The South African swimming team came out first in the 13th CANA Junior Africa Swimming Championships with a total of 78 medals

Tunis, Sunday, 15th September 2019  - The 13th CANA Junior Africa Swimming Championships in Tunis, Tunisia concluded today with the South African swimming team claiming the top spot on the medal table with a total of 78 medals (46 gold, 22 silver and 10 bronze).

The Mzansi team won 21 more medals than the 2015 competition in Egypt, where they still topped the medal table with a total of 57 medals.

On the final day of the Championships today, Leigh McMorran won South Africa’s final gold medal in the 5km Open Water race with a time of 56:31.00 ahead of Tunisia’s Ryhem Ben Slama in 57:39.00 and Algeria’s Hania Grigahcene in 57:43.00.

Furthermore Egypt's swimming team came in second on count of medals with a total of 74 medals and the host country Tunisia finish off the championship in third place with two gold medals. A total of 24 medals for team Tunisia in the 13th CANA Africa Junior Swimming Championships.

13th CANA Junior Africa Swimming Championships Final Medal Table:

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