BINEDELL Martin

World Championships

Year	Location	200Back	4x100Medley M	4x100Medley X
2017	Budapest, HUN	H (1:59.15)	H (3:36.31)	H (3:57.02)

African Games

Year	Location	200Free	50Back	100Back	200Back	4x100Free M	4x200Free	4x100Medley M	4x100Medley X
2019	Casablanca, MAR	Finals (1:51.93)	4th (26.64)	3rd (56.20)	1st (1:59.03)	1st (3:21.63)	2nd (7:35.13)	1st (3:40.24)	1st (3:50.76)

African Championships

Year	Location	200Back
2016	Bloemfontein, RSA	1st (2:03.43)

Legend
Free - Freestyle, Back - Backstroke, Breast - Breaststroke, Fly - Butterfly, IndMed - Individual Medley, SF - Semifinal, H - Heats, DNS - Did Not Start, M - Men, W - Women, X - Mixed, DSQ - Disqualified, [Relay athlete without time] - Did not swim in final

Martini (eadp.co.za, 31 Dec 2018)

Farming, outdoor activities, gaming, listening to podcasts, surfing. (vssports.co.za, 07 Jul 2020)

Athlete

Marketing - The IIE's Varsity College, Sandton, RSA

English

Seagulls Swimming Club [Pinetown, RSA]

He also participated at the lifesaving world championships. (news24.com, 22 Nov 2018)

He fractured the radial head in his elbow and underwent an operation in 2016 which sidelined him for one month. (heslopsports.co.za, 30 Jun 2016)

He took up swimming at age 11. (heslopsports.co.za, 02 Mar 2016)

"[I had a] near drowning experience at a very young age so was sent to learn to swim classes. In primary school I was very overweight, so I joined the swim team to lose weight." (eadp.co.za, 31 Dec 2018)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (heslopsports.co.za, 30 Jun 2016)

US swimmer Michael Phelps. (The Witness, 17 Jul 2017)

"I play with my water/juice bottle a lot. Bottle flips, juggles and balances." (vssports.co.za, 07 Jul 2020)

"The lesson of staying positive and believing that everything happens for a reason has helped me overcome dark times and seemingly hopeless situations." ((heslopsports.co.za, 30 Jun 2016)