Articles related to swimming and other aquatic sports in southern Africa
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2004 - How South Africa Swimmers Stole America's Olympic Gold →
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Academic articles by Professor Louis Grundligh →
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Albums and scrapbooks →
Many people have contributed their collections to the site, including Dutch champion Ada Kok.
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Biographies
A small number of biographies were published in 1949 and 1973.
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Coaches
Professor Finney, Jimmy Green, Rachael Finlayson, and Alex Bulley were some of the early swimming coaches in South Africa.
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Disabled Swimming →
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Exiles →
The first Exiles were the men who won scholarships to the University of Oklahoma in 1952. Since then many athletes from southern Africa have taken up scholarships to compete at American universities - many never returned to their homeland.
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Guestbook
Old Guestbook entries 2008 - 2014
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Histories and Publications
Various magazines, books, and pamphlets have recorded the aquatic sports history of South Africa.
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Iconic Swimming Pools in southern Africa
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In Memoriam
Athletes like Muriel Ensore-Smith, who died young. Many are forgotten.
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Non-white swimming →
Aquatic sports history from the Coloured, Black, and Asian communities of South Africa, as reported in the press.
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Politics →
An entire generation of South African athletes missed out on international competition between 1961 and 1991.
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Pools and Places →
Iconic swimming pools, Robben Island, Midmar Dam, and Sundays River are some locations where swimming history was made.
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Portuguese Mozambique
Neighbouring Mozambique had an active sporting culture, including swimming, diving, and sailing.
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SAASU - South African Amateur Swimming Union
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South African Universities
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Springboks →
National colours were awarded to all South Africans who competed at international sports events.
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Tourists
Australian world champion Ernest Cavill toured the Cape in 1898.
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Thys Lombard interviews
Video interviews of Geoff Grylls, Joan Harrison, Ann Fairlie and others.
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World records →
More than 60 world swimming records have been set by South Africans.
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