Interesting analysis of swimmers over the past two Olympic Games. Our challenge locally, and not excluding numerous other factors (in my opinion), is what are we doing with our female swimmers locally during key moments in their development. This includes in my mind what we are doing to help getting them through the back end…

Each one of us have a story to tell. In some instances it’s seen as a typically smooth sailing one, in others it’s an up and down roller caster. In the case of 2000 Sydney Olympics Gold medalist, Anthony Ervin, the charismatic American Swimmer, his story has been a one of major highs and lows.…

Ladysmith grown Brad Tandy, has swum his way into the Olympic final of the 50m freestyle event at the Rio Olympic Games. With this he continues the rich history of SA swimmers making the men’s sprint final since SA’s return from isolation. This includes the likes of Roland Swimmer (Athens 2004 triple medalist) and Peter…