A Race For The Ages At The aQuellé Midmar Mile
Chad Ho (left) and Troy Prinsloo (right) went stroke-for-stroke, culminating in the closest race ever at the aQuellé Midmar Mile.
“Hats off to Troy for pushing me the whole way,” said Ho.
“Congrats to Chad. It was a great swim,” said Prinsloo. “I knew it would be tough coming into the race and obviously it’s a bit disappointing [not too have won] but my swim today was much better today than the last two years so I guess I’m still happy.”
Prinsloo stands up first, but Ho stands up in shallow water and bursts to finish line.
More information on the outcome of the race, visit here.
Ho beat Prinsloo by 0.08 seconds.
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