Keri-Leigh Shaw receiving her gold medal in the 200m Butterfly at the 2007 FINA / Arena Swimming World Cup, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on 23-25 November 2007. Receiving the silver medal is Brazilian Daiene Marcal Dias, with the bronze going to Brazil’s Livia Carvalho Dos Santos. Picture © Robert Serbinenko / IVPIX
South Africa’s women have achieved outstanding results in the water once again, with 19-year old Lize-Marie leading the way with her overall third-placed position against the world’s best in the final event of the 2007 FINA / Arena Swimming World Cup, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
The season-ending event was held from 23 to 25 November 2007, and also prominently featured Keri-Leigh Shaw (sixth overall) and Chanelle van Wyk.
Retief recorded a gold medal in the 50m Backstroke, and silvers in the 100m Butterfly, 100m Freestyle and the 50m Butterfly, demonstrating her all-round excellence.
Keri-Leigh Shaw claimed first place in the 200 metre Butterfly final, silver in the 200m Individual Medley, and a bronze in the 100m Butterfly to reaffirm her strength in the swimming’s power stroke, while Van Wyk’s best finish was fourth in the 50m Backstroke, also recording two fifth places (200m Individual Medley and the 50m Butterfly) and a sixth in the 100m Backstroke.
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FINA Swimming World Cup Final Individual Scores:
1. Natalie Coughlin 82 (USA) 1,041
2. Therese Alshammar 77 (SWE) 1,037
3. Lize-Marie Retief (86) (SA) 1,012
4. Josephin Lillhage (80) (SWE) 992
5. Tatiana Lemos Barbosa 78 (BRA) 908
6. Keri-Leigh Shaw 89 (SA) 900
7. Joanna Maranhao 87 (BRA) 888
8. Jamilla Cassia Marson 85 (BRA) 877
9. Paula Baracho Rosas Ribeiro 81 (BRA) 868
10. Gabriella Silva 88 (BRA) 860
10. Christin Zenner 91 (GER) 860
Selected Results, 2007 FINA / Arena Swimming World Cup, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil:
200m Butterfly Finals:
World Swimming Championships Record: 2:04.04 (18-Jan-04 Yu Yang CHN)
1. Keri-Leigh Shaw (SA) 2:16.10 2:10.39
2. Daiene Marcal Dias (BRA) 2:14.23
3. Livia Carvalho Dos Santos (BRA) 2:15.87
100m Butterfly Finals:
World SC Record: 55.95 (27 Aug ‘06 Lisbeth Lenton AUS)
1. Natalie Coughlin (USA) 56.39
2. Lize-Marie Retief (SA) 56.98
3. Keri-Leigh Shaw (SA) 59.19
50m Backstroke Finals:
World SC Record: 26.83 (2 Dec ‘01 Hui Li CHN)
1. Lize-Marie Retief (SA) 28.39
2. Christin Zenner (GER) 28.64
3. Etiene Medeiros (BRA) 28.67
4. Chanelle van Wyk (SA) 28.92
200m Individual Medley Finals:
World SC Record: 2:07.79 (5 Dec ‘93 Allison Wagner USA)
1. Joanna Maranhao (BRA) 2:14.27
2. Keri-Leigh Shaw (SA) 2:17.93
3. Livia Carvalho Dos Santos (BRA) 2:18.47
4. Debora Cruz (BRA) 2:21.21
5. Chanelle van Wyk (SA) 2:26.21
50m Freestyle Finals:
World SC Record: 23.58 (17 Nov ‘07 Marleen Veldhuis SWE)
1. Therese Alshammar (SWE) 24.23
2. Josephin Lillhage (SWE) 25.04
3. Tatiana Lemos Barbosa (BRA) 25.36
4. Lize-Marie Retief (SA) 25.48
100m Freestyle Finals:
World SC Record: 51.70 (9 Aug ‘05 Lisbeth Lenton AUS)
1. Josephin Lillhage (SWE) 53.81
2. Lize-Marie Retief (SA) 54.50
3. Tatiana Lemos Barbosa (BRA) 54.58
100m Backstroke Finals:
World SC Record: 56.51 (28 Oct ‘07 Natalie Coughlin USA)
1. Natalie Coughlin (USA) 59.88
2. Christin Zenner (GER) 1:01.91
3. Fernanda Nunes Alvarenga (BRA) 1:03.27
4. Paula Baracho Rosas Ribeiro (BRA) 1:03.45
5. Rebeca Bianca Bretanha (BRA) 1:03.56
6. Chanelle van Wyk (SA) 1:03.94
50m Butterfly Finals:
World SC Record: 25.33 (12 Mar ‘06 Anna-Karin Kammerling SWE)
1. Therese Alshammar (SWE) 25.69
2. Lize-Marie Retief (SA) 25.90
3. Jamilla Cassia Marson (BRA) 27.16
4. Gabriella Silva (BRA) 27.34
5. Chanelle van Wyk (SA) 27.63
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