Jessica Roux Explained

Birth Date:10 November 1992
Birth Place:Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Club:Bay Eagle Swim Team, Durban

Jessica Roux (born 10 November 1992) is a South African distance swimmer. Her club is the Swimcats/Bay Eagle Swim Team, and she is based in Durban.[1] She is also trained in hockey and water polo.[1]

At the time of the 2012 Olympics she was a student at Varsity College. She trained for the 2012 Summer Olympics in the bay at Cape Town where the water is colder.[2] At the 2012 olympics in London she competed in the Women's marathon 10 kilometre, but didn't complete the race, and had to be taken to safety on a raft and taken away in a wheelchair.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jessica Roux Profile. london2012.com. 9 August 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130426130724/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/roux-jessica-1125676/. 26 April 2013.
  2. Web site: Varsity College Westville Student Jessica Roux Qualified for Olympics 10km Marathon Swim. https://archive.today/20130421222635/http://www.varsitycollege.co.za/tabid/1013/Default.aspx. dead. 21 April 2013. Varsity College. 9 August 2012.
  3. Web site: Roux drops out of open water swim. MSN Fox Sports. 9 August 2012. 9 August 2012.