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Latest News.....2019...... February 2019: Otto is represented by its two competitive swimmers for this past 2018/19 season at the 2019 Midmar Mile - Dhruv and Khairiv Naidoo  October 2019: With a newfound enthusiasm, Otto once again confidently enters the competitive swimming scene with 10 participants in the Seagulls Short Course Championships. With eight of these being novice swimmers, our youngsters did us all proud. They followed this success with an equally enthusiastic squad at the KZN Junior Chamipionships. December 2019: Not to be outdone by merely performing in the pool, our youngsters tool the challenges to the open water, competing as novices in the Capital K at the Midmar. Perfect training grounds for the Midmar Mile in February 2020. Watch out for our team!  .JPG "Otto_at_Capital_K_2019_(2)") .JPG "Otto_at_Capital_K_2019_(3)") Older News.....2017...... 2 May: We launch the new season with some changes! First big news - we have a new coach: Wade Dannhauser, former swimmer having participated at SA Nationals level, coached by Graham Hill and father Delon Dannhauser, Wade brings in a new level of enthusiasm to our young squad. Wade becomes a dedicated Otto Coach, but will continue to be supported with programmes from Seagulls coaches, Delon and Calvin. Our more advanced swimmers will train with the appropriate squads at Lahee Park. The second big news - SMJ is now a heated swimming pool, ready to be our winter base for the first time. This means that both our senior swimmers, intermediate and learn-to-swim groups continue to train throughout the winter months, for the first time in our club's history. We are hoping that this will see an increase in the ranks of our competitive swimmers. Older still....2015...... 1 July: Another new milestone...10 of Otto's swimmers join a new programme at the Prime Human Performance Centre. Otto has entered into a developmental agreement with Prime in which our swimmers aiming for Level 2 and 3 will undergo special programmes under the watchful eye of Bronwyn Sheppard, Biokeneticist, and Dr. Kevin Subban, sports doctor for the Olympic swimming team. Our Level 1 swimmers joined this advanced group for a baseline asssessment today. The advanced group will be undergoing a core development programme with Bronwyn for an hour every week, coupled with altitude training for a further session each week. June: A major milestone.....Seagulls senior coach Delon Dannhauser starts his Otto programme as part of the joint agreementwith Seagulls. Delon will coach our competitive swimmers everyday at King's Park in the winter and then onto Asherville in the summer. This arrangement will last for the next 8 months. May: Our athletes participate in teh KZN Schools Trails March: Our swimmers do us proud at teh SSA Regional Champs at Levels 1, 2 and 3 February: Our swimmers walk away with bagfuls of medals from the KZN Level 1 and Level 0 Championships Distant Past.....2014.... 15 March: Uveer Jaganath does us proud....podium finish for young breaststroker. At the SSA Level 3 Championships this past week, Uveer secured a second place finish in the 200m Breaststroke, narrowly missing out on the gold. Well done Uveer! (pictures to follow).12 March: Ansari Adams scoops a sackful of medals at the SA Masters Aquatics Championships in Bloemfontein.
8 March (A 50th Anniversary event): Otto successfully hosts the Inter-School Gala. This event, the culmination of 5 weeks of learn-to-swim activities, in which over 100 youngsters were introduced to the basics of swimming, saw 5 schools participate. VN Naik School for the Deaf was the top performing school for the second year running. Other schools participating included NPS, Rippon Primary and SM Jhavery. (pics to follow) 2 March: Uveer Jaganath selected into the KZN Aquatics Speedo Junior Squad. As one of the top performing age group swimmers, top ranked in breaststroke in his age group, Uveer was inducted into the newly launched Speedo Junior Squad, qualifying him for a range of Speedo gear. 26 February (A 50th Anniversary event): A major milestone - our first Golf Day! Over 40 enthusiastic golfers took to the Papwa Sewgolam course in an exicting, busy days of competition, culminating in an enjoyable social dinner and prizegiving. Our thanks to the many sponsors, including Krish Moodley of Sabi Industrials, Dr Rambo Maharaj and Kennedy Meat Market. (pics to follow) 15/16 February: Otto surpasses expectations in the KZN Aquatics Level 1 and Level 0 Championships. A small team, but plenty of high performing stars - scooping up over 30 medals among themselves. A truly amazing performance. 26 January (A 50th Anniversary event): To launch our 50th year, a social get together with members, current and past, was organised at the Balkumar Singh Pool. Over 100 members joined in a celebration of our history, socialising and dining. (pics to follow!) |
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