The countryรขโฌโขs top swimmers are competing at the SA championships in Durban this week in a bid to qualify for the world gala in Kazan in August.
Cash-strapped Swimming SA (SSA) has imposed a tough two-tier qualifying systemรขโฌลก with the faster time in each event guaranteeing a free ticket and the lesser time a partially funded trip.
It is not yet known exactly how much swimmers will have to payรขโฌลก but estimates range from R6000 to R10000.
In 19 of the 28 menรขโฌโขs and womenรขโฌโขs individual eventsรขโฌลก SSAรขโฌโขs lesser times are faster than the A-qualifying times stipulated by the world governing bodyรขโฌลก Fina.
That is because SSA has opted to use the qualifying times for next yearรขโฌโขs Olympicsรขโฌลก where only nine times are the same as for this yearรขโฌโขs world championships.
รขโฌลOlympic performances donรขโฌโขt start at the Olympic trials next yearรขโฌลก they start nowรขโฌลกรขโฌย said SSA chief executive Shaun Adriaanse. รขโฌลThe world championships are a dress rehearsal for the Olympic Games.รขโฌย
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