South African swimming legend Penny Heyns has hailed Tatjana Smith as the greatest Olympian the country has ever produced.
Heyns, the iconic double gold medallist, has been left in awe by Smiths performances in the pool at the Paris Games.
As far as South Africa is concerned, Tatjana has surpassed me in the Olympic sense, Heyns told Showmax.
I had two golds and a bronze, and she has two golds and a silver, and will most likely get another medal tonight. Its just a matter of what colour she gets.
On Monday night, Smith had to come from behind to win the 100m breaststroke final . Now Heyns has backed Smith to do the 100m and 200m breaststroke double and become the second swimmer to achieve the feat at an Olympic Games.
