Jessica Roux

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Jessica Roux
Personal information
Born (1992-11-10) November 10, 1992 (age 32)
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Sport
Sport Swimming
ClubBay Eagle Swim Team, Durban

Jessica Roux (born 10 November 1992) is a South African distance swimmer. Her club is the Swimcats/Bay Eagle Swim Team, and she is based in Durban. [1] She is also trained in hockey and water polo. [1]

At the time of the 2012 Olympics she was a student at Varsity College. She trained for the 2012 Summer Olympics in the bay at Cape Town where the water is colder. [2] At the 2012 olympics in London she competed in the Women's marathon 10 kilometre, but didn't complete the race, and had to be taken to safety on a raft and taken away in a wheelchair. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jessica Roux Profile". london2012.com . Archived from the original on 26 April 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  2. "Varsity College Westville Student Jessica Roux Qualified for Olympics 10km Marathon Swim". Varsity College. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  3. "Roux drops out of open water swim". MSN Fox Sports. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2012.