Briedenhann sets three records

CHRISTINE Briedenhann of the Namibia Swimming Academy was the star swimmer at the Sprint Gala in Windhoek on Saturday, as she set three national age-group records.

Swimming in the 10-and-under age group, Briedenhann set new records for the 50m butterfly, 50m freestyle and 50m breaststroke events. In the 50m breaststroke event Christine broke Daniela Lindemeier’s record of 43,36 seconds with a new time of 42,61.In the 50m butterfly event she broke Monica Dahl’s old record of 36,85 seconds with a new time of 35,53 seconds, and in the 50m freestyle event she broke her own record of 32,55 seconds with a new time of 31,60 seconds.The only other record at the Sprint Gala was established by Christine’s older sister Jonay.Swimming in the Female 15-16 category, she broke Monica Dahl’s 50m breaststroke record of 37,14 seconds with a new time of 36,11 seconds.Other fine performances at the Gala included the following: Butterfly: In the Boys 13-14 50m Butterfly event, Quinton Delie won in a time of 28,39 seconds, which was just outside his national record of 29,29.Rory Schanknecht, who came second in 29,10, and Tristan McDonald, third in 29,98, also put in good times.Freestyle: Quinton Delie once again set a fast time to win the Male 13-14 50m Freestyle in 26,14 seconds, followed by Rory Schanknecht (27,92) and Tristan McDonald (28,66).In the Female 13-14 50m Freestyle event Corinna Wahl won in a fast time of 29,39 seconds, followed by Ilka Preschel (29,86) and Vera Adrian (31,98).Jonay Briedenhann won the Female Open 50m Freestyle event in 28,90 seconds, followed by Monique Marais (30,62) and Marike Meyer (31,22).Breaststroke: Daniela Lindemeier won the Female 13-14 50m Breaststroke in a time of 38,07 seconds, to finish ahead of Vera Adrian (38,12) and Shane Louw (46,09).Quinton Delie (34,37 seconds) pipped Rory Schanknecht (34,65) to win the Male 13-14 50m Breaststroke event.Byron Briedenhann won the Male Open 50m Breaststroke event in 33,92 seconds, ahead of Alex Skinner (34,87) and Jacobus Visser (35,90).www.namibiasport.com.naIn the 50m breaststroke event Christine broke Daniela Lindemeier’s record of 43,36 seconds with a new time of 42,61.In the 50m butterfly event she broke Monica Dahl’s old record of 36,85 seconds with a new time of 35,53 seconds, and in the 50m freestyle event she broke her own record of 32,55 seconds with a new time of 31,60 seconds.The only other record at the Sprint Gala was established by Christine’s older sister Jonay.Swimming in the Female 15-16 category, she broke Monica Dahl’s 50m breaststroke record of 37,14 seconds with a new time of 36,11 seconds.Other fine performances at the Gala included the following: Butterfly: In the Boys 13-14 50m Butterfly event, Quinton Delie won in a time of 28,39 seconds, which was just outside his national record of 29,29.Rory Schanknecht, who came second in 29,10, and Tristan McDonald, third in 29,98, also put in good times.Freestyle: Quinton Delie once again set a fast time to win the Male 13-14 50m Freestyle in 26,14 seconds, followed by Rory Schanknecht (27,92) and Tristan McDonald (28,66).In the Female 13-14 50m Freestyle event Corinna Wahl won in a fast time of 29,39 seconds, followed by Ilka Preschel (29,86) and Vera Adrian (31,98).Jonay Briedenhann won the Female Open 50m Freestyle event in 28,90 seconds, followed by Monique Marais (30,62) and Marike Meyer (31,22).Breaststroke: Daniela Lindemeier won the Female 13-14 50m Breaststroke in a time of 38,07 seconds, to finish ahead of Vera Adrian (38,12) and Shane Louw (46,09).Quinton Delie (34,37 seconds) pipped Rory Schanknecht (34,65) to win the Male 13-14 50m Breaststroke event.Byron Briedenhann won the Male Open 50m Breaststroke event in 33,92 seconds, ahead of Alex Skinner (34,87) and Jacobus Visser (35,90).www.namibiasport.com.na