![]() The athletes accompanied by two coaches and one official, secured 25 medals -15 gold, 4 silver and 6 bronze -bettering the 10 won by an eight-member team last year. Robyn Chin Sang, the Aquatic Sports Association of Jamaica (ASAJ) vice-president with responsibility for artistic swimming, believes the performance of the country's young stars at the recently-concluded Worldwide Invitational Meet augurs well for the continued growth and development of the sport locally.Ĭhin Sang's pride was very evident, as she reflected on the manner in which a 18-member team from the Island Aquatics Synchro club, displayed their prowess among more illustrious competitors from various countries, in Coral Springs, Florida. "She's created such an amazing name in the swimming environment. "Penny was amazing on her own," Schoenmaker said. She also becomes the fourth South Africa woman to swim a world record, behind Ann Fairlie (100m backstroke), Karen Muir (100m and 200m backstroke) ad Heyns (50m, 100m, 200m backstroke). Schoenmaker becomes the third woman to win an Olympic gold medal for South Africa in swimming, after Penelope Heyns (two in 1996) and Joan Harrison (1952). If I was crying that much then, I can't imagine." I don’t know if it should be kicking in now. "I was excited to go home and see my family. I feel I was very excited to also finish my individual races. "I feel like it really hasn’t sunk in yet," Schoenmaker. Schoenmaker was visibly emotional post race, celebrating with shock after realizing she had broken the world record, with Lazor embracing her in the pool as the South African came to tears. It just still hasn’t sunk in, maybe one day." "It was so amazing to be able to race today. definitely pushed me, knowing that her first 100 is so good. ![]() "I was really trying to focus on my own race. "It'll kick in when I get home probably," Schoenmaker said. Schoenmaker had broken the Olympic record on Wednesday with a time of 2:19:16 in her heat before surpassing the mark held by Denmark's Rikke Moller Pedersen of 2:19:11 from August 2013 in Barcelona. King went out fast, but at the final turn Schoenmaker was marginally ahead before motoring clear. The South African swimmer won the gold medal ahead of USA's Lilly King and Annie Lazor in the final, setting a world record 2:18:95 in the process. IPL 2023, Eliminator emotional rollercoaster: Madhwal’s magic spell of 3.Tatjana Schoenmaker broke the 200m women's breaststroke Olympic record on Wednesday but says she never expected to topple the world record in her gold medal swim on Friday.“She definitely pushed me.”Laughing, King said: “Yeah, we looked at each other.”King, the Rio champion in the 100 breaststroke, took silver almost a second behind on 2:19.92, with compatriot Annie Lazor third. “I was just really trying to focus on my own race, I think the only time I was out of my own lane was when we turned together like, ‘hey!’,” she said. Schoenmaker said she knew little of King’s lead in the first half of the race, until the pair completed the final turn and shared a brief glance under the water. ![]() “Whether that means I come last or not as long as I focus and know that I did everything from my side and God did the rest, I think I would have walked out of here with so much peace no matter what the outcome.” “Really just in every race, to focus on myself and believe that God’s power will come through,” she said. ![]() Yeeeeeees□□□□□□a world record, I couldn’t hold myself □ #TatjanaSchoenmaker #Tatjana #Schoenmaker #Olympics #OlympicGames #TeamSA □□ /effM56Knvb Schoenmaker, 24, appeared at her post-victory news conference with a face mask that bore a cross and the Latin phrase “Soli Deo gloria” (Glory to God alone).
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