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Roland Schoeman

Roland Schoeman lights up World Cup

Friday, 19th October 2007 at 2:12 pm

Feverpitcher can very proudly report in live from the World Cup; unfortuantely, it’s the Swimming World Cup in Durban, rather than the rugby in Paris. The first leg of FINA’s traipse across the globe is underway, and good as the …

Ross Skeate

Scenes from a pool I: Does Ross Skeate cut his own hair?

Wednesday, 6th June 2007 at 8:25 pm

One of the young stars of the this year’s Super 14, Stormers lock Ross Skeate missed out on the Springbok squad, but found a little compensation by way of a spot in the Emergency Emerging Springboks squad that’s currently in …

Tonderai Chavhanga

Scenes from a pool II: Can Zimbabweans swim?

Wednesday, 6th June 2007 at 8:11 pm

With the exception of Kirsty Coventry, who’s hauled in Commonwealth and World Championship medals on a regular basis over the last few years, Zimbabwe doesn’t have a glorious swimming history; in fact, general consensus is that most citizens of the …

Fiona de Souza

Will and Grace star sneaks into Durban

Saturday, 14th April 2007 at 3:16 pm

A flcik through the competition list had Ryk Neethling and Charlene Wittstock - Olympic swimmer, and girlfriend of Monaco’s Prince Albert - as the star turns at the Telkom South African National Aquatics Championships in Durban. But Feverpitcher can report …

Sophie Edington

Australian menace in Durban waters

Friday, 13th April 2007 at 2:22 pm

A largely dismal year for Australia in the Super 14 has brought some cheer to South Africa, but most of that dissipated in the pool defeat to Ricky Ponting’s crew in the Caribbean. And now another Australian has added her …

Ryk Neethling

Ryk Neethling’s swansong?

Wednesday, 11th April 2007 at 3:00 pm

Feverpitcher is in Durban this week for the Telkom South African National Aquatics Championships (rolls of the tongue, doesn’t it?), and has already spent an evening at King’s Park Pool, watching Wendy Trott and George du Randt smash national and …