Treble fever afflicts Van der Burgh
Veteran swimming star Cameron van der Burgh is eyeing a piece of history at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where he wants to become the first South African to win medals at three consecutive Games.Because the men's 100m breaststroke is on the first two days of the Olympics, Van der Burgh would potentially have the first crack at bagging a hat-trick of medals ahead of fellow swimmer Chad le Clos and 800m athlete Caster Semenya, also medallists at London 2012 and in Rio last month."The style of training and the style of recovery we're getting is so much more advanced I think it is possible to go to 2020," said Van der Burgh, who will be 32 at the next Games.Michael Phelps was 31 in Rio."I'm just so obsessed with always improving," Van der Burgh said in Johannesburg yesterday at a briefing organised by sponsor Investec."I spend more time watching my opponents' races. I never watch my own race any more."..
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