Olympic surprises? Assessing SA’s swimming, rowing gold medalists and the emerging talent

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South African swimmers and rowers have overachieved in recent Olympics, delivering the lion’s share of the nation’s few medal winners. Tokyo 2021 gold and silver medalist Tatjana Smith (nee Shoenmaker) leads the country’s 12 swimmers while 2012 gold medal winning John Smith is one of three SA rowers at Paris 2024. Insiders Wayne Riddin and Paolo Cavalieri tell BizNews editor Alec Hogg about the medal hopefuls.
23 Jul 2024 9AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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