Natalie du Toit, Chad Ho And Troyden Prinsloo Win 10K
Olympian swimmer Natalie du Toit won the South African 10K Open Water Swim Championships in the canals of Marina Martinique with Jessica Roux second. “It was an exciting race and it was awesome to see the homeowners cheering us on from the side,” said Natalie. “They helped us to swim a fast race and I want to thank everyone who came and watched the swim.”Chad Ho and Troyden Prinsloo finished so closely together that the video of the finish could not determine a winner and a tie first place was declared.
Photo by RRAD.
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Southern California native, born 1962, is the creator of the WOWSA Awards, Oceans Seven, Openwaterpedia, Citrus Corps, World Open Water Swimming Association, Daily News of Open Water Swimming, Global Open Water Swimming Conference. He is Chief Executive Officer of KAATSU Global and KAATSU Research Institute. Inductee in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Swimmer, Class of 2001) and Ice Swimming Hall of Fame (Honor Contributor - Media, Class of 2019), recipient of the International Swimming Hall of Fame's Poseidon Award (2016), International Swimming Hall of Fame's Irving Davids-Captain Roger Wheeler Memorial Award (2010), USA Swimming's Glen S. Hummer Award (2007, 2010) and Harvard University's John B. Imrie Award (1984). Served on the FINA Technical Open Water Swimming Committee and as Technical Delegate with the 2011 Special Olympics World Summer Games, and 9-time USA Swimming coaching staff. Note: WOWSA only recommends products or services used or recommended by the community. WOWSA does not receive compensation for links or products mentioned on this site or in blog posts. If it does, it will be indicated clearly on that specific post. See WOWSA's privacy policy for more information.
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