I got this in an email from Jim Storey, Ryk's agent at Southwest Sports Management Group, in Tucson Arizona.
Melbourne, Australia - November 28, 2004 - Three-time Olympian and Athens gold medalist Ryk Neethling finished the three-day FINA World Cup 2 in Melbourne with victory in five events.
On the first night of competition Neethling swam a 46.94 in the 100m freestyle, (10th all-time global performance) which was the fastest time of the 2004-05 season and broke the Commonwealth record. Neethling then went on to win the 100m Individual Medley in 53.01, lowering the Commonwealth record he set in Durban last weekend by 0.12 of a second.
Neethling, who was named the Outstanding Male Swimmer of the meet, won the 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle, 200m freestyle, 50m butterfly and the 100m individual medley. Neethling clocked 21.68 in beating American Olympian Jason Lezak (21.72) in the 50m freestyle and took the 50m fly in 23.44.
Neethling has recently moved his training back to South Africa after spending 7 years training in Tucson, Arizona USA. Up next for Neethling
is the Red Bull Giants Relay on December 5, 2004 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
For more information on three-time Olympian Ryk Neethling, visit
http://www.rykneethling.com
When Ryk is training in South Africa, it's likely he'll be where his family is, in Bloem, and probably training with the same coach I used to train with, Simon Gray. I'd like to boost my swimming at the Club for a few weeks before the Ironman. It will be good to see Simon again, and maybe bump into Die Man van Staal.
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