South Africa’s most successful Olympian will represent the Netherlands in future

South Africa’s most successful Olympian will represent the Netherlands in future

Four-time Olympic medallist Tatjana Smith has announced that she will represent the Netherlands in the next chapter of her international swimming career.

 

[Priapus]

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I suspect that the top liked comment on this article disagrees that Gayton has not been complicit in some way.

Yeah look I never said he is completely innocent. Just pointing out that the major issues this athlete had were not due to him.

 

[Zellephant]

Do we know why she’s done this?

Because there’s not much more to be patriotic about, and she has a career to think of. She has dual citizenship, and the Dutch will be able to give her the resources and support she needs to shine at the LA games - while Swimming South Africa collapses on itself

I remember this sort of thing used to happen during Apartheid.

Yep. Zola budd being a prime exmaple.

Sadly the reasons then and now are not the same

 

[SeRpEnT]

Do we know why she’s done this?

Most likely several reasons...
Win bonus sham. Horrible support. And just the other day this arrogant statement from Swimming South Africa:

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[TrueSeeker]

SSA is little more than a racket. Our government's response is just pathetic. And World Aquatic also effectively shields SSA from a logical and swift accounting. All round shameful, except for the athletes who suffer. And needless to say it makes our country look incredibly bad. I mean SSA has been seriously abusive, and saying it skirts criminality would be too kind. Rules meant to enforce political independence should not protect criminal scum.

In any case. I'm glad for Tatjana that she made the best choice for herself. The alternative, to stick around for the abuse, would simply be a tragedy. She deserves far better.

 

[Vorastra]

I can understand why blacks here don't like whites and call everyone foreigners.

Before I get one of you whites permanently living in Europe moaning, that's literally what you'd be moaning about if a brown did this.

 

[wingnut771]

I can understand why blacks here don't like whites and call everyone foreigners.

Before I get one of you whites permanently living in Europe moaning, that's literally what you'd be moaning about if a brown did this.

Sure bud, we all have 2 passports.

 

[rustypup]

that's literally what you'd be moaning about if a brown did this.

Whut?!

 

[TheMightyQuin]

I can understand why blacks here don't like whites and call everyone foreigners.

Before I get one of you whites permanently living in Europe moaning, that's literally what you'd be moaning about if a brown did this.

Browns don't have enough talent to do this....

 

[Spizz]

I can understand why blacks here don't like whites and call everyone foreigners.

Before I get one of you whites permanently living in Europe moaning, that's literally what you'd be moaning about if a brown did this.

Yep. Some clown had to bring colour into it.

 

[Vorastra]

Yep. Some clown had to bring colour into it.

The swimmer herself brings up her Dutch roots

 

[Vorastra]

Sure bud, we all have 2 passports.

I still live here though. So do you.

 

[Vorastra]

Whut?!

Go to the US/UK politics threads from around 2016-2022 and watch every rightoid here, moaning about brown mexicans in the US, and too many browns in Europe.

 

[Bad Ballie]

Do we know why she’s done this?

She stated the reason in her statement, although I don't see it in this article (strange that) she said she wants to thrive not just survive.

 

[Vorastra]

I wonder what some of you think about that Eileen Gu chick who left the US to represent China.

 

[wingnut771]

I still live here though. So do you.

I don’t have 2 passports.

 

[wingnut771]

I wonder what some of you think about that Eileen Gu chick who left the US to represent China.

Who?

 

[Zellephant]

I can understand why blacks here don't like whites and call everyone foreigners.

Before I get one of you whites permanently living in Europe moaning, that's literally what you'd be moaning about if a brown did this.

Good morning. It seems the village idiot has just outed themselves

The swimmer herself brings up her Dutch roots

So? What’s your point. Everyone has roots somewhere.

I still live here though. So do you.

And so will Tatjana, she also clearly said that in her statement.

I wonder what some of you think about that Eileen Gu chick who left the US to represent China.

We don’t, but if she meets all the legal requirements to do so, all the best to her.

 

[Spizz]

The swimmer herself brings up her Dutch roots

Okay, so where does her colour come into it?

She said the support structure available will allow her to dedicate herself fully to her performance and build a more sustainable swimming career.

Dude, asking athletes for R55k to compete while Mackenzie is off on his jollies with his pals is a fscking **** show and she is drawing attention to it. Just leave the low hanging schit to Malema and his cronies.

 

[Vorastra]

Good morning. It seems the village idiot has just outed themselves

So? What’s your point. Everyone has roots somewhere.

And so will Tatjana, she also clearly said that in her statement.

We don’t, but if she meets all the legal requirements to do so, all the best to her.

It's funny how inconsistent you people become when you see yourselves in someone.

Remember, don't complain when blacks here say you're foreigners or whatever.

 

[Vorastra]

Okay, so where does her colour come into it?

lmao

Dude, asking athletes for R55k to compete while Mackenzie is off on his jollies with his pals is a fscking **** show and she is drawing attention to it. Just leave the low hanging schit to Malema and his cronies.

Did I say that's not stupid?