{"id":16322,"date":"2018-02-19T17:59:00","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T15:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/?p=16322"},"modified":"2018-02-19T17:59:00","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T15:59:00","slug":"ho-weber-swim-to-victory-at-4th-annual-sanlam-cape-mile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/press-release\/ho-weber-swim-to-victory-at-4th-annual-sanlam-cape-mile\/","title":{"rendered":"Ho, Weber swim to victory at 4th annual Sanlam Cape Mile"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chad Ho (Morningside, Durban) and Michelle Weber (Franschhoek) had the crowds on their feet at 4th<\/sup> annual Sanlam Cape Mile brought to you by Sanlam Investments at the picturesque Eikenhof Dam (Elgin, Grabouw) on Sunday, 18 February 2018.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a very good race,\u201d says Ho.\u00a0 \u201cThe start was nice and comfortable.\u00a0 I decided to make my move at the first turn around buoy, when we started to swim into the wind.\u00a0 I just put my head down and focused on growing the gap.\u00a0 I am really happy with how I am swimming at the moment.”<\/p>\n

\u201cSuccessfully defending my title is an honor,\u201d continues Ho.\u00a0 \u201cThe Sanlam Cape Mile is a great event.\u00a0 It\u2019s well organized, very professional and has a great atmosphere.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ho completed the 2018 Sanlam Cape Mile in a lightning fast time of 19 minutes 08 seconds.\u00a0 Chad Michau came in second, while Dylan Wright finished third.<\/p>\n

For the first time since the event\u2019s inception, Danie Marais did not toe the line with Chad Ho and Myles Brown.\u00a0 \u201cI broke my collar bone while surfing,\u201d says Marais.\u00a0 \u201cI am really devastated that I wasn\u2019t able to compete this year.\u00a0 I\u2019ve been training really hard for the 2018 race.\u00a0 My heart was set on claiming gold, but I will be back next year for the win.\u201d<\/p>\n

The women\u2019s elite race saw a sprint finish between Michelle Weber and Robyn Kinghorn.\u00a0 Weber clinched victory in a time of 21 minutes 04 seconds.<\/p>\n

According to Weber the start was really quick.\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s been a tough couple of weeks of racing, but I really wanted to win today.\u00a0 I love the open water swimming community and I love the vibe at the Sanlam Cape Mile.\u00a0 It\u2019s the perfect family day out.\u00a0 My two sisters also swam today. I\u2019ve competed at the Sanlam Cape Mile for four years in a row.\u00a0 I definitely want to come back next year.\u201d\u00a0 Robyn Kinghorn came in second, while Sasha-Lee finished third.<\/p>\n

EVENT INFORMATION<\/u><\/strong>:\u00a0 <\/strong>Sanlam Cape Mile brought to you by Sanlam Investments<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date:<\/strong><\/td>\nSunday, 18 February 2018<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Venue:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/td>\nEikenhof Dam, Elgin-Grabouw Country Club (Western Cape)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Categories & Start Times:<\/strong><\/td>\n08:30 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Male and Female U\/13
\nMale & Female 51-60years
\nMale & Female 60+ years<\/p>\n

5x 1 mile \u2013 Charity Swim<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n09:15<\/strong><\/p>\n

Male & Female 41-50 years<\/p>\n

5x 1 mile \u2013 Charity Swim<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n10:00 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Male & Female 31-40years<\/p>\n

5x 1 mile \u2013 Charity Swim<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n10:45 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Male & Female: Elite<\/p>\n

5x 1 mile \u2013 Charity Swim<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n11:30<\/strong><\/p>\n

Male & Female 14-30 years<\/p>\n

5x 1 mile \u2013 Charity Swim<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n12:30 – <\/strong>500m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n13:15 – <\/strong>4 x 1000 Team Relay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

LIVE ENTERTAINMENT:\u00a0 <\/strong>The action of the 2018 Sanlam Cape Mile brought to you by Sanlam Investments closed off with an energetic performance by multi-instrumentalist Folk Rock Duo, Est\u00e9 and Lourens Rab\u00e9 of Bottomless Coffee Band.<\/p>\n

Twitter:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>@CapeMile<\/a><\/p>\n

Facebook page:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>Cape Mile<\/a><\/p>\n

For more information on the Sanlam Cape Mile please contact Stillwater Sports on 082\u00a0991 0045, email entries@stillwatersports.com<\/a> or visit www.stillwatersports.com<\/a>
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ABOUT THE SANLAM GROUP
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sanlam is a leading financial services group listed on the JSE Limited and the Namibian Stock Exchange. Established in 1918 as a life insurance company, the South Africa-based Sanlam Group has transformed into a diversified financial services business. Through its four business clusters \u2013 Sanlam Personal Finance, Sanlam Emerging Markets, Sanlam Investments and Santam\u00a0 \u0336\u00a0 the Group provides comprehensive and tailored financial solutions to individual and institutional clients across all market segments.<\/p>\n

The Group\u2019s areas of expertise include insurance, financial planning, retirement, trusts, wills, short-term insurance, asset management, risk management and capital market activities, investment and wealth. The Group operates in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland, Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, Mozambique, India, Malaysia and the United Kingdom and has business interests in the USA, Australia and the Philippines. It has a stake in leading global micro-insurance specialists, UK-based Micro-Ensure Holdings Limited, which has a footprint across Africa and India servicing more than 10 million enrolled clients.<\/p>\n

Visit www.sanlam.com<\/a> or follow us at @sanlam<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Chad Ho (Morningside, Durban) and Michelle Weber (Franschhoek) had the crowds on their feet at 4th annual Sanlam Cape Mile brought to you by Sanlam Investments at the picturesque Eikenhof Dam (Elgin, Grabouw) on Sunday, 18 February 2018. \u201cI had a very good race,\u201d says Ho.\u00a0 \u201cThe start was nice and comfortable.\u00a0 I decided to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":58746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1206],"tags":[3169,287,3168,2116,3110,1874],"class_list":["post-16322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-press-release","tag-cape-mile","tag-durban","tag-morningside","tag-sanlam","tag-sanlam-cape-mile","tag-swimming"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16322"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16322\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}