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Theresa Goh flies off to South Africa this Sunday for Telkom Championships

MEDIA RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
13 April 2006

Where Natalie Du Toit reigns, can Singapore’s golden girl take the heat?
Theresa Goh will travel to South Africa this Sunday to find out where she stands in the world.

Along with Coach Ang Peng Siong, Theresa Goh will take flight to Durban this Sunday to participate in the Telkom South Africa (SA) National Aquatic Championships. She will be competing in nine events over six days with some of the top athletes from South Africa, Argentina and Norway. 

The Telkom SA National Aquatic Championships is one of the few events sanctioned by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). This means that all timings clocked in the events will be entered into the IPC Swimming Rankings. Theresa will have an idea of how her performance ranks in the world after this Championship. This is not just a fight to bring back medals, but a struggle to beat timings.

This is Theresa’s prelude to the IPC World Swimming Championships, which will also be held in South Africa this November. The IPC World Swimming Championships is an event athletes must participate to qualify for the Beijing 2008 Paralympics.

With exposure to the Telkom Games, Theresa can familiarize herself with South Africa’s climate, environment and competition conditions, allowing her to adapt readily and devise strategies for the IPC World Swimming Championships.

This championship is also significant because Theresa will get to compete with many athletes of the same classification, which is extremely hard to come by, especially locally. Not to mention, the competition is some of the most elite in the world. Athletes with disability are split into classifications according to their disability, so that they can compete on a level playing field.

South African Natalie Du Toit created history when she won her homeland its first medal in swimming, and more significantly, became the first athlete with disability ever to qualify in an able-bodied event in the recent Commonwealth Games. With a rich culture in disability sports, South Africa is one of the best places for Theresa to rate her skills. This is her first step to make history for Singapore.

Theresa and her coach, Ang Peng Siong, will leave for South Africa this Sunday, 16 April 2006, via SQ 478 at Changi Airport Terminal 2, 2:15 a.m. 

About Theresa’s events
Theresa will be competing in nine events over the six-day period:
1. 50m Freestyle
2. 100m Freestyle
3. 50m Breaststroke
4. 100m Breaststroke
5. 50m Backstroke
6. 100m Backstroke
7. 50m Butterfly
8. 100m Butterfly
9. 200m Individual Medley
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If you’d like more information on the above, please contact

Kelly Fan
Corporate Communications Officer
Singapore Disability Sports Council
Office: 6342 3503 Handphone: 9007 8669
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