Olympic hopeful breaks Big Bay swim record

..."Vista Nova has a high track rate of rehabilitating disabled kids, putting them into mainstream life and mainstream schooling," said Robert Thompson, one of the race's organisers and the head of marketing at Cadiz.

The race had been planned for Friday, Freedom Day, but the cold front made conditions too treacherous for swimming.

On Saturday, the waters were calmer and the race went ahead.

Thompson said: "(The race is) on Freedom Day every year.

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