The first day of the 47th edition of the aQuellé Midmar Mile got off to a soggy start but ended bathed in sunshine as four of the weekend’s eight races took place at Midmar Dam.

Picture: Midlands EMS. DURBAN - A fun outing turned to tragedy when a 26-year-old woman drowned at Midmar Dam in Howick on Sunday after she got into difficulty while swimming.

The former national champion and icon of the swimming community embarks on the first part of the challenge at Midmar Dam near Howick today (Thursday), taking to the water for the 16-mile Charity ...

PIETERMARITZBURG, South Africa, February 9. WITH 15,000 athletes lining up on the shores of the Midmar Dam, the annual Midmar Mile has become the largest open water swimming race in the world, and ...

Hentie Nortje wants to make his swims across Midmar Dam count. This year will mark the 25th consecutive time the blind attorney and Tshwane municipal councillor has participated in the aQuellé ...

Pupils, Ruby and Lucy James and teacher Megan Swart competed in the aQuellé Midmar Mile as the Riverview Rebels on Saturday, February 10. Over 1 600 people dived in the Midmar Dam near Howick for ...

Ice swimming champion Reino von Wielligh is gearing up for KwaZulu-Natal’s cold waters at Midmar Dam for the 52nd aQuellé Midmar Mile scheduled to take place from February 6 to the 9th.

If these trends continued, Midmar and Albert Falls would be classified as eutrophic by 2019, while the water in Nagle Dam could reach hypertrophic levels.

WITH 15,000 athletes lining up on the shores of the Midmar Dam, the annual Midmar Mile has become the largest open water swimming race in the world, and the 2014 edition featured Ashley Twichell ...