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Ho clocked a winning effort of 1:00:36.18 among the men, while James Faure (1:00.43.26) and Charlton Lawson (1:00:51.75) completed the top three in the event.<\/p>\n
Du Toit, on the other hand, won the women's race in 1:03:43.08, while Louise Smyth finished second in 1:05:10.05 and Yolandi van den Merwe took third in 1:05:13.31.<\/p>\n
Du Toit is a remarkable story as she is one of the top Paralympians in the world. A former 1998 Commonwealth Games swimmer as a young teen, Du Toit had her left leg amputated at the knee in 2001 after a car accident. After rehab, she has bounced back with the intent to compete in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.<\/p>\n
Event 9 Men 14 & Over 5k Open Water
\n Name Age Team Finals Time
\n 1 Ho, Chad 17 KLOO-KZ 1:00:36.18
\n 2 Faure, James 19 WPA-WP 1:00:43.26
\n 3 Lawson, Charlton 23 SGUL-KZ 1:00:51.75
\n 4 Forrest, Jamie Grant 20 GBR-ZZ 1:00:55.27
\n 5 Railoun, Abdul-Malick 15 WPA-WP 1:01:00.56
\n 6 de Swardt, Mark 18 WSTV-KZ 1:01:01.34
\n 7 Marais, Danie 15 WPA-WP 1:02:00.18
\n 8 Muller, Faffa 19 WPA-WP 1:04:05.17
\n 9 de Bruin, Hendri 21 Otters-NW 1:06:41.20
\n 10 Marais, Michael 15 Aquabear-EP 1:07:04.90
\n 11 Nel, Melvin 15 BLAC-ES 1:07:11.82
\n 12 Beswick, Christopher 16 Aquabear-EP 1:07:21.09
\n 13 Davies, Scott 16 CGA-CG 1:07:30.31
\n 14 Stevenson, Brent 16 CGA-CG 1:09:58.44
\n 15 Dillon, Bryan 34 CGA-CG 1:13:53.65<\/p>\n
Event 10 Women 14 & Over 5k Open Water
\n Name Age Team Finals Time
\n 1 Du Toit, Natalie 24 WPA-WP 1:03:43.08
\n 2 Smyth, Louise 17 Seals-FS 1:05:10.05
\n 3 VD Merwe, Yolandi 17 WPA-WP 1:05:13.31
\n 4 Dryding, Dominique 15 WPA-WP 1:05:21.65
\n 5 Mower, Kirsten 17 PISC-KZ 1:05:24.49
\n 6 Franklin, Sharne 17 Seals-FS 1:05:46.71
\n 7 Roux, Jessica 15 SCAT-EP 1:08:17.13
\n 8 Edwards, Caroline 15 Otters-NW 1:11:06.90
\n 9 White, Jenny 15 Tuks-NT 1:11:24.16
\n 10 Bakhuis, Stephanie 16 Aquabear-EP 1:11:47.85
\n 11 VD Merwe, Deidre 16 CGA-CG 1:13:22.17
\n 12 van Staden, Dalene 15 Waves-MP 1:14:41.17
\n 13 Newman, Rebecca 15 Pea-EP 1:21:03.16
\n — Welgemoed, Charlene 26 CGA-CG DNF<\/p>\n
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