Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When Brenton Williams does another butterfly swim, it is newsworthy. But at his side during training swims is a young selfless paddler, Issataya Bredell. She patiently watches over him and looks ahead in the 14ºC waters of Marina Martinique. Bredell is typical of a South African paddlers and crew
Photo courtesy of Dirk Erasmus. Reporting courtesy of Brenton Williams at Marina Martinique in South Africa. One of the premier events on the JBay December holiday programme, the Marina Mile will take place on December 13th 2015 in the salt water canals of Marina Martinique. "There are plenty of events on offer this year with the Double Mile kicking off
Courtesy of Brenton Williams, Eastern Cape, South Africa. November is the traditional start of the summer open water swimming in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. The first event will take place on November 15th at Marina Martinique. The distances that can be swum, either in neoprene or bioprene, are 500m, 1 km, 3 km, 5 km and 10 km and a bank-to-bank
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. In and out of the surf, in and out of the cold, in and out of the marine elements. That is what is expected and what is experienced during the Xtreme Swim Series in the Eastern Cape province in South Africa. The next event on the Xteme Swim Series will be held at Marina Martinique. The first event was
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. When a group of open water swimmers get together - for a training session or for a channel crossing - they always seem to rise to the occasion. Not all relays are always successful as the Night Train Swimmers have tried proven during their attempts to cross the Sea of Cortez, but the teams always seem to
Courtesy of WOWSA, Huntington Beach, California. There will be a gathering of the tribe of South African open water swimmers in Jeffreys Bay on July 12th as part of the Jeffreys Bay WinterFest. "Some of the big guns in the sport are busy preparing to swim the 7.5K JBay Cold Water Swim Classic," explains butterflyer Brenton Williams. The swim, presented
Fellow Jeffreys Bay swimmer Brenton Williams fondly and respectfully remembers Burgert van der Westhuizen, a South African swimmer who tragically passed away while swimming in Jeffreys Bay after an offshore shark attack at the age of 74 last month. Van der Westhuizen was an experienced open water swimmer who regularly swam along the coastline of Jeffreys
Chris Reid dominated the 5 km swim at Marina Martinique where Round 1 of the Metsi Open Water Swim Series was held in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa back at the end of October. Sponsor Metsi Water Solutions put up R6,000 in prize money for the 5 km featured race which was a bit of added incentive for the 100+ swimmers to brave the adverse weather
Round 2 of The Metsi Open Water Swim Series at Marina Martinique in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa was held yesterday in South Africa under pleasantly sunny conditions and quite comfortable 22ºC water temperatures. The 5 km race kicked off the event where Chris Reid, Daniel Jones and Byron Lockett tangled up in an exciting head-to-head battle. Reid eventually
Experienced South African swimmer Kevin Grey won the first cold water swim to be held in the Eastern Cape when he dominated the 7.5 km JBay Cold Water Swim Classic at Marina Martinique yesterday. PJ Duffey who lead the race up to the 5 km mark finished second as the 12.5ºC (54.5ºF) water eventually sapping his strength. Grey upped his pace over the third
