With three medals in the bag after four days of competition at the Paris Olympics , the SA team will look to gain further momentum over the next couple of days, spearheaded by swimming sensation Tatjana Smith who will be aiming to make history in the pool.
After securing gold in the womens 100m breaststroke final on Monday night, Smith will turn out in the heats of her favoured 200m breaststroke event at 11am on Wednesday morning, as she sets her sights on Thursdays final.
Should she step on the podium again, the 27-year-old former world record holder will become the first South African woman to earn four career medals at the Olympics, after securing two podium places at the Tokyo Games in 2021.
Coetze goes againAlso hoping to make an impact on Wednesday, 20-year-old Pieter Coetze will return to the pool for the mens 200m backstroke heats 11.21am. He too will be eager to progress through the rounds, as he looks to challenge for the podium in the four-length final on Thursday night, having settled for fifth place in the 100m backstroke final on Monday.
Among other events to be contested on Wednesday, former Olympic medallist Henri Schoeman will join Jamie Riddle in the mens triathlon 10.45am after the race was postponed on Tuesday due to poor water quality in the Seine river. Vicky van der Merwe also goes in the womens triathlon at 8am on Wednesday morning.
