Career Highlights

• 2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece - Gold Medal and World Record

• 2006 FINA World Swimming Championships Shanghai, China 3x Gold
FINA World Cup Swimmer of the Year

• 2005 FINA World Swimming Championships Montreal, CAN - 2x Bronze
FINA World Cup Swimmer of the Year, 21x Gold (most ever)
3x World Record Holder in the 100m Individual Medley

• 2003 3rd Place FINA World Cup Overall Standings

• 2002 Commonwealth Games Manchester, UK - 2x Silver

• 2000 Olympic Games, Sydney, Australia - 5th Place

• 1999 Pan Pacific Games, Sydney, Australia - 1x Silver, 2x Bronze

• 1998 Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - 1x Silver

• 1996 Olympic Games Atlanta, USA - 5th Place

• 1995 All African Games Harare, Zimbabwe - 3x Gold



Other Highlights


• Currently Holds 7 South African and African records

• Only South African Athlete to go to 4 Olympic Games and 4 Commonwealth Games

• Most popular Sportsperson in South Africa 2005, 2007

• Was named 2nd in Newsmaker of the Year by the SA Journalists in 2005

• Won 9 USA Collegiate (NCAA) titles at the University of Arizona (3rd most in history)

• 1998 USA Collegiate Swimmer of the Year

• Was awarded the Order of Ikhamanga Silver by the President of South Africa for achievements bringing honour to South Africa

• Director of Swimming at Players Academies, Southdowns, Irene, South Africa, a US$50 million sports academy

• Patron of three Children's Homes in Pretoria and Bloemfontein, South Africa

• Patron for CHOC South Africa - Children with Cancer

• Patron for the Tomorrow Trust assisting AIDS orphans with their education

• Graduated from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology