South Africa Names SC Worlds Team; Asks Athletes To Foot Travel Costs

DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 15: Brad Tandy during the finals session 50m freestyle semi final on day 6 of the SA National Aquatic Championships and Olympic Trials on April 15 , 2016 at the Kings Park Aquatic Center pool in Durban, South Africa. Photo Credit / Anesh Debiky/Swim SA

Brad Tandy at the 2016 SA National Aquatic Championships. Photo Courtesy: Anesh Debiky/Swimming South Africa

Swimming South Africa (SSA) has announced an 18-member team for the upcoming 2016 FINA Short Course World Championships, which will be held in Windsor, Canada from December 6-11.

Graham Hill will lead the team as head coach with the assistance of Emile de Bruin, Wayne Riddin, and Peter Williams. Joining the staff as Team Manager will be Melanie Wagner, while Ziada Jardine will serve as the Team Physio.

On the men’s team:

Alard Basson
Jarryd Baxter
Myles Brown
Jarred Crous
Ricky Ellis
Douglas Erasmus
Neil Fair
Clayton Jimmie
Chad le Clos
Ayrton Sweeney
Brent Szurdoki
Bradley Tandy
Cameron van der Burgh
Giulio Zorzi

On the women’s team:

Kaylene Corbett
Gabriella Grobler
Tayla Lovemore
Mariella Venter

While the news of being named to a national team can be exciting SSA followed the the news with a stipulation to being selected, noting that this would be a “subsidied tour” for all of the team members and that they would have to pay for over half of the trip’s costs. The trip is estimated to cost approximately 30,000 rand (about $2,000 USD), with the athletes being required to deposit 20,000 rand by the first of November.

Read the official announcement from Swimming South Africa here.

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Bill Bell

7 years ago

We’re I on the team I’d tell the federation to take a hike except I would use more strdent terminology — say that ofthe type favored by a certain presidential candidate.

It is the National Federation’s fiduciary responsibility — NOT thrvathlets’s — to pay for travel and expenses to international competition. Bet the RSA fed officials going to Windsor ain’t doing so on their own dime.