South African swimmers, both new and seasoned, are embracing the new standards introduced to this year’s Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee. Most athletes are in consensus that swimming is becoming faster and more competitive, and that qualifying times have to be adjusted accordingly. The swimmers spoke at the National Swimming Championships hosted by Gqeberha at the Newton Park Swimming Pool.

The GB Aquatics Olympic Trials were one of the best produced and quickest meets we’ve seen in the LC pool in a long time outside of an Olympics or a World Championships. Swim meets at this level typically run pretty smoothly, but when dealing with as many moving parts as you do at a swim meet…something is bound to go wrong.