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Tatjana Schoenmaker Named African Female Swimmer of the Year (Full Voting)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The only person surprised by what Tatjana Schoenmaker<\/strong> can accomplish in the pool remains Tatjana Schoenmaker.<\/p>\n

She is an Olympic gold medalist. She has held a world record and all three African breaststroke records, two of which remain. In 2023, she added a world title to her voluminous list of accomplishments. And yet, the South African manages to evince genuine surprise at what she is able to achieve.<\/p>\n

Take this reaction when Schoenmaker won the 200 breast at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka last summer: \u201cI think it was unexpected. I think that\u2019s why there was so much emotion. Coming into this meet, I wasn\u2019t really ranked in the top three in any of my events. My times haven\u2019t been as great since the Olympics. That was OK, and I just wanted to pitch up and not be scared to take on the opportunity to race some of these girls.\u201d<\/p>\n

The glimmers of what one might call doubt stem from an honesty about her performance and a willingness to be vulnerable to them. Where other swimmers concoct imaginary doubters, Schoenmaker instead leans into her own, very real doubt. Acknowledging it allows her to overcome it.<\/p>\n

And so, you have Schoenmaker doing last summer just what she did at the Tokyo Olympics, winning a gold medal in the 200 breast and silver in the 100 breast. It comes after Schoenmaker made the difficult decision in 2022 to skip the World Championships in Budapest, not believing she was ready\u2014physically or emotionally\u2014after the hangover of the Tokyo Games.<\/p>\n

Being Tatjana Schoenmaker\u2014that is, still one of the world\u2019s preeminent breaststroke\u2014she instead went to the Commonwealth Games, where she won gold in the 200 and silver in the 100. The latter came behind countrywoman Lara Van Niekerk<\/strong>. The former was a half-second quicker than what Lilly King<\/strong> went in winning gold in Budapest.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think going into Commonwealths, to be honest, my coach and I both knew I wasn\u2019t ready with just the mental state I was in,\u201d Schoenmaker said. \u201cMy results there were just a bonus. I wasn\u2019t really ready, so I think it was a good decision that we decided not to go to World Champs.\u201d<\/p>\n

At 26, Schoenmaker is acutely aware of the field around her. She knows how fast Van Niekerk, who took her continental record in the 50 breast, is. She watched Ruta Meilutyte\u2019s<\/strong> renaissance for two gold medals in Fukuoka. She saw Evgeniia Chikunova<\/strong> erase her world record in the spring while competing outside the global community, with Russia still banned and the uncertainty that inflicts on Paris. She understands the depth of the U.S. program, led by King, Lydia Jacoby<\/strong> and now Kate Douglass<\/strong>. She grasps her specialty over the longer distance while others like Meilutyte are more at home in the 100.<\/p>\n

She also wears her crown as Olympic champion more visibly than most. It\u2019s not with ostentation, but in internalizing the pressure that accolade brought. Those expectations\u2014of Schoenmaker being concerned that she was not able to swim like the Olympic champion in Budapest last summer\u2014weigh on her.<\/p>\n

But as Paris nears, she\u2019s proven time and again that whatever the mental cost, she continues to perform in a way that epitomizes that gold medal spirit she has earned. Most recently, she clocked 2:20-low in the 200 breaststroke, a statement of sorts entering the Olympic year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s really managing this,\u201d she said. \u201cIn these two years, it gave me time to work through those emotions. Sometimes I stand behind the block or in the call room and I think, \u2018Why do I put myself through this mental battle?\u2019 It\u2019s so draining. It\u2019s a lot of character building, and I think you surprise yourself of how much you can handle.\u201d<\/p>\n

TOP 5<\/strong> AFRICAN (Women)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. TATJANA SCHOENMAKER, South Africa <\/strong>(12)…………………………………………………………… 60<\/li>\n
  2. Lara van Niekerk, South Africa………………… 47<\/li>\n
  3. Farida Osman, Egypt……………………………….. 37<\/li>\n
  4. Erin Gallagher, South Africa……………………. 21<\/li>\n
  5. Kaylene Corbett, South Africa………………….. 15<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    (First-place votes in parentheses)<\/em><\/p>\n

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