Jessica_Roux

Jessica Roux

Jessica Roux

South African swimmer

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]

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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]

References

  1. [1]
    "Jessica Roux Profile". london2012.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  2. [2]
    "Varsity College Westville Student Jessica Roux Qualified for Olympics 10km Marathon Swim". Varsity College. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  3. [3]
    "Roux drops out of open water swim". MSN Fox Sports. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.


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