This weekend I participated in the world's largest open water swim 'Midmar Mile'. This year there were 16000 swimmers!! The Midmar Mile is a swimming race held annually in February at the Midmar Dam north of Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Each year, it draws thousands of competitors, from serious international athletes and Olympic medalists to purely recreational swimmers. http://www.midmarmile.co.za/

The next day, I finished 7.5k out of the South African Midmar 10k swim. This was my toughest swim because I had to go against the currents in various areas along the swim and it was very exhausting for me. I earned the sliver medal for her performance in the first 5k. The Midmar race director, Wayne, was very impressed because it was the first time a 13 year old attempted the 10k race. Also, he specially invited me to swim in the 8 mile race next year. He will pair me with a team in South Africa and have the Midmar swim organization promote Angel's fundraising efforts.