Regarded as one of the most prestigious swimming events on the annual calendar, the gala attracted teams from as far as Cape Town and Port Elizabeth.
Built on their recent long-course gala success in Port Elizabeth, Dragons coach Grant Ferguson, again fired up his Dragons resulting in most of them improving on personal best times. The results must also be considered in the light of minimal training facilities available to swimmers in Knysna.
The Dragons Club has embarked in a concerted effort to try develop an aquatic centre for Knysna that will benefit the whole of its population, especially previously disadvantaged communities which have had minimal opportunities to enjoy water sports in the past since the Knysna public swimming pool was demolished in the 1980s.
Dragons who attained medals were:
- Aimee Canny (8 years): five gold, three silver and two bronze medals.
- Anola Walk (16 years): eight gold and one silver medals.
- Thomas Ferguson (8 years): two gold, three silver and two bronze medals.
- Nathan Potgieter (8 years): two gold, two silver and three bronze medals.
- Jody Tanner (9 years): three silver and four bronze medals.
- Alex Lier (7 years): five gold medals.
- Troy van Lier (7 years): one gold and four silver medals.
- Burger van Niekerk (16 years): one silver and two bronze medals.
- Kyle Underwood (11 years): four silver and one bronze medals.
- Kendra Underwood (14 years): one gold, three silver and two bronze medals.
- Rihan de Bruyne (16 years): one silver and three bronze medals.
- Marija Dimopoulos (10 years): one silver and one bronze medals.
- Sophia Trollip (10 years): one silver and one bronze medals.
- Jamie Hattingh (12 years): one gold and two silver medals.
- Marelie Terblanche (13 years): one gold and one silver medals.
- Matthew van Lier (9 years); one bronze medal.
- Henk Terblanche (15 years): one bronze medal.
- Gerard Beukes (13 years): one bronze medal.
