SA Swimmers return with a bagful of medals

8 January 2011: The South African swimming team concluded the CANA Zone 3 & 4 Championships in Botswana today with a total of 60 medals (22 gold, 20 silver and 18 bronze) and 13 new Championship Records.

Sharne Dicks (WP - Vineyard) took her medal tally to nine on the final day of the competition when she raced to a gold medal in the 200m individual medley with a time of 2:32.23. Later on in the evening, Dicks finished with a silver medal in the 100m freestyle (1:03.73). With the highest number of gold medals, seven, Sharne Dicks was the overall top performer of the competition.

It was bronze for Nina Finch (WP – UWC Aquatics) in the 200m individual medley (14 & under age group) finishing in a time of 2:45.84.

Final Medal Table:

1. Mauritius - 44 gold, 26 silver, 22 bronze, 92 total

2. South Africa - 22 gold, 20 silver, 18 bronze, 60 total

3. Botswana - 14 gold, 15 silver, 15 bronze, 44 total

4. Zambia - 12 gold, 9 silver, 12 bronze, 33 total

5. Zimbabwe - 9 gold, 22 silver, 14 bronze, 45 total

6. Kenya - 9 gold, 12 silver, 14 bronze, 35 total

7. Uganda - 4 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze, 10 total

8. Mozambique - 4 gold, 3 silver, 7 bronze, 14 total

9. Malawi - 3 gold, 9 silver, 15 bronze, 27 total

10. Namibia - 0 gold, 1 silver, 0 bronze, 1 total

11. Angola - 0 gold, 0 silver, 3 bronze, 3 total