The first half of our 2025/26 aQuelle Midmar Open Water Season has raced by in a flash, with three packed seeding events behind us and only nine weeks to go until the iconic aQuellé Midmar Mile weekend. We kick off 2026 at Baynesfield before returning to Prime View for the Midmar Swim Festival on 17–18 January, powering us straight into the home stretch and toward the 53rd aQuellé Midmar Mile on 7–8 February. And with our fearless Charity Challenge athletes taking on their 8- and 16-Mile missions on 5th–6th February 2025, this season is already delivering unforgettable moments — and we’re proudly calling it a success.
In 2009, the Midmar Mile was officially recognised by Guinness World Records as the largest open water swimming event in the world. There were 13,755 finishers that year.
The aQuelle Midmar Mile is the world’s largest open water swimming event, held annually in February at aQuelle Midmar Dam, North of Pietermaritzburg in South Africa. It attracts thousands of participants, from elite athletes to recreational swimmers. The race is approximately one mile, 1.6KM long, there is swim events for all ages and different levels of swimmers including disability, families, teams and professionals. This event is split over two days allowing swimmers to participate in multiple events in various categories and event to have multiple dam crossings.
The Adoption of Afrikaans as an Official Language: 1925 – Afrikaans replaced Dutch as the official second language, a significant cultural and linguistic moment for the country.
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