Open Water
Sisters Abriella (13) and Issataya (11) Bredell were introduced to swimming in preparation for a family sailing trip. ‘Our mom took us for swimming lessons so we could be water-safe before the journey,’ says Abriella. ‘I went for my first lesson at two, when Issataya was still in my mom’s tummy, and when she turned two, she started her lessons. ‘When we returned from our trip, we wanted to continue swimming because it had become an everyday part of our lives. Our coach said we’d start with two sessions in the pool each week before getting into open-water swimming.’
Abriella went on to do her first 500m open-water swim at the age of
