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Chad le Clos Returns to Swimming with Midmar Mile Charity Swim Olympic gold medalist Chad le Clos is returning to the water to take on the 8-mile Charity Challenge at the Midmar Mile in February. The swim is a rare participation for le Clos, the 2012 Olympic champion in the men’s 200 butterfly, in t...

Double Olympic Champion Sharon van Rouwendaal To Bypass World Championships While Contemplating Her Future Two-time Olympic 10k champion Sharon van Rouwendaal has opted to bypass the 2025 World Championships as she focuses on delivering swim clinics and contemplating her future. Van Rouwendaal added...

PIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa, February 9. WITH 15,000 athletes lining up on the shores of the Midmar Dam, the annual Midmar Mile has become the largest open water swimming race in the world, and the 2014 edition featured Ashley Twichell and Chad Ho repeating as overall champions. As was the case l...

Gail Bristow, 60, & Midmar founder Mike “Buthie” Arbuthnot, 87, are the only two swimmers to have raced the biggest participation mile swim in the world at all 47 events since 1974 Report by Karien Jonckheere More information on the aQuellé Midmar Mile. While much has changed over 47 years of aQuell...

Chad Ho targets and eighth Midmar crown Thanks to Karien Jonckheere for helping to compile our Midmar Mile reports Local hero Chad Ho, the former World 5km champion and Olympic marathon swimmer from KwaZulu-Natal, will be chasing an elusive eighth title when he takes on a strong international field ...

Olympic Champ Sharon van Rouwendaal Wins 50th Edition of Midmar Mile Olympic champion Sharon van Rouwendaal of the Netherlands picked up the win last weekend at the Midmar Mile race in South Africa. The men’s race was won for the second straight year by South Africa’s Connor Buck. The 50th edition o...