Titans swimmers ace top spots in SA nationals

Titans Swimming Club achieved top notch results in the 2019/ 2020 swim season.

Unfortunately, due to lockdown, the level two and three swimming nationals, which were to be held during the first term holidays in March, were cancelled.

But the club has achieved fantastic results regardless, with their levels swimmers featuring in the top 30 in South Africa as well as making top 30 rankings in KZN in their respective age groups.

There are between 300 to 400 swimmers in each age group so this is a phenomenal achievement for the club.

Titans can boast that seven of their level swimmers made the top 30 rankings in SA with seven top 10 rankings, including a first place for the club.

Results:

Coach Marno Langeveldt – open: seventh for 50m back and 17th for 100m back.
Jaden Steenkamp U19 – 12th for 50 back and 21st for 100m back.
Matthew Maree U13 – fifth for 1000m free, 17th for 200m fly, 22nd for 50m fly and 27th for 100m fly.
Tristan Swart U12 – fourth for 1000m free, eighth for 100m fly, 23rd for 50m fly and 27th for 400m free.
Tristan Janse van Rensburg U11 – fifth for 1000m free, 21st for 50m fly, 24th for 100m breast, 25th for 50m breast and 100m fly, 28th for 50m back and 30th for 100m back.
MD van Tonder U10 – third for 1000m free and 28th for 400m free.
Demar van Tonder U9 – first for 1000m free, 20th for 100m fly and 29th for 400m free.

All 11 of Titans levels swimmers made the top 30 rankings in KZN, with five top three KZN rankings, including two first place rankings for the club.

Results:

Coach Marno Langeveldt 16+ – seventh for 50m back, 12th for 100m back and 21st for 50m free.
Jaden Steenkamp 16+ – 13th for 50m back, 22nd for 100m back and 30th for 50m free.
Nicolas Nel 16+ – 28th for 400m free.
Jason Maree U15 – 13th for 200m breast, 14th for 100m breast, 15th for 50m breast and 24th for 50m fly.
Mia Matthews U15 – 10th for 100m breast and 11th for 50m breast.
Matthew Maree U13 – first 200m for fly, fifth for 50m fly, seventh for 100m fly, 10th for 50m and 200m back, 13th for 100m back, 17th for 400m free, 18th for 50m and 200m free, 21st for 100m free, 24th for 200m IM and 27th for 50m breast.
Reece Jones U12 – 10th for 50m free and 50m fly, 11th for 200m back, 12th for 50m back, 13th for 100m free and 100m back, 17th for 200m IM and 25th for 50m breast.
Tristan Swart U11 – first for 100m fly, third for 50m fly, fourth for 50m, 100m and 200m free, fifth for 200m IM, sixth for 100m back, seventh for 50m back and ninth for 50m breast.
Tristan Janse van Rensburg U11 – fifth for 50m breast, sixth for 50m back, 100m breast and 100m fly, seventh for 100m back and 50m fly, 12th for 50m and 100m free and 15th for 200 IM.
MD van Tonder U10 – sixth for 200m breast, seventh for 100m fly, 11th for 100m back, 13th for 50m back, 100m breast and 200m IM, 14th for 200m free, 15th for 100m free, 16th for 50m breast and 50m fly and 17th for 50m free.
Demar van Tonder U9 – third for 100m and 200m IM, fifth for 200m breast, sixth for 50m and 100m fly, seventh for 100m breast, eighth for 200m free, 11th for 100m free, 100m back and 50m breast and 12th for 50m free and back.

The club and swimmers are eagerly awaiting to be allowed to get back in the pool to continue with their swimming programmes for the new season 2020/ 2021 and for more great results.