Keri-Ann Payne rebounded from a disappointing performance at last year’s the Midmar Mile to take the event for the eighth time.
This is the 42nd edition Midmar Mile which is the largest open water race in the world.
Payne finished second in the 2014 event losing out to American Ashley Twichell who won the both the 2013 and 2014 event.
Payne’s winning time in this year’s race of 17:35 is more than two minutes faster then the time of 19:45 that Twichell’s winning time from 2014. Twichell finished second in the this year’s event posting a time of 18:05 just ahead of fellow American Stephanie Peacock who recorded an 18:06.
Chad Ho won the men’s event for the sixth consecutive year. Last year’s competition Ho just barely beat out Troy Prinsloo who finished just eight tenths of a second behind.
In this year’s event Ho made sure to separate himself from the field winning the event by 12 seconds in a time of 17:04. He was followed by Mark Meyer who finished in a time of 17:16 and Danie Marias who posted a 17:21.
The start of the event was delayed as authorities are still searching for 30 year-old Tristan Dennis who did has not been found after competing in the relay event on Saturday.
The top 10 men and women are as follows:
MEN
1. Chad Ho 17:04
2. Mark Meyer 17:16
3. Danie Marias 17:21
4. Jordan le Clos 18:10
5. Chris McGlynn 18:11
6. Josh Dannhauser 18:13
7. Ashley Hogg 18:15
8. Luke Eewee 18:26
9. Reuben Schoeman 18:35
10. Dayne Odendall 18:50
WOMEN
1. Keri-Anne Payne 17 minutes and 35 seconds (17:35)
2. Ashley Twichell 18:05
3. Stephanie Peacock 18:06
4. Holly Hibbott 18:10
5. Michelle Weber 18:12
6. Rene Warnes 18:20
7. Clarice le Roux 18:26
8. Megan Van Wyk 19:01
9. Charlise Oberholzer 19:06
10. Madeleine Crompton 19:08