6 Staatsolie Nieuws
6 Staatsolie Nieuws
6 Staatsolie Nieuws
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In this year’s event there were swimmers from the Netherlands, Curacao and Aruba. The following<br />
chart shows the top three from the various categories.<br />
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The winners of the Open Category received a cash prize from Sponsor <strong>Staatsolie</strong> next to their<br />
trophy. Anne de Vries (68) and Madelon Menke (51) received a citation for the oldest male and<br />
female swimmers.<br />
Foto / Photo: Stefano Tull<br />
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suggested that she swim the marathon she thought he<br />
was crazy. That same night she had a dream about the<br />
marathon and after encouraging words from her husband<br />
Rodney she decided to enter the training schedule.<br />
‘Preparations were quite hard; I was the slowest during<br />
training’, says Usha. Her trainers convinced her though that<br />
she was not to compare herself to the more experienced<br />
swimmers.<br />
Wijnalduim wanted to quit during the marathon. ‘Just<br />
after the start, I was the only one swimming in the back.<br />
I wanted to quit, but I continued swimming. After a while I<br />
saw Chafihd Tapessur another Parima rookie. And then I<br />
saw some more swimmers from the other clubs. I no longer<br />
wanted to quit.’ At the finish at Marinetrap she was surprised<br />
with her ranking. ‘Wow I made it’ was the first thing<br />
that went through her mind. In retrospect, the marathon was<br />
quite tough. Her time was 3.32.56. She had not expected<br />
though she would be third in her age category. She is 100<br />
percent sure she will be at the start next year.<br />
<strong>Staatsolie</strong> <strong>Nieuws</strong> • No. 3 • 2011<br />
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