Times Of Swaziland: 3 SWIMMERS IN HPC CAMP

3 SWIMMERS IN HPC CAMP
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BY NTOKOZO MAGONGO on 15/09/2021 08:42:00


MBABANE – Three Swim Lab swimmers have intensified their preparations for the
African Union Sports Council (AUSC) Region V Games.
The trio of Siwakhile Dlamini, Damien De Sousa and Hayley Hoy were attached at
the High Performance Centre (HPC) in Pretoria, South African where they spent
seven days training under South African Coach Linda Dejager. The AUSC Region V
Games will be held in Maseru, Lesotho from December 3 – 12, 2021.
Training
Swim Lab coach Welcome Nhlabatsi confirmed that the swimmers were part of the
tentative squad that is set to compete in the games. He said this was good
training for the swimmers as they will gun for honours during the games. “It
is good that the trio went for seven days to train under a professional
environment and a highly qualified coach. We believe they really benefited and
there is still a long way to go before they can be ready to compete for honours
in December,” he said. Nhlabatsi said as a club they always wanted to see
their swimmers growing. He said they would continue to work hard with the
tentative squad until they leave for the games. Other sporting codes that are
set to join swimming in the games include athletics, netball and football among
others. The games were initially billed for December last year, but due to the
COVID-19 pandemic; they were postponed by a year. The hosting country, Lesotho
has not yet unveiled their Local Organising Committee (LOC) after it earlier
dissolved the Fusi Notoane-led committee in 2020, while the renovation of
selected grounds have not yet commenced.