Swimming South Africa (SSA) recently announced their 43-member team of swimmers for the 2016 Cana African Swimming Championships, which will be held in Bloemfontein, South Africa in just two shy weeks.
The twelfth installment of the African Swimming Championships will be held at the Stadium Swimming Pool in Bloemfontein and will see a walloping 23 countries represented at the meet.
SSA released their roster of 24 males and 19 females, along with five coaches: Mark Edge, Cedric Finch, Graham Hill, Bianca Marais, and Igor Omeltchenko.
Representing the men will be:
- Alaric Basson
- Alard Basson
- Jarryd Baxter
- Martin Binedell
- Myles Brown
- Jarred Crous
- Joshua Dannhauser
- Neil De Villiers
- Douglas Erasmus
- Neil Fair
- Chad Ho
- Michael Houlie
- Clayton Jimmie
- Edward Johannisen
- Calvyn Justus
- Chad le Clos
- Daniel Marais
- Keanu Silent
- Ayrton Sweeney
- Brent Szurdoki
- Bradley Tandy
- Cameron van der Burgh
- Jacques Van Wyk
- Eben Vorster
Representing the women will be:
- Hanim Abrahams
- Kiyana Bartleson
- Kirsten Bellingan
- Jessica Beukes
- Lesley Blignaut
- Kaylen Corbett
- Khwezi Duma
- Gabriella Grobler
- Marli Jacobs
- Caitlin Kat
- Samantha Labuschagne
- Carmen Le Roux
- Rebecca Meder
- Charlise Oberholzer
- Nathania Van Niekere
- Carissa Van Rooyen
- Marielle Venter
- Michelle Weber
- Jessica Whelan
The meet will dive into action with swimming on October 16th before concluding with the open water races on October 23rd. Be sure and check our meet landing page for more information.
Yolanda Blignaut