“The main reason I don’t start doubting myself is because I know I’ve done the hard work – the long hours of training for the race,”- Cameron van der Burgh
Cameron van der Burgh (24) represented South Africa at the 2008 Summer Olympics and on 29 July 2012 he won a gold medal in the 100 m breaststroke - a new world record. He has won numerous World Championship medals since his debut in 2007. He is currently studying for a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws at the University of Pretoria.
Success doesn’t come easy. You don’t just rock up and win a medal. Cameron lost almost 8 kg’s and he had to change his technique, practising for hours and hours, at least 4 hours per day for 6 days of the week. But when the time came, there was no doubt...
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