Minke Janse van Rensburg has done herself proud by swimming her very best and breaking seven records, including a few of her own!
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa (22 September 2021) – Minke Janse van Rensburg first burst onto our radars in 2018 after winning several gold and silver medals for swimming. She then went on to compete at the 9th Down Syndrome World Swimming Championship in Canada, where she won a medal and broke a record.
Minke has not let the pandemic get in her way; she continued her training and has gone on to break seven international swimming records. She has been competing at the South African Short Course gala in Pietermaritzburg, where she has broken her own records and set new ones.
The Up with Down’s Facebook page celebrated her incredible accomplishments in a post that has since been shared hundreds of times!
“Minke swam at the SA Short Course gala in Pietermaritzburg. She broke 7 international records this past week!
25m and 50m freestyle – she bettered her own world record in the trials and again in the finals.100m freestyle – she set a new junior world record.
25m breaststroke – she broke the long-standing junior world record.
50m breaststroke – she set a new junior African record.
25m butterfly – she broke an almost 20 year long-standing junior African record.
50m butterfly – she set a new junior African record.Minke also received the Barbara Higgins award for exceptional achievement. She is one of the only 3 junior swimmers with downs syndrome who broke open (all ages) world records. She holds 4 open-world records and 3 junior world records. You are absolutely amazing and your hard work and dedication has clearly paid off!”
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