Records shattered at Bank Windhoek Long Course Gala

The first installment of the 2020 Bank Windhoek Long Course Gala, the third for the season, took place last weekend at the Olympia municipal pool in Windhoek. Despite a month-long break, swimmers put in great performances and broke six individual records: One in the women's and five in the men's events. Cheryl Young broke the women's 45 and over 50m butterfly record in a time of 38.80, which erased Zoe Mitchell's record of 46.15 set in 2019. In the boys eight and under 200m individual medley (IM), Andre Badenhorst recorded a time of 3:21.33, which toppled Ryan Steyn's 3:24.99 recorded in 2019. Jan Louis Mostert pushed himself to the limit as he conquered the men's 25 to 44 years 800m freestyle (FR) in a time of 12:03.94. As a result, Mostert smashed the record he set back in 2019, which stood at 12:19.52. And he didn't stop there! Mostert went on to break three more records: In the men's 25 to 44 years 1 500m FR in 23:05.48, to overcome Wynand Dreyer's time of 23:51.75 set in 2018.In the men's 25 to 44 years 200m FL in 3:14.18, which broke Adriaan Maritz's 3:36.86 set in 2019.And in the men's 25 to 44 years 400 IM in 6:32.54. The previous record, which stood at 6:52.76, was set by Maritz in 2019. Hosted by the Namibia Swimming Union (Nasu), the Bank Windhoek Long Course Gala saw a total of 134 competitors, made up of 62 male and 72 female swimmers. With their ages ranging from six to 60, the swimmers represented clubs such as Aqua Swimming and Fitness Club, Dolphins Swimming Club, Marlins Swimming Club and Phoenix Swimming Academy. “The Long Course Gala was a huge success. Thank you to Bank Windhoek for making this possible. To our Namibian swimmers, we wish you the best as you prepare for upcoming competitions, which we anticipate to be more competitive than before,” said Nasu executive committee member Nicky McNamara. The next event on the Namibian swimming calendar is the Bank Windhoek Namibian National Long Course Championships, taking place from Thursday, 27 February until Sunday, 1 March. SPORTS REPORTER

Records shattered at Bank Windhoek Long Course Gala

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Namibian Sun 2026-05-06

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Records shattered at Bank Windhoek Long Course Gala

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