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 still stands. 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: 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 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. Achievements All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise References External links South African ultramarathon runners 1964 births Living people Female ultramarathon runners