On the sunniest day so far of the Olympics Games, South African fortunes took a turn for the better.
South Africa’s Roland Schoeman proved in Beijing on Thursday night that there is no reason to write him off just yet.
South Africa’s swim stars are set to gather in Cape Town this weekend for the final national swimming camp in home waters before they take up the challenge in a series of international galas prior to competing at the Beijing Olympic Games in August.
South Africa’s ”awesome foursome” are making waves less than three months before the Olympic Games in Beijing — despite revelations that the support for the South African Olympic swimmers from Swimming South Africa could come to a halt, according to the Sunday newspaper Sondag.
South African athletes will not be given specific targets for Beijing, but will aim to better previous records and enjoy the challenging experience of the Olympic Games. The first batch of names of athletes and officials who will form part of Team SA were announced at Olympic House in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
Someone neglected to remind the participants at the South African National Aquatic Championship in Durban about the oft-repeated truism that the whole sports thing is more about taking part and less about winning. Perhaps even if someone had, the swimmers would not have been too bothered to listen.