Katheryn Meaklim (born 20 July 1989) is a South African swimmer who mainly competes in the Women's 200 and 400 m individual medley. At the

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she competed in the 200 m butterfly, the 400 m individual medley and the 4 x 100 m freestyle relay. At the

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she finished 16th overall in the heats in the

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and failed to reach the final, and had the same result in the 200 m individual medley. Meaklim is the daughter of Zimbabwean athlete

Mariette Van Heerden Margaritha Constantia "Mariette" Van Heerden (born 22 November 1952) is a Zimbabwean former discus thrower and shot puter. Biography Van Heerden was born in Southern Rhodesia but grew up in South Africa and was the holder of South African re ...

.Russouw, Johann
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''The Medalist''. October 2012: p.9 Retrieved 4 December, 2017.

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South African female swimmers Female medley swimmers 1989 births Living people Swimmers from Johannesburg Olympic swimmers for South Africa Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Olympics African Games silver medalists for South Africa Commonwealth Games swimmers for South Africa Swimmers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games South African people of Dutch descent South African people of Zimbabwean descent African Games bronze medalists for South Africa Swimmers at the 2011 All-Africa Games 21st-century South African sportswomen African Games bronze medalists in swimming African Games silver medalists in swimming {{SouthAfrica-swimming-bio-stub