Pay as you swim
14 April 2015 - 02:04
Some of South Africa's swimmers will have to pay to take part in the world championships in Russia. The country's top swimmers are competing at the SA championships in Durban this week in a bid to qualify for the world gala in Kazan in August.Swimming SA has imposed a two-tier qualifying system, with the faster time in each event guaranteeing a free ticket and the lesser time a partially funded trip.It is not yet known how much swimmers will have to pay, but estimates range from R6000 to R10000.In 19 of the 28 events, Swimming SA's lesser times are faster than the A-qualifying times stipulated by the world governing body, Fina. ..
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