Eastern Gauteng Aquatics (EGA) held their annual provincial championships from December 5 to 9, at the Delville Swimming Pool, as usual.<\/p>\n
The championships were a success, with the number of participants growing every year.<\/p>
“We had awesome growth this year, clubs from all around Gauteng attended and we had clubs from other provinces come and visit us, we had a great turn-out,” said Caroline Vorster, committee director for the local organising committee.<\/p>\n
Swimmers participate in a number of galas throughout the year, accumulating points in the hope of qualifying for the championships at the end of the year.<\/p>
A number of prominent people from Swim South Africa (SSA) also showed their faces at the opening of the championships.<\/p>\n
Swimmers put on superb performances and a number of records were broken.<\/p>\n
The breathtaking heats proved that South African swimming is growing and progressing towards greatness.<\/p>\n
“South African swimming is actually very healthy,”said William Vorster, president of the EGA .<\/p>\n
“We’ve had swimmers excel in South African championships, in some cases records are broken by local swimmers and the future looks bright.”<\/p>\n
The audience was in high spirits and encouraged swimmers throughout the event, motivating them to do their best.<\/p>\n
“I must say the venue is beautiful and the event is well organised; this our first time attending these championships and we will definitely come back again,” said Thienus Nortjie, chairman of the Titans Aquatic Club, at the Vaal.<\/p>\n
“We are so motivated that my colleagues and I are thinking of starting something of this nature back at home,”<\/p>\n
The participants were enthusiastic and eager to compete, some even felt that the intervals between heats and medals presentations could be shorter.<\/p>\n
All they wanted to do was swim.<\/p>\n