Times Of Swaziland: HAYLEY, DAMIEN SHINE IN SNG SWAZI MILE

HAYLEY, DAMIEN SHINE IN SNG SWAZI MILE
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Sanele Jele on 07/02/2022 08:21:00


MBABABE – They were simply the best.
Swim Lab pair of Hayley Hoy and Damien de Souza were unstoppable during the SNG
Grant Thorton Swazi Mile. The event was held at the Luphohlo Recreational Park
side yesterday. While Hoy was the overall winner in the Two Swazi Mile, De Souza
was the overall champion. Hoy finished the 3.2km in 54 minutes, while De Souza
crossed the finish line of the 1.6km in 27:01 minutes.
harder
Hoy said the 3.6km was harder than she expected because of the waves. “To be
honest with you, I did not expect to win because I was the youngest (13).
However, throughout the race I think it helped me to interchange the freestyle
and backstroke. Both this combination of strokes kept me going and before I knew
it I was at the end and the first,” said Hoy. There were only three
competitors in the 3.2km which were Hoy, the winner, Robyn Young (21) and Chris
Stapley. In the 1.6km where De Souza won, he was competing with over 30 swimmers
of different age groups. More report and results in next edition.