Union swimmers go the extra mile

GRAAFF-REINET NEWS - Eleven Union High School swimmers took on the 98th River Mile at the Sundays River Cannonville Slipway last Sunday morning, joining hundreds of other swimmers who competed in this year's edition of Africa's oldest open-water swimming event.

Ben Lemke finished 7th in the boys u.13 and under age group with a time of 22:49 for an overall 53rd place.

Mecoli Vorster and Rebecca Copeman, who both competed in their very first river River Mile in the girls u.13 and under age category, swam very well with Vorster coming in 13th with a time of 24:22 minutes and Rebecca finishing 16th overall in a time of 26:54.

In the 14 to 29 year age group, JJ Liebenberg finished in 45th place, Max Price in 48th place and Dylan Petitt in 51st place.

Hannah Bodenstein and Kendall Krige crossed the finish line together in what was their very last River Mile for Union. They claimed the 27th and 28th spot respectively in the 25th minute. Tyra Binney, Brigette Oelofsen and Alexanda Imrie finished shortly after, coming in 34th, 35th and 36th respectively.

Ben Lemke finished the River Mile in a respectable 7th place in his age group.