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SA’s teenage swimming sensation Matt Sates capped off a successful FINA World Cup campaign by wrapping up the overall title in Kazan on Saturday.
The Pietermaritzburg swimmer was the only South African in action at the final leg of the short course series in Russia, claiming four medals on the closing weekend of action.
That meant he staved off challenges from American two-time Olympic gold medallist Tom Shields and double Tokyo silver medallist Arno Kamminga of the Netherlands for the overall title after four legs of competition.
The overall women’s World Cup title was claimed by Australia’s 11-time Olympic medallist Emma McKeon.
In Kazan, Sates took gold in the 400m freestyle, edging out world short course champion Danas Rapšys of Lithuania in 3:38.28.
The two then shared the gold in the 200m freestyle, both finishing in a time of 1:41.73.
It took a World Cup record of 1:50.66 in the 200m individual medley from Japan’s Daiya Seto to stave off the challenge from the South African young gun, who finished with silver in 1:52.32.
Sates followed that up with bronze in the 100m individual medley in 51.96, a race also won by five-time short course world champion Seto in 51.29.
“The main goal coming in was to try and get top 20 to get a little bit of money, so coming first and winning it has been absolutely amazing,” said a thrilled Sates who was awarded US$100,000 for the overall title. “Thanks so much to FINA for putting this on. It’s changed my life so a shout-out to them.
“It’s been a month of the most stress that I’ve been under but there have also been the biggest highs that I’ve had so I’m very thankful.”
Sates’s phenomenal solo effort in Kazan put South Africa seventh on the medal table.
An overall World Cup title, which came with 13 individual golds, four silvers and one bronze medal, with several world junior short course records along the way will be a massive boost to the 18-year-old heading into the World Short Course Championships in Abu Dhabi in December.
Photo credit: Kazan LOC
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Lily Smit, a Grade 6 pupil at Laddsworth Primary School, represented KwaZulu-Natal at the South African Gym Games in Pretoria during the October holidays. She placed 1st in clubs and came 2nd overall in the Level 4 Under 13 age group. Lily also competed in the Ball Group Competition with three fellow KZN gymnasts and they were placed 2nd in their category.
Congratulations Lily, Laddsworth is very proud of your achievements!
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ENTRANCE: R50.00 - Cash or Zapper at the Door
VENUE: The Knoll Historic Guest Farm
9pm: Rowan Stuart
South African singer-songwriter-guitarist Rowan Stuart returns to the MiTH stage. With an Alternative Folk sound that recalls Sting’s imagination, James Blunt’s honesty and John Mayer’s command of the electric and acoustic guitar, Rowan has steadily built a reputation as a captivating storyteller and an accomplished musician.
The Durbanite began playing guitar at the age of 11 – a naturally creative child; he fell in love with the instrument and the magic of song-writing as a doorway to the worlds of his imagination. He soon became a sought-after session musician in theatre shows around South Africa, before taking a leap of faith and stepping into the spotlight as a lead vocalist and front-man, with the release of his first solo album ‘A Thousand Brand New Places’ in 2008. Since then, he has toured South Africa regularly, and his music has received heavy rotation on major radio stations countrywide, most notably with singles ‘Survivors’, ‘Silver Balloon’, and ‘The Kingdom Of Leaves’.
8pm: The Name on the Drum
The Name On The Drum is an alternative rock, folk and indie band that focuses on playing original music but they also insert a variety of covers into their live shows. Ranging their sound from full electric to simple acoustics, The Name On The Drum uses all the tools at their disposal to create a unique blend of honest, thought provoking song-writing with absorbing musical performances.
With influences that include, Rise Against, Bob Dylan, Frightened Rabbit, The National, Angus & Julia Stone and Gregory Alan Isakov, their song writing also creates awareness of current world issues. Current performing members are brothers Ben and Nat Bruzas who, in July 2019, released their independently recorded and produced second EP "Souvenirs".
7pm: Rhiannon Reid
Rhiannon Reid, well known to MiTH from performing with the Reid Family Band, is a local musician and now a published author. Previously a student of Kech Sanchez and a singer in the Howick High School band, she has honed her skills over the years on guitar and vocals. For this event she will be accompanied by her dad, Vince, who has had an interest in music from a young age and is mainly self-taught. He plays keyboard, guitar and, recently, tin whistle.
ABOUT MiTH: Arguably the KZN Midlands’ best-loved music venue, Music in The Hills (MiTH) is an opportunity for beginners, professionals, and passionate music fans to share the joy of music at The Knoll Historic Guest Farm. Visit www.mith.co.za for more details and directions. Musicians can contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for slots.
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO: MiTH takes place every second Wednesday at The Knoll Historic Guest Farm, Knoll Drive, Hilton. Doors open at 6pm and the music will kick off at 7pm. Entrance is R75 book online in advance and pay online. Bring your own booze. Food and soft drinks are available for sale.
DIRECTIONS TO MiTH: Take the N3 to Hilton, take the Hilton turnoff and go South into the Village (away from Hilton College). Travel 5,2km along Hilton Avenue (past two sets of traffic lights and Crossways Pub) and keep going straight as Hilton Avenue turns into Dennis Shepstone Drive. At the 5,2km mark, Knoll Drive will be on your right – the entrance to MiTH is the *second* entrance on your left into The Knoll Historic Guest Farm.
