Tuesday March 16, 2010

Chad Le Clos and Murray McDougall may have set the early pace in raising their arms for consideration to the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in August but 16-year-old Dylan Bosch has also put his hand up high.

Bosch, who hails from Central Gauteng, was a full second faster than Murray McDougall in the 200-metre IM in the Joan Harrison Pool at the Telkom Level 3 National Championships in East London on Monday evening.

Bosch clocked 2min 5.17sec for the 200m IM with McDougall touching the wall in 2min 6.18sec. McDougall though won’t be too upset, as he has already swum a Youth Olympic Games A-Qualifying time in the 100m backstroke (with a SA age group record).

In the 17-year category, Le Clos swam his third A-Qualification time in as many events.

After setting the bar on day one of the championships in the 400m freestyle, Le Clos then showed off his talent in the 200m Butterfly on day two and 200m IM on Monday.

Bosch is clearly a talented young swimmer after bagging one gold, three silver and two bronze medals at the recent CGA Championships and the qualification time should come as no surprise.

Tuesday sees the final opportunity for the young swimmers to qualify for the Youth Olympic Games as the Telkom SA Level 3 Championships comes to a fitting conclusion.

Results from day four of the Telkom SA Level 3 Championships:
50m freestyle – Men:

12 years:
1. Louis Venter (Free State) – 27.52; 2. Kyle van Niekerk (Central Gauteng) – 28.18; 3. Kyle Fichardt (Zimbabwe) – 28.33

13 years:
1. Christopher Gillespie (KZN) – 26.73; 2. Mark Hunter (KZN) – 27.09; 3. Nicholas Kotze (Northern Tigers) – 27.41

14 years:
1. Mickey Olivier (KZN) – 25.34; 2. Matthew Bowers (Western Province) – 25.66; 3. Ryan Coetzee (Northern Tigers) – 25.67

15 years:
1. Reynard Wessels (Free State) – 24.45; 2. Zaheer Gamiet (Western Province) – 24.64; 3. Jonathan vd Merwe (Northern Tigers) – 25.29

16 years:
1. Luke Pendock (Border) – 24.16; 2. Brett Walsh (KZN) – 24.55; 3. Byron Doyle (KZN) – 25.03

17 – 18 years:
1. Nico Meyer (Northern Tigers) – 23.61; 2. Leith Shankland (KZN) – 24.04; 3. Frank Greeff (Eastern Province) – 24.07

50m freestyle – Women:

12 years:
1. Jamie Reynolds (KZN) – 29.01; 2. Christie Vaughn (Eastern Province) – 29.21; 3. Caitlin Crow (Central Gauteng) – 29.74

13 years:
1. Emma Chelius (KZN) – 28.28; 2. Marizen Marais (Free State) – 28.31; 3. Sabrina Kaszechki (Central Gauteng) – 28.54

14 years:
1. Marne Erasmus (Border) – 27.98; 2. Nikki Kirkby (KZN) – 28.36; 3. Tammy Price (Free State) – 28.45

15 years:
1. Vanessa Mohr (Northern Tigers) – 27.15; 2. Kristy Muller (KZN) – 27.37; 3. Tamlin Crafford (Central Gauteng) – 27.57

16 years:
1. Peggy de Villiers (Western Province) – 27.74; 2. Robyn Sher (Central Gauteng) – 27.78; 3. Robyn Charter (Eastern Province) – 28.20

17 – 18 years:
1. Megan Scott (Eastern Gauteng) – 27.99; 2. Jessica Bragason (KZN) – 28.17; 3. Oneida Cooper (Central Gauteng) – 28.25

200m individual medley – Men:

12 years:
1. Eben Vorster (Northern Tigers) – 2:29.74; 2. Gareth Wood (Central Gauteng) – 2:34.53; 3. Johnathan Wilmans (Western Province) – 2:35.70

13 years:
1. Mark Hunter (KZN) – 2:18.06; 2. Mathys Goosen (Central Gauteng) – 2:21.23; 3. Christopher Gillespie (KZN) – 2:23.86

14 years:
1. Christopher Reid (Eastern Province) – 2:15.18; 2. Matthew Colaianni (Western Province) – 2:15.71; 3. James Crowder (Border) – 2:19.29

15 years:
1. Jonathan vd Merwe (Northern Tigers) – 2:12.22; 2. Adam Stevenson (Eastern Province) – 2:12.29; 3. Paul van Achterbergh (KZN) – 2:12.76

16 years:
1. Dylan Bosch (Central Gauteng) – 2:05.17 (A Qualifying Time) ; 2. Murray McDougall (KZN) – 2:06.18; 3. Martin Vogel (Northern Tigers) – 2:13.03

