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Chad le Clos of South Africa competes during the Men’s 200m Butterfly – Heat 2 on day three of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games at Optus Aquatic Centre on April 7, 2018 on the Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
CHAD LE CLOS

Chad le Clos’ deep waters of depression

The South African swimmer went through a dip in performance last year after a traumatic experience left him struggling mentally.

  • Karien Jonckheere
6 min read
South Africa’s Wayde van Niekerk (R) competes in the Men’s 400m Final during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 14, 2016. (AFP / Fabrice COFFRINI )
AKANI SIMBINE

Tokyo Olympics: Your guide to Team SA

South Africa will be hoping to build on an impressive Rio, but face a number of challenges

  • Luke Feltham
6 min read
100M BREASTSTROKE

Unstoppable Schoenmaker set to emulate Penny Heyns at Olympics

Tatjana Schoenmaker recently set a new African record for the 100m breaststroke, lifting her prospects of being SA’s first female swimmer to win an Olympic medal since 2000

  • Celine Abrahams
4 min read