Meder targets Commonwealth glory after strong World Cup campaign

SOUTH African swimmer Rebecca Meder is looking forward to next year’s Commonwealth Games after the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup campaign proved she is “becoming more and more competitive against the world’s best.”

- ROWAN CALLAGHAN

The 23-year-old Olympian from KwaZulu-Natal emerged with four bronze medals from the three stops on the series that concluded with the final leg in Toronto, Canada, at the weekend, finishing 16th overall.

On Saturday, she produced a strong final 25m to claim third in the 100m breaststroke in Toronto in a time of 1:04.48. The race was won by overall series champion Kate Douglass of the US in 1:02.93.

Meder’s other results in Toronto included fourth in the 200m breaststroke (2:18.81), fifth in the 200m individual medley (2:05.83) and sixth in the 100m individual medley (58.81 seconds).