6 Men Qualify for South African Olympic Team After 3 Days in Durban

SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (SA OLYMPIC TRIALS)

• King Aquatic Park, Durban, South Africa
• Sunday, April 10th – Saturday, April 16th
• Prelims- 10:00 am local (4 am ET, 1 am PT), Finals- 6:30 pm local (12:30 pm ET, 9:30 am PT)
• Meet Announcement and Olympic Qualifying Times
• Live Results

Wayne Riddin contributed this report:

After 3 days at the 2016 South African Olympic Trials, 6 swimmers, all men, have swum times under the Olympic Qualifying Time.

The meet will continue Wednesday morning from Durban with, among other things, a preliminary swim from Cameron van der Burgh in the 200 breaststroke: not his better of the two distances, but one in which he’s still capable of an Olympic medal.

Olympic Qualifying Times following Day 03:

• Sebastien Rousseau – 400m individual medley – 4:14.75
• Michael Meyer – 400m individual medley – 4:15.71
• Myles Brown – 400m freestyle – 3:48.86
• Cameron van der Burgh – 100m breaststroke – 59.66
• Christopher Reid – 100m backstroke – 54.02
• Chad le Clos – 200m freestyle – 1:47.75
• Chad le Clos – 200m butterfly (SF) – 1:55.61

Paralympic Qualifying Times following Day 03:

• Kevin Paul (SM10) – 200m individual medley – 2:15.78
• Kevin Paul (SB9) – 100m breaststroke – 1:05.10
• Johann van Heerden (SB9) – 100m breaststroke – 1:12.64
• Alani Ferreira (SM13) – 200m individual medley – 2:50.43
• Alani Ferreira (S13) – 400m freestyle – 5:21.00 (heats)
• Alani Ferreira (SB13) – 100m breaststroke – 1:26.90
• Emily Gray (S9) – 400m freestyle – 5:05.36 (heats)
• Emily Gray (S10) – 100m backstroke – 1:17.17
• Craig Groenewald (SB14) – 100m breaststroke – 1:12.33
• Hendri Herbst (S11) – 100m backstroke – 1: 16.84
• Shireen Sapiro (S10) – 100m backstroke – 1:11.87