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Yach family

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Yach family

Solly Yach and his sons, Derek and Theodore. 

Solly was a Western Province swimmer and water polo player. Shown below are the WP Currie up winners in 1947, with Solly inserted at the top. 

Theodore Yach held the record for the most Robben Island crossings.

  • Theodore 1968

  • 1973 Theo Yach

  • Theodore Yach 2 Jpg

  • Theodore Speaking

  • Theodore Yach 1

  • Theodore Yach Photo

  • Theodore Yachtbook

  • Theodore Yach Swim

Derek Yach is known internationally as a doctor of medicine, but also for his exploits as a long distance marathon swimmer.

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  • 1986 Derek Yach

  • 1969 Derek

  • Derek 1975

  • 1987 Derek 1

  • 1987 Derek with his team in the Spur Robben Island race

  • Derek at Messina

  • 1987 1

  • Derek Yach 1024 X 768

  • Derek Yach with Bill Clinton

  • Derek

  • Messina Derek Swim

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Bridgit van der Klis

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Bridgit van der Klis - Transvaal swimmer

  • 1980 Transvaal Schools

  • 1982 Transvaal Schools

  • 1984 Transvaal Team

  • David Wilkie

  • 1984 Greenside HS Team

  • School Team

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David Parrington

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David Parrington

David Parrington is a US diving coach who comes from a famous Rhodesian aquatic sports family. His parents were both well-known Rhodesian swimming coaches, while his mother, Lillian Preece, was a British Olympic swimmer. His brother Martin Parrington was a Springbok water polo player, 

Read more about Dave here.

  • 965 March Seals Mens Team Swimming League Champs Wickenden Fairbairn Wood Sheehan Mc Graw Cartwright Morrison Eslick Hatherley Swanepoel Peakin Martin Etheredge

  • 1929 Curry Cup And Nationals Salisbury

  • 1961 18 March Mabelreign Swimming Club Championships Prize Giving

  • 1965 Sinoia High School

  • 1967 Rhodesia Nationals Jonahhensburg

  • 1968 4 Feb Frank And Lillian Parrington Conductinga Swimming Clinic At Kutama College

  • 1968 Don Liebermann Mount Pleasant Pool Grand Opening

  • 1969 John Keyter With The John Hopkins Trophy Awarded To The Rhodesian Sportsman Of The Year

  • 1969 Rhodesian Age Group Tour Photo Taken At Beit Bridge

  • 1970 Circa Father Enright With His St Ignacius College Team

  • 1972 Rhodesian Tour Of Europe

  • 1972 Rhodesian Team In Greece

  • 1972 Rhodesian Touring Team In Europe

  • 1974 Mount Pleasant HS 1st Team Water Polo Winners Of The Bruck Kennedy Memorial Trophy And Crusader Shield In 73 And 74

  • 1976 East London Test Dave Parrington Keith Holshausen Su Holshausen Kris Hammond

  • 1977 Rhodesian Test Team Vs South Africa

  • 1978 Test Team

  • 1979 Rhodesian Life Saving Team Currie Cup

  • 1980 Currie Cup Cape Town

  • 1980 Rhodesian Life Saving Team Currie Cup

  • 1981 Houston Taub Hall

  • 1982 Houston

  • 1982 March In Houston

  • 1982 Zimbabwe Age Group Team Kenya Tour

  • 1982

  • 2000 Dave Parrington And Jane Figueiredo Coaching At The 2000 Sydney Olympics

  • 2005 Zimbabwe Team

  • Cathy Lobb Rhodesia

  • Don Liebermann

  • Erica Richards Receiving Trophy At Mabelreign Swimming Club Championships

  • Mabelreign Girls Swimming Club Team In The Early 60 In This Photo Lillian Parrington Carole Parrington Sandy And Sonya Chick

  • Mark D Taylor Graham Cochrane

  • Marty Parrington About To Let It Fly

  • Mount Pleasant Swimming Club Junior Team

  • Mrs P Squad

  • Mt Pleasant Girls Team At The Parrington Home Pool

  • Mt Pleasant Swimmers In Swakopmund

  • Neil Moores

  • Rhodesian Diver Sandy Morganrood

  • Rhodesian Swimmers

  • Steve Pink Rhodesian Breaststroker From The Mid To Late 70 S At Mt Pleasant Pool

  • Terry Wakefield Kathy Miners Smith Debbie Miners Williams

  • 1967

  • Age Group Champs In Pinetown 1970 71

  • Mt Pleasant Diving Pol

  • Rhodesian Team 1972 Currie Cup In Port Elizabeth

  • Rhodesian Divers At Beira Mozambique

  • 1972 Mt Pleasant Salisbury

  • 1978 SA Nationals

  • Houston

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  • 1982 Houston

  • 1982

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  • Jane Figueiredo And Dave Parrington After Her 2nd Place Finish On 1 Meter At 1985 NCAA

  • With Frank Parrington

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Dominique Philipoppoulos

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Dominique Philipoppoulos

Transvaal swimmer and diver

  • 1986 Transvaal Diving Jeanne De Beer Richardine Domnick Chantelle Mostert Loredana Raccanello Arnry Mijon

  • 1993 Transvaal Diving

  • 1994 Transvaal Diving

  • 1996 Transvaal Diving

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  • 1998 Natal ASA

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