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With 2 days rest, she should have enough time to gear up for a highly anticipated race against 2-time world champion and 7-time Midmar Mile defending champion Keri-Anne Payne of Great Britain.<\/p>\n<p>The expected weather on this weekend&#39;s Midmar Mile may include rain and winds, but it has not stopped record numbers of athletes from entering one of the annual highlights of the world&#39;s open water swimming season.<\/p>\n<p>The final results (including split times of each 2.5K loop):<\/p>\n<p>1. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/openwaterpedia.com\/index.php?title=Ashley_Twichell&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Ashley Twichell<\/a> (30:09 + 30:37 + 30:58 + 30:40) 2:02:25<br \/>\n2. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/openwaterpedia.com\/index.php?title=Danielle_Hall-Jackson&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Danielle Hall-Jackson<\/a> (30:14 + 31:18 + 32:03 + 31:55) 2:05:31<br \/>\n3. <a href=&quot;http:\/\/openwaterpedia.com\/index.php?title=Megan_Gilchrist&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Megan Gilchrist<\/a> (30:15 + 31:24 + 32:16 + 32:40) 2:06:37<br \/>\n4. 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Justin Fletcher (52:49 + 1:00:40 + 1:07:19 + 1:09:16) 4:10:06<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of <a href=&quot;http:\/\/www.openwaterswimming.com&quot;target=&quot;_blank&quot;><strong>Open Water Source<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa. 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