Michelle Weber Explained
Michelle Weber (born 28 September 1996) is a South African swimmer. She competed in the women's marathon 10 kilometre event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] She finished 18th with a time of 1:59:05.0.[2]
In 2019, she competed in the women's 5 km and women's 10 km events at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea.[3] [4] In the 5 km event she finished in 32nd place and in the 10 km event she finished in 31st place.[3] [4]
In June 2021, she qualified to represent South Africa at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]
On 24 August 2022, she broke the South African ladies' record for swimming across the English Channel, which she did in a time of 10 hours and 21 minutes, shaving 8 minutes off of the previous record, held by Jeanne Pearson. [6]
Notes and References
- Web site: Michelle Weber . 16 August 2016 . Rio 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160806073926/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/michelle-weber . 6 August 2016 . live .
- Web site: Rio 2016 . Rio 2016 . 31 August 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160922173123/https://www.rio2016.com/en/marathon-swimming-standings-ow-womens-10km . 22 September 2016 .
- Web site: Women's 5 km. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200730185053/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000113040002D504FFFFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf. 30 July 2020. 30 July 2020. 2019 World Aquatics Championships.
- Web site: Women's 10 km. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200602030922/https://www.omegatiming.com/File/000113040002DA04FFFFFFFFFFFFFF02.pdf. 2 June 2020. 30 July 2020. 2019 World Aquatics Championships.
- Web site: 19 June 2021. Olasz books Tokyo 2020 place at Olympic marathon swim qualifier in Setubal. 2021-06-20. www.insidethegames.biz.
- Web site: 25 August 2022. Michelle Weber breaks SA women’s record for fastest English Channel crossing. 2022-08-25. www.dailymaverick.co.za.
