Briedenhann tops in swimming

WINDHOEK – Swimming sensation Jonay Briedenhann is the top performer in the 2007 National Swimming Championships that concluded in Windhoek at the weekend.

Briedenhann from the Namib Swimming Academy, also won the senior victrix ludorum trophy and numerous other trophies. Briedenhann, who celebrated her 17th birthday on the first day of the championships last Thursday, is the new Namibian champion in the 50m Freestyle, 50m Backstroke, 100m Backstroke, 50m Breaststroke, 100m Breaststroke, 50m Butterfly, 100m Butterfly and 200m Individual Medley.With their good times, Briedenhann and teammate Marike Meyer accumulated more than 600 FINA points to represent the country at the 12th International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Championships in Melbourne, Australia later this month.Another swimming marvel, Quinton Delie from Dolphins, was voted senior victor ludorum.Delie won the national championship titles in 100m Freestyle, 200m Freestyle, 100m Butterfly and 200m Individual Medley races.Delie also broke two Namibian records during the four-day event.He slashed Stefan van Zijl’s record in the 100m Backstroke from 1:06.94 to 1:06.50 and the 100m Freestyle record held by Derrick Langford for eight years, from 57.14 to 56.32 seconds.The other double record breaker is Tristan McDonald from NSA, who broke his own and open 800m Freestyle record held by Joachim von Alvensleben for 16 years, from 9:21.40 to 9:18.10.McDonald also slashed his own 100m Backstroke record from 2:23.74 to 2:22.77.Abraham Louw from Dolphins improved the 50m Breaststroke record held by Byron Briedenhann from 33.51 to 33.05 seconds.Nadine Arlore from Dolphins is the Junior Victrix Ludorum and Tristan McDonald from NSA the Junior Victor Ludorum.Although the Namib Swimming Academy (NSA) ended second after the 2006 winners Dolphins, they won 22 of the 32 trophies on offer.Dolphins accumulated 1 448 points and NSA 977.5, while Swakop ended third with 190.5 points.Marlins ended fourth with 157 points, Spartans fifth with 112 points and Oranjemund sixth with 98 points.The other national champions are: Women: Marike Meyer – 100m Freestyle, 200m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle and 800m Freestyle Daniela Lindemeier (Spartans) – 200m Breaststroke Men: Stefan van Zijl – 50m Freestyle, 100m Backstroke, 50m Butterfly Tristan McDonald — 400m Freestyle, 800m Freestyle, 200m Backstroke Byron Briedenhann (NSA) – 50m Backstroke Abraham Louw (Dolphins) – 50m Breaststroke, 100m Breaststroke Max Siedentopf – 200m Breaststroke.NampaBriedenhann, who celebrated her 17th birthday on the first day of the championships last Thursday, is the new Namibian champion in the 50m Freestyle, 50m Backstroke, 100m Backstroke, 50m Breaststroke, 100m Breaststroke, 50m Butterfly, 100m Butterfly and 200m Individual Medley.With their good times, Briedenhann and teammate Marike Meyer accumulated more than 600 FINA points to represent the country at the 12th International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Championships in Melbourne, Australia later this month.Another swimming marvel, Quinton Delie from Dolphins, was voted senior victor ludorum.Delie won the national championship titles in 100m Freestyle, 200m Freestyle, 100m Butterfly and 200m Individual Medley races.Delie also broke two Namibian records during the four-day event.He slashed Stefan van Zijl’s record in the 100m Backstroke from 1:06.94 to 1:06.50 and the 100m Freestyle record held by Derrick Langford for eight years, from 57.14 to 56.32 seconds.The other double record breaker is Tristan McDonald from NSA, who broke his own and open 800m Freestyle record held by Joachim von Alvensleben for 16 years, from 9:21.40 to 9:18.10.McDonald also slashed his own 100m Backstroke record from 2:23.74 to 2:22.77.Abraham Louw from Dolphins improved the 50m Breaststroke record held by Byron Briedenhann from 33.51 to 33.05 seconds.Nadine Arlore from Dolphins is the Junior Victrix Ludorum and Tristan McDonald from NSA the Junior Victor Ludorum.Although the Namib Swimming Academy (NSA) ended second after the 2006 winners Dolphins, they won 22 of the 32 trophies on offer.Dolphins accumulated 1 448 points and NSA 977.5, while Swakop ended third with 190.5 points.Marlins ended fourth with 157 points, Spartans fifth with 112 points and Oranjemund sixth with 98 points.The other national champions are: Women: Marike Meyer – 100m Freestyle, 200m Freestyle, 400m Freestyle and 800m Freestyle Daniela Lindemeier (Spartans) – 200m Breaststroke Men: Stefan van Zijl – 50m Freestyle, 100m Backstroke, 50m Butterfly Tristan McDonald — 400m Freestyle, 800m Freestyle, 200m Backstroke Byron Briedenhann (NSA) – 50m Backstroke Abraham Louw (Dolphins) – 50m Breaststroke, 100m Breaststroke Max Siedentopf – 200m Breaststroke.Nampa