by Roxanne | Mar 8, 2021 | General Event News
The elite races at the aQuellé Midmar Mile saw Durban swimmer Michael McGlynn successfully defending the title he claimed for the first time last year while Olympian Michelle Weber regained the crown she last held in 2016. Conditions at Midmar Dam, just outside Howick...
by Roxanne | Mar 6, 2021 | General Event News
Even a global pandemic won’t stop Mike Arbuthnot making his annual trip across Midmar Dam. The now 88-year-old is one of the founding members of the aQuellé Midmar Mile and has participated in all 47 editions of the famous race. This year the race may look very...
by Roxanne | Mar 6, 2021 | General Event News
Organisers of the aQuellé Midmar Mile have done all they can to assure a safe swim for those taking part in the virtual event this weekend. The official race was called off at the eleventh hour after Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, who run the Midmar Dam facility, denied race...
by Roxanne | Mar 4, 2021 | General Event News
While this is not the aQuellé Midmar Mile we were hoping to welcome you to in 2021, we are nevertheless grateful to be able to present the Virtual aQuellé Midmar Mile, as it gives many more a chance to complete the mile and allows the regular participants to keep...
by Roxanne | Mar 3, 2021 | General Event News
It is with huge disappointment that the organisers of the 2021 edition of the aQuellé Midmar Mile have been forced to make a last minute decision to transfer all 2021 entries to the Virtual aQuellé Midmar Mile event. This follows what itself was a late-in-the-day...
by Roxanne | Mar 1, 2021 | General Event News
Defending aQuellé Midmar Mile women’s champion Robyn Kinghorn has confirmed she will be among the swimmers taking part in the 2021 event. Kinghorn and men’s winner Michael McGlynn completed a double for Durban swimmers in 2020. “Winning the 2020 aQuellé Midmar Mile...