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Annelee was with the team for 244 matches, in which time she worked with seven national coaches, 248 players and 21 Springbok captains. The book is her celebration of a 21-year journey as the First Lady of Springbok rugby.
“This book has been at the back of my mind for many years now,” reflects Annelee. “I wanted to document my time with the team, my learnings, the high’s, lows and the things that most wouldn’t know. It is my hope that I can inspire readers to go get your goals, going above and beyond, stopping at nothing: Work with pride and passion, make memories and celebrate life throughout; irrespective of the team, your role, your gender or upbringing.”
The book is a recollection of memorable moments, poignant quotations, behind the scenes’ photographs and life-lessons that apply far beyond painted white lines and the oval ball.
During her time, she has been part of a Springbok team which lifted the Rugby World Cup trophy in 2007 and 2019, the British and Irish Lions series in 2009, The Mandela Challenge Trophy, as well as Tri-Nations and Castle Lager Rugby Championship winning campaigns.
Her role has seen her worked with legendary Springboks such as Os du Randt, Percy Montgomery, John Smit, Bryan Habana, Victor Matfield, Bakkies Botha, Beast Mtawarira and more recently Siya Kolisi, Duane Vermeulen, Pieter-Steph du Toit and Cheslin Kolbe.
Apart from all the rugby honours, she was also awarded the prestigious Hollard Sports Personality of the year 2019.
Celebrating 21 years with Springbok Rugby, Annelee publishes her green and gold journey - It’s raw, real and a must-read.
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After an address by Annelee, snacks will be served and a cash bar is available. Her book will be on sale at a cost of R295. If you are interested in buying her book, we would be grateful if you could please bring cash as we will not have card facilities available.
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Pieter Coetzé announced himself on the FINA World Cup stage in style, claiming a clean sweep of the backstroke events at the third leg in Doha over the weekend.
First up was the 200m backstroke. Coetzé claimed victory in 1:52.09 before doing the same a day later in the 50m event, winning in 23.13.
The 17-year-old then completed the trio of golds with victory in the 100m backstroke in 50.86, edging out highly decorated American Tom Shields in the process. All three races featured three South Africans in the finals.
“I am very happy with my performance for where I’m at since I wasn’t going to compete at the World Cup and it was sort of a last-minute decision to come and race,” said Coetzé afterwards.
“Thanks to FINA for a really well-organised gala and a lot of fun with my SA teammates.
“I’m happy with all my times for where I’m at in the season and over the moon to get my first three international medals. It was special to get the triple in all three backstroke events, and I will definitely compete in some other events too in the future.
“I’m really excited for the future of swimming in South Africa too, things are looking very good. Thanks to Wayne [Riddin] and the SA team for the nice trip and support. Unfortunately I couldn’t have coach Rocco [Meiring] join me this time, but luckily I could talk to him the phone and he was a big help throughout the meet,” added Coetzé.
Fellow teenager Matt Sates continued his fine form, claiming two golds and two silvers in the Qatar capital.
The Maritzburg swimmer took a third straight title in the 200m individual medley, beating Lithuanian Danas Rapšys in 1:52.32 and claimed another gold, again ahead of world champion Rapšys, in the 400m freestyle in 3:38.64.
Speaking after his 200m individual medley victory, Sates said: “I tried to mix up the pacing of the race so we’re still trying to work out exactly how to swim it, but it was good, I got the gold.
“Obviously I’m a little bit tired but I’ve really enjoyed swimming the World Cups and a big shoutout to FINA for putting this all on. I couldn’t be more grateful for it.”
Sates was edged out in the 100m individual medley by the man whose 200IM junior world record he broke a few weeks ago, Daiya Seto of Japan. Seto won in 51.56 while Sates touched in a PB of 51.74.
In the 200m freestyle it was fellow 18-year-old, South Korea’s Sunwoo Hyang who powered ahead in the final few metres to take gold in 1:41.17 to the South African’s 1:41.33.
As a result of Sates’s haul, he still tops the overall World Cup standings with one leg remaining. That takes place in Kazan, Russia, from 28-30 October.
Meanwhile, also claiming two silvers in Doha was Emily Visagie. She finished second behind Russia’s six-time world champion Yuliya Efimova in both the 100m breaststroke (1:06.92) and 200m breaststroke (2:23.20).
The South African team finished third on the medal table in Doha behind the Netherlands and Australia.
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Alison Rennie, a Grade 3 pupil at Laddsworth Primary School, competed in the South African Irish Dance Championship held in La Lucia, Durban from 1 - 3 October 2021. Alison dances for the Davidson Dance Studio in KwaZulu-Natal.
The championship included dancers from around the country and was adjudicated by three judges from the USA. Alison won gold medals in both the Slip, Jig and Treble Jig, as well as silver medals in the Reel and Hornpipe dances. Alison also competed in the Preliminary Championship Level 3 and was awarded silver and bronze in the two rounds of dancing, giving her an overall 3rd place in the South African Championship Priomh Comórtas Level 3.
Alison has worked incredibly hard to achieve these results and Laddsworth is extremely proud of her achievements.
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Jemma Pittman, a Grade 6 pupil at Laddsworth Primary School, competed in the MOVE! National Dance Competition in Cape Town from 1 to 4 October 2021. Jemma achieved wonderful success, placing 1st in her Duet & 3rd in the Group Dance.
Well done Jemma, Laddsworth is very proud of you!
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