National Aquatic Championships take to the pool in Port Elizabeth

JOHANNESBURG – The first day of the SA National Aquatic Championships in Port Elizabeth got off to a slow start with most of the evening’s racing dedicated to semi-finals.

Three swimmers posted qualifying times for the Youth Olympic Games in Argentina later this year.

Mariella Venter won her 100m backstroke semi-final in 1:02.18 to book her place with Michael Houlie (men’s 100m breaststroke) and Riccardo di Domenico (50m butterfly) throwing their names in the hat.

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