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Ellie Simmonds confirms retirement from professional swimming.

The British born swimmer announced last week in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics final swimming games that she will call it quits. Ellie Simmonds made her debut as a swimmer in Beijing 2008 at the age of 13 and has by far won eight Paralympic medals. The five times Paralympics gold medalist was selected as one […]

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Tatjana Schoenmaker scooped SA’s first gold medal of the Tokyo games

by Lesego Seiphetlho
Jul 30, 2021
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South African swimming duo Tatjana Schoenmaker and Kaylene Corbett have advanced to the women’s 200m breaststroke final at the Tokyo Olympics after winning their semi-finals on Thursday. However, Schoenmaker, who won the 100m breaststroke silver on Tuesday after setting an Olympic record in the heats of that event, remained the overwhelming favourite to scoop Team […]