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Who am I?
I'm your average "girl-next-door" type, who has the responsibility of being big sister to an amazing 9 year old sister. I'm a Grade 9 pupil, a disciplined, dedicated and committed planner.
I was born with what Doctors' described as an asthmatic chest; under Doctor's orders, my parents encouraged me to swim, as it would help me regulate and control my breathing.
I have loved it since day 1...and later decided to make it my sport of choice.
How did it start?
When I was 11, I started my official swimming lessons and registered as a competitive swimmer. I have achieved qualification times at various level gala's and continued to work hard, training 5 days a week and covering about 23 kilometres per week.
This hard work and discipline was rewarded with a SA selection to the CANA Zone3 Games in Rwanda 2016, where I raced 6 races and won 5 Gold medals.
When I returned, I made a decision that this was what i wanted to do. But I had to step up my work-rate and training to 6 days a week, 8 training sessions and covering 30 kilometres a week.
During this time I took to Open Water swimming, achieving qualification times in the 3km and 5km races separately. On these performances I was selected to represent my province at Open Water Nationals in March 2017; notably I was the only girl selected to swim both the 3 kilometre and 5 kilometre Events, with the 5 kilometre being a newly added Olympic event. As there are no age groups in Open Water, I swam to a top 15 finish Nationally.
What is the next step?
My performance has earned me a selection to the South African Open Water Youth Team, which is preparing to race in Rome, Italy in September 2017...and it would be a dream come true to race it.
How much money do I need?
The tour has a self subsidised portion. And that is what I need to raise to cover my expenses to join the Team in Rome.
What does this mean to me?
It is a major milestone in my young swimming career to be able to learn and train with the best in the world, gaining the vital experience of racing and competing on an International stage with some of the best swimmers in the World. For me, a teenager from Port Elizabeth born with an asthmatic chest, who has no swimming pedigree in my family and has only dedication, commitment and discipline to pay my dues with...has an opportunity to grace the biggest stage in the world...its so close to a dream coming true.
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