The South African National Juniors and Seniors Gala was held last week at Kings Park in Durban.
Margate Swim Club had a handful of swimmers enter, however Alex Labushagne (12) and Kaitlyn Ramos (10) made lasting impressions.
Alex scooped gold in the 100m, 50m and 200m freestyle as well as the 100m and 200m backstroke.
She also won a silver medal in the 50m backstroke.
Kaitlyn achieved bronze in the 200m breaststroke, which is a huge accomplishment as she competed against swimmers that were 12 years and older.
Meanwhile, the Umtamvuna Surf Lifesaving Club held its under 11 and 12 division of KZN champs on Saturday, at Addington beach.
A total of six nippers competed against seven other clubs.
The surf races were rather grueling, with a rip current that kept pulling them to the right, requiring extra effort from the swimmers.
With that said, the club still managed to obtain superb results.
Kayde Orsmond (U11) achieved gold in the body board race, he placed sixth in the board race, fifth in the surf swim, fifth in the run/swim/run and fourth in the flags.
Despite being injured in the very beginning of the day, Kayde still managed to compete in every race but eventually had to be pulled out of the flag event by paramedics.
Everraud Raynard (U11) bagged gold in the surf swim, silver in the run/swim/run and placed fifth in the flags event.
Josh Burger (U12) placed sixth in the board race, seventh in the beach sprint and eighth in the body board race.
The Taplin Relay team, which included Josh Burger, Everraud Raynard and Kylie Best scooped bronze.
The KZN Lifesaving Series had four lifesavers who competed in the event on Sunday, April 12 at North Beach in Durban.
The last time Umtamvuna partook in this event was over 10 years ago, so swimmers had no idea what to expect.
Despite not placing in these events, participants still had a whale of a time, and are ready for the next leg of the event which will take place on May 9th.
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