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Neethling, Schoeman and UA coaches give Afrikaans a UA feel

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It wouldn't be entirely inaccurate to think that you're in South Africa watching the Olympic swim team while standing on the deck of the Hillenbrand Aquatic Center here in Tucson.

With two of the country's biggest medal hopefuls and two UA coaches who work with the team, South Africa owes a lot of its success to the University of Arizona and vice-versa.

Ryk Neethling, who graduated last May, was the Pacific 10 Conference Swimmer of the Year all four years he was at Arizona, and the Bloemfontein, South Africa, native won nine career NCAA individual titles.

His nine championships are the most in swimming school history, male or female, and the most by a student-athlete in the 103-year history of Arizona athletics.

Neethling will swim in the 1500, 400 and 200-meter freestyle events, plus the 4x100-meter free relay. He won the 400m and 200m free and finished third in the 1,500m free in the 2000 NCAA Championships.


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