Senior & Multidisibility Swimmer of the Year

Kevin Paul

Being named the Eastern Cape Sportsperson of the year for 2 successive years and the SA disabled Sports Star of the year is no mean feat in any man's language.

This young NMMU law student has once again proved his metal with accolades such as representing south Africa at the Paralympic World Cup in Manchester in May last year bringing back gold and a new world record in the 100m breaststroke in a time of 1.08.29 seconds.

At the Nedbank Championships in Port Elizabeth at the end of March he was not satisfied with just a gold medal - he earned himself 6 gold medals and another world record in the 50m breaststroke.

He has also produced 5 qualifying times for World Champs which took place in Holland during August.

» Ranked number one in the world for all three breaststroke events.
» Holds the world records for these events.
» Currently ranked 4th in the world for the 200IM and 4th for the 100m Freestyle.
» On the short list for the SA Team for the Commonwealth Games.
» Member of the SA "Team of Excellence" in preparation for London 2012.

At the recent Senior National Championships which took place during April in Durban he once again brought much honour to Eastern Province Aquatics by winning 4 gold medals and also continued on his world record breaking spree in the 50m breaststroke.

With his sights on London 2012 we can only wish Kevin the best of luck.

He not only wins the EPA Executive Trophy for the Multi-Disability Athlete of the year but also takes home the Burrell Trophy for the Eastern Province Senior Swimmer of the Year.

Junior Swimmer of the Year

Christopher Reid

This swimmer was described as "The New Kid on the Block".

Yes he is now on the block breaking more records like there is no tomorrow...........

This season the following achievements can be attributed to dedication and hard work.

With 35 Eastern Province Age Group records and 8 South African Age Group records under the belt.

At the Level 3 National Gala which took place in East London he won 9 gold medals and was the top scorer nationally in all age groups Male and Female.

At the Aquabear Club Mini Gala he was crowned the top performer and also the Victor Ludorum.

His first year at High School he travelled to Bloemfontein to participate at SA High Schools. He swam 4 events and walked off with 3 gold medals in the 14 year age group and a silver medal in the 16 and under age group. He also broke 2 South African High School records in the 14 year age group.


He qualified for Senior Nationals at the age of 13 and, although not delving into the archived to verify this, it is recorded that he is the youngest Eastern Province male to participate at the Senior National Championships.

This being his first Nationals he managed to qualify for the 200m Backstroke final and took 7th place.

Christopher rightfully deserves the honour of being named Eastern Province Junior Swimmer of the Year 2010.