{{short description|South African long-distance runner}} {{BLP sources|date=April 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Use South African English|date=July 2012}} '''Frith van der Merwe''' (born 26 May 1964) is a South African long-distance athlete.
== Running career ==
She competed several times in the South African ultramarathon, the Comrades Marathon, in the late 1980s and early 1990s with success, setting female records for both up and down runs. Her 1989 record time of 5:54:43 in the down run was broken by Gerda Steyn in 2023. Her 1989 record time of 3:30:36 in the 56 km Two Oceans Marathon was broken by Gerda Steyn in 2022. Her best times in shorter distances were:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.modernathlete.co.za/stories/the-queen-of-comrades|title=The Queen of Comrades|date=27 June 2010}}</ref>
8 km 26:42
10 km 33:18 Germany, 1993
15 km 49:54 Belville, 1989
21.1 km 71:11 Voet of Africa, 1990
42.2 km 2:27 SA Champs, 1990
50 km 3:08 City to City, 1989
== Personal life ==
She married Michael Ivan Agliotti (b. 2 January 1957, d 25 May 1997) on 22 April 1995. She started studying at the University of the Witwatersrand. She is a teacher. She is currently teaching in Benoni, Gauteng
== Awards ==
In 2012 she was honoured as Benoni Northerns Sports Club's best ever sportsperson.
In 2013 she was inducted into the ''Gsport Hall of Fame''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://benonicitytimes.co.za/160722/van-der-merwe-inducted-into-hall-of-fameorprestigious-award-for-van-der-merwe/|title = Van der Merwe inducted into Hall of Fame|date = 4 December 2013}}</ref>
==Achievements== *<small>All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise</small> {| {{AchievementTable}} |- !colspan="5"|Representing {{RSA}} |- |1993 |World Championships |Stuttgart, Germany |7th |2:35:56 |}
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==External links== *{{World Athletics}}
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