The postponement of this year’s Olympic Games, due to have started in late July, has had a massive effect on a multitude of athletes, among them star Madibaz swimmers Alaric and Alard Basson.

The Uitenhage-based twins, 24, had been lining up an assault on the South African Olympic trials at this time, but instead find themselves having to come up with innovative ways to stay fit during the 21-day Covid-19 lockdown.

Their aim was to achieve the qualifying times for the Games, but they now have to reassess the situation in the face of an altered future.

GUESTS: Madibaz swimmers Alaric and Alard Basson