Midmar

Defending women's champion Ashley Twichell is going to be tough to beat at South Africa's Midmar Mile this coming weekend, having just proved her form by winning the Swim the Swan 10km open water event at the Aquatic Super Series in Perth, Australia.

Adventure athlete extraordinaire Sean Conway, the first and only man to swim the length of Britain, says he's excited to return to South Africa to swim the 2014 Aquelle Midmar Mile - a race he last did as a nervous schoolboy.