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The bronze in the medley went to <strong>Neil Fair<\/strong> in 2:10.57, the backstroke to <strong>Liam Fourie<\/strong> in 2:06.54 and the freestyle to <strong>Kyle van Niekerk<\/strong> in 1:54.00<\/p>\n<p>Szurdoki also finished first in the 1500m freestyle in 15:32.91, while Van Niekerk managed a second place finish in the 50m freestyle in 23.92, ahead of <strong>Nico Meyer<\/strong> in 23.93 and behind <strong>Douglas Erasmus<\/strong> on 23.34.<\/p>\n<p>Meyer was over the moon with his gold medal winning performance in the 100m butterfly in 54.78, with <strong>Alard Basson<\/strong> in second in 55.31 and <strong>Brendan Levy<\/strong> in third in 56.22.<\/p>\n<p>Fourie won his second bronze in the 50m backstroke in 30.65, behind <strong>Ricky Ellis<\/strong> and <strong>Neil de Villiers<\/strong> in 26.35 and 26.41 respectively<\/p>\n<p>The trio of <strong>Tatjana Schoenmaker<\/strong>, <strong>Kaylene Corbett<\/strong> and <strong>Hanim Abrahams<\/strong> dominated the 50 and 200m breaststroke races when they claimed the first three positions, with Schoenmaker touching the wall ahead of Corbett and Abrahams in both events.<\/p>\n<p>Pretoria\u2019s Schoenmaker clocked 32.45 and 2:29.38 to Corbett\u2019s 32.71 and 2:36.48 and Abrahams\u2019 34.01 and 2:39.65 respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Adding two gold medals to her already impressive tally, <strong>Jessica Ashley-Cooper<\/strong> grabbed the 100m backstroke and 50m butterfly titles in 1:02.21 and 27.76 respectively.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mariella Venter<\/strong> and <strong>Samantha Labuschagne<\/strong> won the silver and bronze in the 100m backstroke in 1:02.89 and 1:07.60, while <strong>Erin Gallagher<\/strong> and <strong>Emma Chelius<\/strong> finished second and third in the butterfly in 28.70 and 29.20 respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Gallagher and Chelius also made their way to the medal podium in second and third place in the 100m freestyle in 57.59 and 59.13, with the gold going to <strong>Karin Prinsloo<\/strong> in 56.30.<\/p>\n<p>Rising star <strong>Kate Beavon<\/strong> was victorious on two occasions in the 400m individual medley in 5:10.00 and the 400m freestyle in 4:25.27, while the silver in the medley event was claimed by Abrahams in 5:20.60 and <strong>Kristin Bellingham<\/strong> took home the second prize in the freestyle in 4:25.32. with <strong>Abi Meder<\/strong> in third in 4:33.74.<\/p>\n<p>In the 100m breaststroke,<strong> Jarred Crous<\/strong> scooped the gold in 1:02.08, ahead of <strong>Mikey Houlie<\/strong> in 1:04.79 and <strong>Alaric Basson<\/strong> in 1:05.12.<\/p>\n<p>The final leg of the SA Swimming Grand Prix will be held in Stellenbosch at the Stellenbosch University Swimming Pool from 26<sup>th<\/sup> to 28<sup>th<\/sup> February before Mzansi\u2019s hopefuls head to Durban for the official Olympic Qualifiers at the SA National Championships in April.<\/p>\n<p><em>Swimming South Africa contributed this report.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Newton Park Swimming Pool saw off the final day of the SA Swimming Grand Prix\u2019s Port Elizabeth leg in true Mzansi style today, Sunday, 21st February 2016. 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