Railous causes splash with Ebenezer Mile record

POLOKWANE – Railous broke the record by five seconds.

Held at the Ebenezer Dam recently, the race attracted swimmers from across the province.

Railous broke Ockert Vermeulen’s record, who broke it by 23 seconds last year, finishing in a time of 19:07:42.

Results:

Men’s 3 000 m open swim:

1. Abdul Malick Railoun – 11:42
2. Reino van Wielligh – 12:21
3. Brandon Thysse – 13:21

Women’s 3 000 m open swim:

1. Anel de Vos – 14:32
2. Annelize Mentz – 15:25
3. Adriana Venter – 16:07

Men’s mile open swim:

1. Abdul Malick Railoun – 19:03
2. Reino van Wielligh – 19:55
3. Brandon Thysse – 20:52

Women’s mile open swim:

1. Anel de Vos – 22:04
2. Annelize Mentz – 24:14
3. Adriana Venter – 24:43

Men’s mile open swim (1 to 13 years):

1. AJ Jordaan – 24:05
2. Erno Botha – 24:41
3. Bernard Mentz – 24:59

Men’s mile open swim (31 to 99 years):

1. Francious Le Roux – 25:23
2. Terry Papadopoulos – 25:58
3. Kobus van Straaten – 26:08

Women’s mile open swim (1 to 13 years):

1. Marjone de Beer – 27:05
2. Tayla Coad – 28:48
3. Storm Otto – 29:12

Women’s mile open swim (31 to 99 years):

1. Pia Stewart – 24:19
2. Linda de Nysschen – 26:58
3. Lesley Schultz – 29:39

Rotary Haenertsburg, which organised the race,  would like to thank the following sponsors: Powerade, Callsave, Stevens Lumber (PTY) Ltd Haenertsburg, Discovery, MC Brokers, Kirk, Greenbuilt Energy Solutions, The Door Group, Ruvic Plant Hire, Casequip, Dr Ryszard Gorbaszewicz, Talisman Hire (Polokwane), Westfalia, Roodney Cooper, ZZ2 and Stanford Lake College.