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CHAMPIONS
They've experienced some of life's highest highs and deepest lows. For the Neethling family setbacks have been good reasons to fight back even harder.
At the age of 18 Ryk Neethling
swopped his parents’ home in
Bloemfontein for a US university,
his only guide on this journey a burning
dream of Olympic gold. At the time his
younger sister, Elsje, was fighting brain
cancer. Ryk now has his gold medal and
after a second cancer scare Elsje’s blood
tests are negative. Meanwhile their
youngest sibling, Jean-Marié, is a
swimming champion in her own
right . . .
By Betina Louw
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