News And Updates
SSA announces 200 IM Participation Rules 19.01.2012
The revised participation ruling re the 200im for Level 2 and Level 3 was to make it easier, to qualify, the first publication will also apply, so swimmers can qualify on either.
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Uitenhage Swimming Club Gala
The Uitenhage Swimming Club is celebrating its 75th year
The gala with will take place in Uitenhage on the Saturday the 3rd of March 2012, starting at 10h00 am.
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Eastern Province Open Water Swimming Championships
The Eastern Province Open Water Swimming Championships will be taking place over 2 days at the Marina Martinique in Jeffreys Bay.
Program Saturday 28th January 2012
Event 1 - 13h00 : 10km Mixed Swim Event 2 - 15h00 : 3km Mixed Swim
Program Sunday 29th January 2012
Event 3 - 09h00 : 5km Mixed Swim Event 4 - 10h30 : Kids 14u 500m swim Event 5 - 10h50 : Kids 10u Bank to Bank Event 6 - 11h00 : 1km Mixed Swim
You can view a map of the course by clicking on the link
For further details visit www.ecswim.co.za
Posted 01 December 2011 @ 10h15am
9th Junior African Swimming Championships
The EPA Executive Committee, coaches, parents and athletes would like to congratulate Christopher Reid (Aquabear Swim Club) on being made CAPTAIN o the SA Junior Team.
The SA Swimmers are currently taking part in the 9th Junior African Swimming Championships, held in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
What an honour and we are all very proud of you as you represent our Country, Province and Club.
Posted 01 December 2011 @ 10h55am
Eastern Province Championships 2011
As our most prestigious event, "SASKO" Eastern Province Championships, is just a few days away, please take note of the reminders that need to be forwarded to the swimmers and parents.
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Posted 10 November 2011 @ 09h12am
Cirrus Bio-ears Swim Challenge - Round 2
Please find the amended program for the OWS on Sunday 13 November.
The EP OWS Board would love you to encourage your members to come down to the Marina to see some world class swimming.
Natalie Du Toit will be in action as well as the number 2 in the world in the 10km.
If any parent would like to officiate at this event please contact Sharon Newman on 084 804 9416 or Kirsten Roux on 083 657 0040 
Sunday 13th November 2011
Event 1 - 09h00 : 10km Mixed Swim
Event 2 - 09h05 : 5km Mixed Swim
Event 3 - 10h30 : Kids 10u Bank to Bank
Event 4 - 10h35 : Kids 14u 500m swim
Event 5 - 11h00 : 3km Mixed Swim
Event 6 - 12h15 : 1km Mixed Swim
Prize Giving - follows
Estimated times for the swims are as follows:
10 km start 9h00 finish from 11am to 12h00
5 km start 9h05 finish from 10.05am to 11h05
Kids 10 and Under start 10h30 finish to 10h32
Kids 500m start 10h35
3 km start 11h00 finish from 11h40 to 12h05
1 km start 12h15 finish from 12h30 to 12h45
For more information on the series please visit the website by clicking here.
Posted 11 October 2011 @16h10pm
Uitenhage Club Gala
Please be advised that the UITENHAGE CLUB GALA (scheduled for 29th October 2011) has been postponed.
The Uitenhage Club will be celebrating their 75th Year and they intend to have their gala on 3rd March 2012 in Uitenhage.
More information will be posted as soon as its available.
Posted 10 October 2011 @11h56am
Billson Trucks Swimming Gala Hosted by Port Elizabeth Amateur Swimming Club.
The gala will be held at the Newton Park Swimming Pool on:
Friday 21st October 2011 at 18h00
Saturday 22nd October 2011 at 09h30
All information regarding the gala can be found here
Posted 10 October 2011 @10h23am
FINA / ARENA Swimming World Cup 2011
The FINA / ARENA Swimming World Cup will be streamed LIVE and free of charge on the FINA website at www.fina.org - starting today with Dubai (UAE). The streaming times are:
Friday, October 7: Start time - 13:55 GMT / End time - 15:55 GMT
Saturday, October 8: Start time - 13:55 GMT / End time - 16:05 GMT
The complete competition schedule are as follows:
15 - 16 October, Stockholm (SWE)
18 - 19 October, Moscow (RUS)
22 - 23 October, Berlin (GER)
4 - 5 November, Singapore (SIN)
8 - 9 October, Beijing (CHN)
12 - 13 October, Tokyo (JPN)
For more information, please visit www.swimsa.org.
