{"id":234829,"date":"2020-03-05T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/234829\/delville-to-host-the-sa-masters-swimming-championship\/"},"modified":"2020-03-05T11:44:31","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T09:44:31","slug":"delville-to-host-the-sa-masters-swimming-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2020\/03\/05\/delville-to-host-the-sa-masters-swimming-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Delville to host the SA Masters Swimming Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The SA Masters Swimming Championship will be taking to the Delville Swimming Pool from March 11 to 14, with the open water swim on March 15.<\/p>\n<p>Two of the 500 or so swimmers who will be competing in the event are Colin Morgan and Richard Townsend.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Townsend lost his arm in an accident many years ago and still swims with able-bodied swimmers.<\/p>\n<p>Both are born-and-bred Germistonians and matriculated from Germiston High School in 1984.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cRichard inspired me to swim the Midmar Mile 24 years ago, and we have been competing ever since,\u201d Morgan said.<\/p>\n<p>Both joined a charity drive and form part of the 8 Mile Club at Midmar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne commits to raise or donate at least R12 000 to charity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEach of the swimmers swim the first race and once completed, they take a boat back to the start where they start the second race and so on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFour races take place on the Saturday and four on the Sunday, and together we raised R26 000,\u201d said Morgan.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/234608\/elsburg-wrestlers-shine-at-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elsburg wrestlers shine at championships<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/234187\/three-medals-for-young-saaerialnastix-star\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watch: Three medals for young SAaerialnastix star<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p>He added that he was never a swimmer at school, nor has he ever been coached.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am self-trained and just do my own training.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you are in the area, why not pop down on one of the days to see what the SA Masters Swimming Championship is all about?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe youngest competitor is 20 and the oldest is 95.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne swims in age categories of five years,\u201d said Morgan.<\/p>\n<p>People can look forward to seeing world champions, South African champions and other competitive swimmers at the championship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOthers just swim to compete and have fun,\u201d Morgan said.<\/p>\n<p>Both swim out of Pretoria for the Coelacanths Masters Swimming Club.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za,<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za <\/a><\/strong>or Busi Vilakazi (Journalist) <a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:busiv@caxton.co.za\"><strong>busiv@caxton.co.za<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Also follow us on:<\/p>\n<p 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