Tag: Swimming
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Podcast: How Penny Heyns cried into her goggles before going for gold
But Penny Heyns pushed herself, even when she could find little joy in the pursuit, and the agony paid off when she stood on the podium twice to earn her place as South Africa’s Golden Girl in Atlanta in 1996.
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The bittersweet joy of your child learning to swim without you
At 10 and a half, she is in the golden age of childhood. Old enough to bake cupcakes on her own, but not so old that you worry she might be smoking cigarettes in the garage if you haven’t seen her for longer than 20 minutes. It’s a beautiful age to watch.
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Cameron van den Burg: “My (painful) big break”
It was a Big Break of a different kind that led to Olympic gold medallist Cameron van den Burg’s actual Big Break in his swimming career: A Broken ankle.
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How Penny Heyns cried into her goggles before going for gold
After coming close to last at her first Olympics, Penny Heyns almost threw in the towel. But she pushed herself to achieve more and in 1996 won two gold medals