Abel Mokoena is perhaps not a household name, but his achievements are there for all to see. Mokoena is the pool superintendent at Tuks Swimming, possibly the best aquatics facility in the country. eNCA’s Hloni Mtimkulu took a closer look at Mokoena’s contribution to local swimming.
At the Tokyo Olympics, Ariarne Titmus won the 200 and 400 Freestyles taking down the greatest female Olympic swimmer in history, Katie Ledecky.
The dominant pair of China’s Shi Tingmao and Wang Han won gold in the Women’s 3m synchronized diving. The duo won by a huge margin with Canada’s Jennifer Abel and Melissa Citrini Beaulieu taking silver and Germany’s Lena Hentschel and Tina Punzel bronze.
The impeccable Quan Hongchan, only 14 years of age, barely made a ripple as she surged ahead with a score of 466.20. Teammate Yuxi Chen won silver, more than 40 points back on 425.40, with Melissa Wu of Australia third on 371.40. Enjoy watching!
Introducing Sophie Soon, our #TeamSingapore para swimmer debutant for #Tokyo2020 Paralympic Games. Her dream is to represent the nation in the Paralympic Games. Watch what kept her going to realize her dream at the upcoming Paralympics.
Hong Kong celebrated the city’s historic success at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with a bus parade on August 19, 2021. Medallists, including swimmer Siobhan Haughey and karate exponent Grace Lau, as well as table tennis players Minnie Soo, Doo Hoi-kem, and Lee Ho-ching, joined coaches and other delegation members for a ride through the city in open-top buses. Hong Kong came away with six medals at the Tokyo Games, including one gold by “Fencing God” Edgar Cheung Ka-long. The 25-year-old, who was not at the homecoming parade, was competing at the National Games in mainland China.
Engineers have built the world’s deepest human-made pool in Dubai. At Deep Dive Dubai, divers explore a sunken post-apocalyptic city in a pool 60 meters deep.
When Olympic gold medal swimmer Hunter Armstrong was a young boy he would visit the Dover Public Library regularly. On Wednesday, Armstrong went back, this time to meet with children and read them stories.
