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Durban - Three more qualifying times for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in India were achieved at Tuesday night's second session of finals of the SA Swimming Senior National Championships at the King's Park Aquatic Centre in Durban.
This brought the total to four with Chad le Clos's qualification in the 200m butterfly on the opening night.
However, the cherry on the top was a world disabled swimmer's record by Natalie du Toit in the S9 category of the women's 50m butterfly final when she was defending the title she won at last year's nationals.
Olympian Roland Schoeman returned to something like his best form when he returned a Commonwealth Games qualifying time of 23.58 in the second heat of the men's 50m butterfly.
This was 0.15 under the QT of 23.73 to make the grade for the SA team for New Delhi in October.
He said his stroke tempo was "a little too fast" but that he was happy with his time. Asked if the "no suit rule" suited him, he replied -"Definitely!"
The second Commonwealth Games qualifying time of the evening was achieved by world record holder Cameron van der Burgh (NT) in the second heat of the men's 100m breaststroke semi-finals when he touched in 1:00.96.
The qualifying time is 1:01.57 and his previous best time without a fast suit was 1:01.10. Van der Burgh said he had felt quite nervous during the morning heats as it was my first race without the suit.
"It's all about rhythm in the breaststroke," said the 22-year-old Pretoria based swimmer.
Jean Basson (CG) rounded off the major men's events for the evening with a third Games qualifying time of 1:48.88 in the final of the 200m freestyle.
This was 0.24 second under the required time, with Darian Townsend (KZN) in 1:49.68 and Sebastien Rousseau (WP) third in 1:50.22.
Basson said that it had been a hard race for him, coming so soon after Monday night's 400m freestyle final when he had come second to Mark Randall.
In women's finals, it was disabled swimmer Natalie du Toit who stole the limelight, breaking her own world record for the 50m butterfly in her S9 category with a new best time of 31.98.
"It's been a long time since I did a fast time in the pool," said the irrepressible Du Toit.
"To think I am swimming in 50 to 100 metre races only two days after I was doing 10km and 5km in the national open water champs at Midmar Dam", she laughed.
Vanessa Mohr (NT) won the 50m butterfly final in 27.74 from Mandy Loots (CG, 27.79) and Chanelle van Wyk (NT, 28.21) and in the 50m breaststroke final it was Taryn Mackenzie (CG) first in 33.22 from Jeanie du Toit (CG, 33.42) and Keri Plumstead (EP, 33.46).
Results from the second day of the SA Senior National Championships and 2010 Commonwealth Games Trials:
OPEN MEN:
50m backstroke, final:
1 Gerhard Zandberg (NT) 25.76, 2 Ricky Ellis (CG) 25.84, 3 Charl van Zyl (KZN) 26.00
200m freestyle, final:
1 Jean Basson (CG) 1:48.88 (AQT), 2 Darian Townsend (KZN) 1:49.68, 3 Sebastien Rousseau (WP) 1:50.22
OPEN WOMEN:
50m butterfly, final:
1 Vanessa Mohr (NT) 27.74, 2 Mandy Loots (CG) 27.79, 3 Chanelle van Wyk (NT) 28.21
50m breaststroke, final:
1 Taryn Mackenzie (CG) 33.22, 2 Jeanie du Toit (CG) 33.42, 3 Keri Plumstead (EP) 33.46
1500m freestyle, final:
1 Natalie du Toit (CG) 17:05.09, 2 Nicole Brits (KZN) 17:13.95, 3 Bianca Hauzer (CG) 17:26.16
DISABLED MEN:
50m butterfly (S14 & 15):
1 Craig Groenewald (CG, S14) 28.63, 2 Challis Wright (CG, S14) 29.21, 3 David Coates (KZN, S14) 31.48
50m butterfly (S1-S13):
1 Charl Bouwer (WP, S13) 29.13, 2 Achmat Hassiem (WP, S10) 27.77, 3 Sean Clark (KZN, 30.39
100m breaststroke (SB1-SB13):
1 Kevin Paul (EP, SB9) 1:08.72, 2 Sibusiso Mogale (CG, SB7) 1:39.47, 3 Hendrik van der Merwe (CG, SB5) 1:51.86
DISABLED WOMEN:
50m butterfly (SB14 & SB15):
1 Cornell Loubser (NFS, S15) 32.31, 2 Yvonne Smith (FS, S14) 36.18, 3 Dot Smit (SWD, S14) 37.73
50m butterfly (SB1-SB13):
1 Natalie du Toit (CG, S9) 31.98 (World Record), 2 Shireen Sapiro (CG, S10) 34.23, 3 Renette Bloem (WP, S11) 51.08
100m breaststroke (SB14 & SB15):
1 Yvonne Smith (FS, SB14) 1:34.82, 2 Cornelia Fowler (KZN, SB14) 1:43.72, 3 Jennifer Higgins (KZN, 1:58.84
100m breaststroke (SB1-SB13):
1 Renette Bloem (WP, SB11) 1:38.67, 2 Tezna Abrahams (NW, SB9) 1:57.79, 3 Dimakatso Makgakga (CG, SB9) 2:02.64
This brought the total to four with Chad le Clos's qualification in the 200m butterfly on the opening night.
