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  • Legendary SA swimmers relay for Movember

    Legendary SA swimmers relay for Movember

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    The idea for the relay came out of the teammate’s support of Harris, a testicular cancer survivor who has been in remission for 3 years. “We wanted to come up with a fun way to show our support for those who suffer from testicular and prostate cancer, to raise awareness for Movember and men’s health…

  • Swimming SA withdraws sanctions against Gerhard Zandberg

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    Read The Citizen Swimming South Africa (SSA) confirmed yesterday it had lifted its sanctions against former 50m backstroke world champion Gerhard Zandberg, though his legal team said he had not yet agreed to drop his appeal. The national federation said it had opted to end the legal bout. “SSA will rather allocate the funds, which…

  • Gerhard Zandberg confirms retirement following Swimming South Africa controversy

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    Read for instance EyeWitnessNews, mysport24 and sport24 Former World Swimming Champion Gerhard Zandberg has confirmed that he has retired from the sport, following the Swimming South Africa controversy after him ‘breaking team rules’ at the Barcelona 2013 World Championships. Zandberg had asked to swap rooms to avoid catching a cold that his roommate Cameron van…

  • Gerhard Zandberg hits out at Swimming South Africa

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    Read Eyewitness News Swimmer Gerhard Zandberg on Monday told Eyewitness News Sport that he is hoping his Swimming South Africa appeal hearing will be a catalyst for change in swimming. Zandberg was served with a R5,000 fine and ordered to do community service after switching rooms at the recent World Championships without consent. He lodged…

  • South African swimmer Zandberg hungry for success

    South African swimmer Zandberg hungry for success

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    A little later this year, the world swimming championships takes place in Spain with South African’s Cameron van der Burgh and Chad le Clos hoping to build on their Olympic success. But as those two were celebrating gold in London, another swimmer from the Republic was in tears and faced an uncertain future.

  • Tough Choices for Swimmers Without Speedos

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    South Africa’s Gerhard Zandberg has stated that he will rather be fined $4,750 for wearing a Speedo at the Olympics, than sticking with a sponsored Arena that doesn’t deliver. He and Italy’s Filippo Magnini still have hopes for the new Arena R-Evolution, but when FINA wouldn’t allow them to wear it at the World Championships…