Swimmers break records at South African champs

WINDHOEK – Two Namibian swimmers broke several local records when they participated in the South African Short Course Championship in Pietermaritzburg recently.

Alex Ray, 19, and Jonay Briedenhann, 16, participated successfully at the event. Ray broke the Namibian open record in two events, namely the 50 metres fly and the 200 metres freestyle.Briedenhann broke a total of 12 records, most of which she previously held herself, except for the 50 metres free and 50 metres butterfly records which were previously held by none other than Dorothea Neumeister Meanwhile, the next events on the Namibia Amateur Swimming Union (NASU) calendar is the Interschool Gala on October 27 and 28 at the Olympia Swimming Pool and the Sprint Gala on November 4.NampaRay broke the Namibian open record in two events, namely the 50 metres fly and the 200 metres freestyle.Briedenhann broke a total of 12 records, most of which she previously held herself, except for the 50 metres free and 50 metres butterfly records which were previously held by none other than Dorothea Neumeister Meanwhile, the next events on the Namibia Amateur Swimming Union (NASU) calendar is the Interschool Gala on October 27 and 28 at the Olympia Swimming Pool and the Sprint Gala on November 4.Nampa