South Africa’s swimming team closed off their Region 5 Youth Games with a total of 33 medals on Wednesday, 7 December 2022.
Khwezi Jacobs won the 50m freestyle gold medal, while Megan Stewart took home the Individual Medley relay accolade and Kaitlynne Horne conquered the 200m backstroke.
REPORT: The swimming programme has ended at the Region 5 Youth Games in Lilongwe and Team SA dominated in the pool#TeamSA #Region5YouthGames #Malawi https://t.co/5VpzUx2QOs
— Team South Africa (@TeamSA2024) December 7, 2022
The final day’s races were based on the timed finals, which meant that the times of each heat were compiled and the medallists came from a combined list of swimmers.
Stewart won her heat in a time of 2:27.46 had this to say following the race: “Breaststroke is my favourite stroke and I competed in the 50m, 100m and 200m here but the IM is my favourite event.
“Getting a personal Best, which I did in all three breaststroke races, inspires me to work harder and get even better. I have to thank my coach Angela van Heerden who has helped me so much.
“Ultimately I’d like to swim competitively in the US and take part in the Olympics one day,” she concluded.
Photo 1 Caption: Team South Africa’s swimming team closed off the Region V Youth Games with a total of 33 medals on Wednesday, 7 December 2022. Photo: Team South Africa (Twitter)
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