Rebecca Meder, who recently celebrated her 20th birthday at the Commonwealth Games, claimed the 100m butterfly title in a B qualifying time of 57.93 at the SA Short Course Swimming Championships on Friday, 12 August 2022.
“It’s going very, very well. Coming back from the Commonwealth Games it’s been racing and straight into racing which is tiring mentally more than physically. Mentally, you just have to think ‘ok, let’s do it again, let’s keep going,’” she said, also explaining she’s been recovering from a sinus infection.
As for her decision to drop the 400 individual medley to focus on the butterfly on Friday, Meder added: “I proved at Commonwealths that I’ve got some sprinting speed in me. In short course [in a 25m pool] my underwaters and turns are pretty strong so I thought let me go for the 100 fly and see what I can do there. I was just short of the A qualifying time, but it was a massive PB [personal best] for me so I think I definitely made the right decision.”
In Meder’s absence it was 17-year-old Dakota Tucker who powered to victory in the 400m individual medley, taking the title in a time of 4:38.16 – also a B qualifying time for the World Championships.
SA Short Course swimming action continues on Saturday in Pietermaritzburg with the event coming to an end on Sunday, 14 August.
Photo 1 Caption: Rebecca Meder, who recently celebrated her 20th birthday at the Commonwealth Games, claimed the 100m butterfly title in a B qualifying time of 57.93 at the SA Short Course Swimming Championships on Friday, 12 August 2022. Photo: Supplied
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