17 – 18 years:
1. Chad Le Clos (KZN) – 2:04.94 (A Qualifying Time) ; 2. Chris vd Sande (Eastern Province) – 2:09.39; 3. Michael Meyer (Central Gauteng) – 2:09.47

200m individual medley – Women:

12 years:
1. Marlies Ross (Northern Tigers) – 2:31.40; 2. Christie Vaughan (Eastern Province) – 2:31.96; 3. Roh-Anne Coetzee (Central Gauteng) – 2:33.38

13 years:
1. Lizani Bester (Free State) – 2:27.50; 2. Kyna Pereira (KZN) – 2:30.07; 3. Jolandi Els (Free State) – 2:30.65

14 years:
1. Juane du Plessis (Free State) – 2:25.98; 2. Ashleigh Brown (Central Gauteng) – 2:27.10; 3. Justine Macfarlane (Central Gauteng) – 2:27.19

15 years:
1. Kristy Muller (KZN) – 2:25.33; 2. Lindsay McLeod (KZN) – 2:27.50; 3. Tamlin Crafford (Central Gauteng) – 2:29.90

16 years:
1. Lisa Cowling (Western Province) – 2:26.74; 2. Taryn Mackenzie (Central Gauteng) – 2:27.72; 3. Kera Hauptfleisch (KZN) – 2:30.00

17 – 18 years:
1. Rene Warnes (KZN) – 2:23.75; 2. Onedia Cooper (Central Gauteng) – 2:26.40; 3. Marguerite van Zyl (Central Gauteng) – 2:26.60

50m backstroke – Men:

12 years:
1. Louis Venter (Free State) – 31.90; 2. Divan du Piesanie (Northern Tigers) – 32.55; 3. Gareth Wood (Central Gauteng) – 33.54

13 years:
1. Mathys Goosen (Central Gauteng) – 30.43; 2. Bryan Gray (North West) – 31.13; 3. Josh Walters (KZN) – 31.40

14 years:
1. Christopher Reid (Eastern Province) – 28.87; 2. Joshua Finch (Western Province) – 29.28; 3. Ruan Kotzee (Northern Tigers) – 29.40

15 years:
1. Zaheer Gamiet (Western Province) – 27.90; 2. Reynier Pretorius (Free State) – 28.75; 3. Reynard Wessels (Free State) – 28.88

16 years:
1. Murray McDougall (Seagulls) – 27.85; 2. Marno Langeveldt (Northern Tigers) – 28.64; 3. Luke Pendock (Border) – 28.74

17 – 18 years:
1. Leith Shankland (KZN) – 26.89; 2. Cassey Keating (Northern Tigers) – 26.94; 3. Lyle Aloile (Western Province) – 27.14

50m backstroke – Women:

12 years:
1. Christie Vaughn (Eastern Province) – 33.30; 2. Jamie Reynolds (KZN) – 33.80; 3. Carla Nel (Limpopo) – 33.94

13 years:
1. Marizen Marais (Free State) – 32.76; 2. Jolandi Els (Free State) – 32.86; 3. Sabrina Kaszechki (Central Gauteng) – 32.94

14 years:
1. Janneke Malan (Western Province) – 32.09; 2. Japke Engelbrecht (Limpopo) – 32.36; 3. Marianna Marini (Central Gauteng) – 32.45

15 years:
1. Vanessa Mohr (Northern Tigers) – 30.80; 2. Brittany Reeves (Central Gauteng) – 31.89; 3. Sarah-Anne Bouwer (Central Gauteng) – 32.15

16 years:
1. Amy Peens (Northern Tigers) – 31.77; 2. Natasha de Vos (Northern Tigers) – 31.93; 3. Robyn Sher (Central Gauteng) – 32.33

17 – 18 years:
1. Oneida Cooper (Central Gauteng) – 31.22; 2. Michelle Pistorius (Northern Tigers) – 31.38; 3. Kathryn Baumann (Central Gauteng) – 31.80

800m freestyle – Women:

12 – 14 years:
1. Zoe Venter (Central Gauteng) – 9:21.48; 2. Jennifer van Heerden (Western Province) – 9:23.98; 3. Kyna Pereira (KZN) – 9:36.79

15 – 18 years:
1. Caitlin Kat (Western Province) – 9:02.15; 2. Rene Warnes (KZN) – 9:08.17; 3. Nina Nicholas (Western Province) – 9:11.10

1500m freestyle – Men:

12 – 14 years:
1. Oostew van Niekerk (Northern Tigers) – 17:50.01 2. Ashley Williams-King (Western Province) – 17:58.96 3. Martin Binedell (KZN) – 18:04.27

15 – 18 years:
1. Myles Brown (KZN) – 16:03.20 2. Michael Meyer (Central Gauteng) – 16:10.29 3. Danie Marais (Western Province) – 16:27.04