter 1, at the Boksburg North Swimming Pool, on June 18.

Visit www.swiftswimming.co.za for more information on the club.

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