Gayton McKenzie says he is not to blame for Olympic swimmer Tatjana Smith dumping South Africa for the Netherlands

Had a chat with somebody that is/was involved in swimming as competitive swimmer at young age and now as coach.
Apparently problems were there for the last 20 or so years.
There is same group of people at the helm and they just rotate positions between them.
 
Athletes at all levels are funded by their parents and fund raisers. This has been the case for a long time.
Even if Gayton is not directly responsible for her switching who she represents, he is wasting funds on things that do not benefit young athletes and that is wrong.
The ire directed at him remains deserved.
 
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