aQuellé Midmar Mile 2011 interviews
Feb 20th, 2011 | By admin | Category: VideosResults from the events held on 10-14 February 2011 in South Africa including interviews with GB Head Coach Mark Perry and 10km winner Cassie Patten.
Results from the events held on 10-14 February 2011 in South Africa including interviews with GB Head Coach Mark Perry and 10km winner Cassie Patten.
Eight of Britain’s best open water swimmers took part in the Midmar 10km International as they competed in their second and final race in South Africa.
The women took a clean-sweep of the medals for the second time in two days as Olympic medallist Cassie Patten took gold in 2:06.05 closely followed by Sophie Casson in silver with a time of 2:07.01 and Keri-Anne Payne finishing in third in 2:10.29.
World Champion Keri-Anne Payne retained her title in South Africa’s Midmar Mile race on Valentine’s day as the Brits took all of the podium places in the women’s race.
Olympic silver medallist Payne touched home first in 19 m 24 s, closely followed by team-mates Katy Whitfield winner of the Great London Swim, in 19 m 27 s and Olympic bronze medallist Cassie Patten in 19 m 30 s.
Charlotte Wooliscroft was fourth in 19 m 34 s with Sophie Casson taking fifth place in the race.
World Championship swimmer Daniel Fogg took silver in the men’s race with European Junior medalist Tom Allen taking eighth. British Gas ITC Stockport swimmer David Carry came 13th.
World 10km Champion Keri-Anne Payne will lead a nine-strong team into action at the Midmar mile and Midmar 10km race with both taking place in South Africa.
The British team, powered by British Gas, also features Olympic medallists David Davies and Cassie Patten and European Junior medallist Tom Allen.