However, the cherry on the top was a world disabled swimmer's record by Natalie du Toit in the S9 category of the women's 50m butterfly final when she was defending the title she won at last year's nationals.
Olympian Roland Schoeman returned to something like his best form when he returned a Commonwealth Games qualifying time of 23.58 in the second heat of the men's 50m butterfly.
This was 0.15 under the QT of 23.73 to make the grade for the SA team for New Delhi in October.
He said his stroke tempo was "a little too fast" but that he was happy with his time. Asked if the "no suit rule" suited him, he replied -"Definitely!"
The second Commonwealth Games qualifying time of the evening was achieved by world record holder Cameron van der Burgh (NT) in the second heat of the men's 100m breaststroke semi-finals when he touched in 1:00.96.
The qualifying time is 1:01.57 and his previous best time without a fast suit was 1:01.10. Van der Burgh said he had felt quite nervous during the morning heats as it was my first race without the suit.
"It's all about rhythm in the breaststroke," said the 22-year-old Pretoria based swimmer.
Jean Basson (CG) rounded off the major men's events for the evening with a third Games qualifying time of 1:48.88 in the final of the 200m freestyle.
This was 0.24 second under the required time, with Darian Townsend (KZN) in 1:49.68 and Sebastien Rousseau (WP) third in 1:50.22.
Basson said that it had been a hard race for him, coming so soon after Monday night's 400m freestyle final when he had come second to Mark Randall.
In women's finals, it was disabled swimmer Natalie du Toit who stole the limelight, breaking her own world record for the 50m butterfly in her S9 category with a new best time of 31.98.
"It's been a long time since I did a fast time in the pool," said the irrepressible Du Toit.
"To think I am swimming in 50 to 100 metre races only two days after I was doing 10km and 5km in the national open water champs at Midmar Dam", she laughed.
Vanessa Mohr (NT) won the 50m butterfly final in 27.74 from Mandy Loots (CG, 27.79) and Chanelle van Wyk (NT, 28.21) and in the 50m breaststroke final it was Taryn Mackenzie (CG) first in 33.22 from Jeanie du Toit (CG, 33.42) and Keri Plumstead (EP, 33.46).
Results from the second day of the SA Senior National Championships and 2010 Commonwealth Games Trials:
OPEN MEN:
50m backstroke, final:
1 Gerhard Zandberg (NT) 25.76, 2 Ricky Ellis (CG) 25.84, 3 Charl van Zyl (KZN) 26.00
200m freestyle, final:
1 Jean Basson (CG) 1:48.88 (AQT), 2 Darian Townsend (KZN) 1:49.68, 3 Sebastien Rousseau (WP) 1:50.22
OPEN WOMEN:
50m butterfly, final:
1 Vanessa Mohr (NT) 27.74, 2 Mandy Loots (CG) 27.79, 3 Chanelle van Wyk (NT) 28.21
50m breaststroke, final:
1 Taryn Mackenzie (CG) 33.22, 2 Jeanie du Toit (CG) 33.42, 3 Keri Plumstead (EP) 33.46
1500m freestyle, final:
1 Natalie du Toit (CG) 17:05.09, 2 Nicole Brits (KZN) 17:13.95, 3 Bianca Hauzer (CG) 17:26.16
DISABLED MEN:
50m butterfly (S14 & 15):
1 Craig Groenewald (CG, S14) 28.63, 2 Challis Wright (CG, S14) 29.21, 3 David Coates (KZN, S14) 31.48
50m butterfly (S1-S13):
1 Charl Bouwer (WP, S13) 29.13, 2 Achmat Hassiem (WP, S10) 27.77, 3 Sean Clark (KZN, 30.39
100m breaststroke (SB1-SB13):
1 Kevin Paul (EP, SB9) 1:08.72, 2 Sibusiso Mogale (CG, SB7) 1:39.47, 3 Hendrik van der Merwe (CG, SB5) 1:51.86
DISABLED WOMEN:
50m butterfly (SB14 & SB15):
1 Cornell Loubser (NFS, S15) 32.31, 2 Yvonne Smith (FS, S14) 36.18, 3 Dot Smit (SWD, S14) 37.73
50m butterfly (SB1-SB13):
1 Natalie du Toit (CG, S9) 31.98 (World Record), 2 Shireen Sapiro (CG, S10) 34.23, 3 Renette Bloem (WP, S11) 51.08
100m breaststroke (SB14 & SB15):
1 Yvonne Smith (FS, SB14) 1:34.82, 2 Cornelia Fowler (KZN, SB14) 1:43.72, 3 Jennifer Higgins (KZN, 1:58.84
100m breaststroke (SB1-SB13):
1 Renette Bloem (WP, SB11) 1:38.67, 2 Tezna Abrahams (NW, SB9) 1:57.79, 3 Dimakatso Makgakga (CG, SB9) 2:02.64
