Port Elizabeth born swimmer Jessica Roux has been included in Team South Africa for the 2012 London Olympics – the city’s first ever Olympic swimmer.
Jessica Roux qualified for the 10km Marathon open water swim and will be joined in the open water team with Durban’s Troyden Prinsloo.
Jessica, a former head girl at Collegiate High School is the defending SPAR Redhouse River Mile Champion.
Troyden Prinsloo is also the SPAR Redhouse River Mile Men’s Champion and the Bell Buoy Challenge Champion from April this year when he was in the city.

EP Champ Jessica Roux