Posted 14 July 2011 @ 14h39pm
Aquabear 40th Invitational Meet 1 - 4 October 2011 - Port Elizabeth
The Aquabear Invitational Meet will be held at the Newton Park Pool Complex.
The facility is a heated and indoor 50m rim flow pool with 8 lanes and touch pads at both ends of the pool.
There will be twelve sessions of swimming, three per day as detailed in the swimming programme.
You can find all the information in pdf format (266kb) 
here.
Posted 27 June 2011 at 12h36am
Freda Barnard Invitation Gala Hosted by Fish Eagles Aquatics
You are cordially invited to our Freda Barnard Gala to be held at the N.A. Smit Swimming Pool, Oudtshoorn, on Friday 4 - Saturday 5 November 2011, starting Friday 17h00 and Saturday 08h00.
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Posted 20 June 2011 at 14h11pm
Team announcement for the 14th FINA World Championships, Shanghai, July 2011.
Swimming
Water Polo
Posted 02 May 2011 at 09h13am
Telkom SA National Championships 2011 televised
Monday, May 02, 20:30 - 21:00 SS1 SuperSwimmer Eps.8
Tuesday, May 03, 21:30 - 22:00 SS7 SuperSwimmer Eps.8
Wednesday, May 04, 16:00 - 16:30 SS6 SuperSwimmer Eps.8
Thursday, May 05, 09:30 - 10:00 SS6 SuperSwimmer Eps.8 
Friday, May 06, 03:30 - 04:00 CSN SuperSwimmer Eps. 8 03:30 - 04:00 SS1 SuperSwimmer Eps. 8 08:30 - 09:00 SS7 SuperSwimmer Eps. 8
Monday, May 09, 09:00 - 09:30 SS7 SuperSwimmer Eps. 8
Posted 26 April 2011 at 11h54am
Rok Solid Bell Buoy Swim
Slovenian open-water swimming champion Rok Kerin showed his class when he won the Bell Buoy Challenge in cold and choppy co
nditions at the Nelson Mandela Bay Splash Festival in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.
Kerin (27) - who grabbed victory in the 3km event at the aQuelle Midmar Mile in February - used his strong navigational skills in an eight-kilometre race of attrition that saw him claim the R10 000 first prize with ease in 1:38:34.
Top Durban lifesaver Luke Nisbet (25) completed the swim from Hobie Beach in 1:47:26 to finish runner-up for the second year in a row. PE's Michael Marais (18) rounded out the podium in 1:57:48.
For further reading on all water sports events visit www.splashfestival.com
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Posted 20 April 2011 at 17h29pm
The Results of the recent Telkom SA National Championships 2011 Senior, Multi-Disability, Youth and Open Water Swimming is available for download further down the page under Latest Results
Posted 13 April 2011 at 09h29pm
Day 04 of the Telkom SA National Senior and Youth Swimming Championships
The ladies stole the show on the fourth day of the Telkom SA National 
Senior and Youth Championships in Port Elizabeth when Pretoria-based Vanessa Mohr sped to a FINA World Championships qualifying time in the 100m butterfly followed by Wendy Trott's phenomenal performance in the 800m freestyle, swimming over five seconds faster than the set qualification time.
Mohr's early lead continued throughout the race and she touched the wall with a time of 58.93, followed by Mandy Loots in 1:00.15 and Marne Erasmus in 1:02.00.
Trott added to her A qualification of the 1500m freestyle achieved on the second night of the competition, when she finished in 8:30.66 ahead of Roxanne Tammange (8:44.89) and Jessica Pengelly (8:46.16) in the 800 freestyle.
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Posted 13 April 2011 at 09h52pm
Day 03 of the Telkom SA National Senior and Youth Swimming Championships
Roland Schoeman's brilliant A qualifying time of 23.47 in the 50m 
butterfly and Cameron van der Burgh's 1:00.29 in the 100m breaststroke had the spectators on their feet at the Newton Park Swimming Pool in Port Elizabeth on the third day of the Telkom SA National Senior and Youth Swimming Championships tonight.
Graeme Moore claimed the silver in 24.23 with Neil Watson taking the bronze in 24.30 in the 50m butterfly while Giulio Zorzi (1:03.09) and Rory Buck (1:03.11) took the silver and bronze in the 100m breaststroke respectively.
