Records: 15x WC and 4x SA Age Group (LCM) records broken at WC SANJ & SANAT Championships – April 2021
Posted On 18th Apr 2021
Summary of Records (All LCM)
| Swimmer | WC Record | SA Record | Junior World Qualifying Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abi Kotze (11) | 8 | 1 | |
| Tai Pearson (13) | 6 | 3 | |
| Luke Slabber (18) | 1 | 50m Free | |
| TOTAL | 15 | 4 | 1 |
Day 1: Wed 14th April 2021
Day 1 at SANJ (SA National Juniors – Western Cape Region) in Stellenbosch
- Well done Abi Kotze (11), breaking fellow Vineyard swimmer and former Olympian Wendy Trott’s record by 0.7 sec in the Girls 11 400m Free (LCM) – Finals
- Old WC record – 4:46.87 Wendy Trott 2002
- New record – 4:46.13 Abigail Kotze (11) 400m Free (LCM)
- Abi – WC record 1 of 8
“So absolutely blessed with an amazing team and brilliant coaches at Vineyard Swimming Club. Rhys and Duncan, we are looking forward to the next couple of days” – mom Danelle Kotze
More fantastic swims by Tai and Abi
Day 2: Thurs 15th April 2021
Tai Pearson (13) and Abi Kotze (11) continue to create waves in Stellenbosch at the WC SANJ (Junior) & SA National (Senior) Championships.
- Tai Pearson (13) broke another WC Age Group Record and the SA Age Group Record, this time for Boys 13 in 100m Back (LCM)
- Old WC record – 1:01.51 Luan Grobbelaar Oct 2015
- Old SA record – 1:01.51 Luan Grobbelaar Oct 2015
- New record – 1:01.41 Tai Pearson (Vineyard) April 2021, Finals
- Tai – WC record 1 of 6, SA record 1 of 3
- Abi Kotze (11) first broke the WC Age Group Record for Girls 200m Free (LCM) in the Prelims
- Old WC record – 2:17.53 – fellow Vineyard swimmer and former Olympian Wendy Trott Dec 2001
- New record – 2:17.52 Abi Kotze (Vineyard) April 2021
- Abi – WC record 2 of 8
- Abi Kotze (11) then broke the WC Age Group Record and the SA Age Group Record for Girls 200m Free (LCM) in the Finals
- Old WC record – 2:17.53 Wendy Trott Dec 2001
- Old SA record – 2:16.12 Jessica Liss Feb 2007
- New record – 2:15.73 Abi Kotze (Vineyard) April 2021, a new SA and WC record
- Abi – WC record 3 of 8, SA record 1 of 1
Day 3: Fri 16th April 2021
- Abi Kotze (11) breaks the WCA 100m Free Girls 11 LCM record – twice!
- Old WC record – 1:04.29 Lindi Cillie 2013
- New record – 1:03.31 Abi Kotze, Prelims
- Abi – WC record 4 of 8
- New record – 1:02.40 Abi Kotze, Finals
- Abi – WC record 5 of 8
- Tai Pearson (13) breaks the WCA 100m Free Boys 13 LCM record – twice!
- Old WC record – 55.58 Cameron Matthews 2014
- New record – 55.47 Tai Pearson, Prelims
- Tai – WC record 2 of 6
- New record – 55.38 Tai Pearson, Finals
- Tai – WC record 3 of 6
Day 4: Sat 17th April 2021
- Luke Slabber (18) breaks the WC 50m Free Boys 18 LCM record
- Old WC record – 23.73 Michael Houlie 2019
- New record – 23.53 Luke Slabber, Finals
- Luke – WC record 1 of 1
- Luke also achieved a FINA Junior World qualifying time
- Tai Pearson (13) breaks the WC and the SA 50m Back Boys 13 LCM record
- Old WC record – 29.37 Luan Grobbelaar 2015
- Old SA record – 28.75 Zane Waddell 2012
- New record – 28.49 Tai Pearson, Prelims
- Tai – WC record 4 of 6, SA record 2 of 3
- New record – 28.43 Tai Pearson, Finals
- Tai – WC record 5 of 6, SA record 3 of 3
- Abi Kotze (11) breaks the WCA 50m Free Girls 11 LCM record
- Old WC record – 29.15 Lindi Cillie 2013
- New record – 29.02 Abi Kotze, Finals
- Abi – WC record 6 of 8
- Tai Pearson (13) breaks the WC 50m Free Boys 13 LCM record
- Old WC record – 25.56 Zaahir Gamiet 2008
- New record – 25.28 Tai Pearson, Finals
- Tai – WC record 6 of 6
Day 5: Sun 18th April 2021
- Abi Kotze (11) breaks the WCA 100m Fly Girls 11 LCM record
- Old WC record – 1:11.28 Nina Rossouw 2012
- New record – 1:11.27 Abi Kotze, Prelims
- Abi – WC record 7 of 8
- New record – 1:09.58 Abi Kotze, Finals
- Abi – WC record 8 of 8
Coaches Rhys and Duncan
More information on the Coaches: Here
References
Records: WCA and SA records
https://vineyardswimming.co.za/category/records/
