“I don’t Look Back with Regret” Odessa Swarts Empowers Young Athletes as South Africa Celebrates Freedom Day
Popularly known as the mother of Olympic gold medal-winning runner Wayde van Niekerk and SA hockey player Kayla Swarts, Odessa Swarts – once denied opportunities being an athlete of colour, she now uses her talent to empower young women in the sport
Kayla Swarts Running Her Own Race
Up and coming hockey and track star, Kayla Swarts, comes from one of South Africa’s leading sporting families. Her mother, Odessa Swarts, was a supreme sprinting talent in her time and her brother is 400m world record holder Wayde van Niekerk. She tells Celine Abrahams about her dream to represent SA at the Olympics.