It will be a thrilling final tomorrow in the 100m freestyle as Graeme Moore and Gideon Louw battle it out for the top spot. Moore finished with a superb 48.80 ahead of Louw's time of 49.02 in tonight's semi-finals, both under the 49.23 qualification time for Shanghai.
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Posted 13 April 2011 at 08h52am
Day 02 of the Telkom SA National Senior and Youth Swimming Championships
Pretoria-based Gerhard Zandberg booked his place to the FINA Wo
rld Championships in Shanghai when he sprinted to a golden 24.90 in the 50m backstroke final on the second day of the Telkom SA National Senior and Youth Swimming Championships at the Newton Park Swimming Pool in Port Elizabeth tonight.
Charl Crous finished with the silver in 25.53 and Darren Murray with the bronze in 25.84.
Another qualification time was achieved by Wendy Trott and 14 year old Michelle Weber as they raced to the gold and silver in the 1500m freestyle in 16:22.57 and 16.36.76 respectively, securing their place to Shanghai within the set time of 16:41.49.
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Posted 12 April 2011 at 08h50am
Day 01 of the Telkom SA National Swimming Championships
SA swim star, Chad le Clos clocked an A qualifying time for the FINA World
Championships in Shanghai when he produced a sparkling performance on the opening night of the Telkom SA National Swimming Championships in Port Elizabeth tonight, Monday, 11th April 2011.
Le Clos came from behind to take the 200m butterfly title in 1:57.20. The 18 year old was trailing behind Sebastien Rousseau but overtook him in the final sprint and Rousseau ended with the silver in 1:57.95, with Dylan Bosch grabbing a bronze in 1:59.21.
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Posted 23 March 2011 at 08h00am
Whose leading the in the Ocean Racing Series Season 6?
Herewith the overall Series results for Season 6 as they stand after 8 race days.
Results are determined from your best 8 times over the 10 possible race days (in other words your 2 worst times will be dropped). Only participants who have taken part in at least 6 of the 10 races qualify for the overall standings. In the event of participants ending the Series with the same overall points (ie: a tie), there will be a count back on the best positions achieved during the Series to determine who gets the better position
Posted 08 March 2011 at 09h09am
Michael Marais Moves into the Overall Lead
EP Swimmer, Michael Marais, was back to winning form at Sunday's 8th round of the Weekend Post Ocean Racing Series, claiming line honours in the Dis-Chem 3km Ocean Swim from Raynard Tissink and Hanre Barnard. Held in ideal beach conditions, Round 8 was well attended by families who enjoyed some exciting competition. Marais' win in the 3km swim catapults him into the overall Series lead with just two rounds remaining in the Series.
Heading the ladies challenge is young Chrislie Niehaus who won the 3km ladies swim from Sanmari Woite and Series newcomer Marille Roux. In the 1km Ocean Swim it was Jason Jones and Carmel Billson who took line honours
Full results from Round 8 are available on the website www.oceanracingseries.com with photographs by Sean Parker available on facebook (Ocean Racing Series). Next race day will be on Monday 21st (Human Rights Day) at Hobie Beach from 9am.
Posted 02 March 2011 at 09h29am
Eastern Province Synchro Team 2011
Senior Nationals:
Kerry Norden
Intermediate Nationals: 16-18 years
Jessica Broughton, Janet Kahn, Courtney Musson, Bianca Favaretto Bronwyn Kemp and Nicky-Booth Jones
Intermediate Nationals:13-15 years
Mieke Struwig, Jess Mandell and Victoria Bolton
Manager/Coach: Mrs Moira Norden
The President, Mr Thian de Jager and the Executive Committee extend their congratulations and best wishes to the Team.
Competition rules, dates & venues for Level 1 and Level 2 Synchronised Swimming.
Posted 01 March 2011 at 08h26am
2011 Redhouse River Mile a Huge Success
World 10km Open Water swimming champion, Chad Ho, claimed his hat-trick of wins in the 87th SPAR Redhouse River Mile on Sunday at Cannonville on the Sundays River. Ho had a run-away victory to cement his status as Africa's top open water swimmer over any distance. Aquabear's Andrew Fisher got the better of a strong chasing pack, finishing second ahead of Christopher van de Sande who earlier won the wetsuit Mile event.
In the ladies race there was an upset with 50m to go with race leader, Jessica Liss taking the wrong line and then misjudging her correction to swim totally the wrong way to give victory to Carmel Billson with Lauren Billson placing 2nd ahead of Liss.
Full Results are available on the website www.rivermile.co.za
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