Van Niekerk had fallen agonisingly short of a place in the 50m breaststroke semi-finals the day before. 🏊♂️🎖️
Schoenmaker was the, securing gold in the 200m breaststroke and silver in the 100m breaststroke.
Producing the only other real highlight for the SA squad at the eight-day gala, Meder broke her own national record in the 200m medley heats, stopping the clock at 2:10.95.","category_class":"child-of-sport","time_ago":"1 day ago","premium":false,"gallery":false,"excerpt":"Tatjana Schoenmaker;'s withdrawal opened the door for the rising star to keep her medal hopes alive.
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