The hpc and its partners congratulate all these athletes and coaches and wish them all the best in their quest to represent South Africa at the London Olympics 2012.
The Tuks and hpc-sponsored athletes, academy coaches and managers that were selected for the Olympics this year include:
AQUATICS
Karin Prinsloo, Roland Schoeman, Suzaan van Biljon and Darren Murray
Manager: Igor Omeltchenko
ATHLETICS
Track and field: Caster Semenya, LJ van Zyl, Sunette Viljoen and Willem de Beer
50km race walk: Marc Mundell
CANOEING
Bridgitte Hartley
FOOTBALL (women)
Robyn Moodaly (currently in TuksSport High School)
The following girls, also included in the team, are ex-hpc Soccer Academy players: Kylie-Ann Louw, Marry Ntsweng, Nompumelelo Nyandeni, Janine van Wyk and Nothando Vilakazi
JUDO
Gideon van Zyl
Coach/manager: Nikola Filipov
ROWING
Men’s lightweight coxless four: Matthew Brittain, Lawrence Ndlovu, John Smith and James Thompson Women’s Pair: Lee-Ann Persse and Naydene Smith
Coach/manager: Roger Barrow
TRIATHLON
Richard Murray (trains at the hpc for three months a year)
Coach/manager: Lindsey Parry
Medical doctor: Phathokuhle (Phatho) Cele
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