Tatjana Smith cut a relaxed figure as she counted down the days to the start of the swimming at the Paris Olympics 2024.
Image: Anton Geyser / Team SAas she counted down the days to the start of the Paris Olympics 2024. All the hard work has been done, having worked tirelessly with her trusted coachThe South African website’sIn Tokyo three years ago she still managed to win silver in the women’s 100m breaststroke and gold in the 200m despite an interrupted schedule given the complications related to the Covid-19 pandemic as well as load shedding.
China’s Tang Qianting heads the 2024 rankings with a best of 1:04.39, with Smith third after a 1:05.41 in April. The meat in the sandwich is Russian Evgeniia Chukinova who has withdrawn from Paris, opening the way for the South African to be the Chinese swimmer’s biggest threat.all the smart money is on Smith winning two medalsSmith has been her normal jovial self, although one could detect just the slightest hint of “let’s just get started” this week, which is a good thing.
Over the years, the Team SA tone has been set by the swimmers. Whenever swimming has gone without a medal, as in 1992 and 2008, the return was two medals overall and one. Therefore the expectations are there for Smith to deliver in Paris. It doesn’t faze her.
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