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Chris Steyl

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Chris Steyl

Author of numerous books, Chris hails from Kimberley - just like Karen Muir did. His book Timid Torpedo: The legend that was Karen Muir (2021). 

Here is some of the source material used for the book.

Note: Content is not in chronological order

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His book is available from Amazon in Afrikaans and English.

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Cheryl Hill Forfar

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Hill family of Westville, Natal

Doreen Templeman was a national champion from Brakpan who went on to become a Springbok swimming coach. 

Her son Graham was a double Springbok swimmer and surf lifesaver, while Cheryl Hill also swam for Natal.

Graham also coached swimming, producing Chad le Clos, who has won the most Olympic medals of any South African swimmer. 

Graham and Doreen Hill.

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coach Niels Bouws

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coach Niels Bouws

Niels Bouws was a coach from the Netherlands who emigrated to South Africa in 1958. He worked with the Wanderers ASC in Johannesburg before moving to the Gordons ASC in Cape Town.

He kindly donated a large collection of swimming-related material dating from 1958.

Coach Niels Bouws with Springbok Irene van der Linde

Coach Niels Bouws in 1969 with Carey and Tessa Finlay

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coach Clara Aurik

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coach Clara Aurik

An institution in the Cape Town competitive swimming scene during the 1970s and 1980s, Clara produced several national champions, including an Olympic silver medalist in Marianne Kriel. 

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Carola van Dam

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Carola van Dam

Western Transvaal swimmer

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