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In the 50m freestyle, Ashley-Cooper touched the wall in a fast 26.51, ahead of <strong>Emma Chelius<\/strong> in 27.17 and <strong>Jade Neser<\/strong> in 27.20, while in the 100m butterfly, she clocked 1:02.07 to <strong>Tarryn Els\u2019<\/strong> 1:04.17 and Nathania van Niekerk\u2019s 1:04.35.<\/p>\n<p>Van Niekerk went one better in the 200m freestyle when she grabbed the silver in 2:06.28, ahead of <strong>Kate Beavon<\/strong> in 2:06.38 and behind <strong>Karin Prinsloo<\/strong> in 2:01.87, while Beavon also finished with the silver in the 800m freestyle in 9:08.39 and the 200m individual medley in 2:22.96. The gold in the freestyle went to <strong>Caitlin Kat<\/strong> in 8:54.64 and the bronze to <strong>Jessica Canter<\/strong> in 9:45.62, while the medley gold was won by <strong>Gabi Grobler<\/strong> in 2:22.23 and the bronze by <strong>Hanim Abrahams<\/strong> in 2:28.02.<\/p>\n<p>Abrahams also took home the bronze in the 100m breaststroke in 1:12.62 behind <strong>Tatjana Schoenmaker<\/strong> in 1:09.93 and <strong>Kaylene Corbett<\/strong> in 1:10.02.<\/p>\n<p>It was a golden day for <strong>Mariella Venter<\/strong>, as she won both the 50 and 200m backstroke races in 29.47 and 2:14.82 respectively. The silver and bronze in the 50m event went to <strong>Samantha Labuschagne<\/strong> in 30.84 and<strong> Chloe Velde<\/strong> in 31.33, while the 200m second and third place was taken by <strong>Jessica Beukes<\/strong> in 2:21.04 and <strong>Abi Meder<\/strong> in 2:23.36.<\/p>\n<p>In the 400m individual medley, <strong>Jarryd Baxter<\/strong> took home the gold in 4:31.82, while <strong>Neil Fair<\/strong> came second in 4:39.77 and<strong> Edward Johannisen<\/strong> third in 4:55.36. 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