Reino von Wielligh, Samantha Kruger Fastest 16 Milers In Midmar
Courtesy of WOWSA, Midmar Dam, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
The 16 Milers of the aQuellé Midmar Mile each raise 20,000 South African rand for charity. Their goal was to swim 8 miles on each day of the 2-day open water swimming festival in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.
The 16 Milers start with each of the 8 heats of the point-to-point aQuellé Midmar Mile – but they also swim back to the start after finishing each mile.
16 Milers Results:
1. Reino von Wielligh 5 hours 34 minutes 40 seconds
Mile times = 21:33 + 20:10 + 22:07 + 19:58 + 24:13 + 20:18 + 12:00 + 20:29 + 21:51 + 20:58 + 21:22 + 22:00 + 21:28 + 23:05 + 21:25 + 21:36
2. Gary Albertyn 6 hours 19 minutes 49 seconds
Mile times = 24:08 + 22:42 + 24:26 + 20:43 + 26:45 + 23:25 + 14:43 + 24:36 + 24:25 + 23:12 + 24:37 + 22:59 + 23:50 + 27:01 + 24:50 + 27:18
3. Samantha Kruger 8 hours 17 minutes 27 seconds
Mile times = 29:49 + 27:58 + 28:07 + 28:17 + 35:13 + 30:51 + 24:04 + 32:09 + 29:20 + 28:28 + 31:55 + 33:02 + 29:55 + 36:28 + 33:45 + 37:59
4. Colin Gluch 10 hours 53 minutes 47 seconds
Mile times = 32:13 + 33:20 + 1:26:25 + 32:34 + 40:57 + 36:06 + 30:40 + 37:16 + 35:32 + 37:27 + 35:09 + 40:35 + 40:49 + 42:00 + 44:14 + 48:23
DNF Ross Cairns, missed Mile 3
DNF Stephen Hunt, missed Miles 6, 12, 15
DNF Chris Stapley, missed Mile 2
DNF Marius van Reenen, missed Mile 2
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