Myra Viduya recently collected an impressive 11 medals at the South African Level Two Swimming Gala, she says her sights are set on the Olympics.
Myra Viduya took part in a three-day swim meet which took place in Oudtshoorn at the beginning of April. She performed brilliantly and returned with five golds, five silvers and one bronze medal.
Myra is only 10-years-old and already has her sights set on competing in the Olympics one day. She is currently a grade 5 learner at Herbert Hurd Primary School.
Her performance is one to be proud of and Myra herself, can’t help but smile at her accomplishments.
“I am very happy that I came back with 11 medals from Oudtshoorn. My future goal is to go to the Olympics,”
“I train five times a week and enjoy swimming because you can do different strokes – I love the butterfly because I am good at it.”
Her coach spoke about how diverse Myra’s swimming is and that she excels in more than one swimming discipline.
“In my 13 years as a swimming coach, I have seen a few other talented swimmers, but she is something special. You don’t often get a swimmer who is good at all the strokes and doesn’t have a weak stroke.
“She is talented in all the strokes. I think often with a 10-year-old you find them to be erratic in their performances but I find, for her age, she is mature. She handles the pressure and race stress very well.
“When they are 10 years old they can’t go to any competition higher than level two. She was swimming against the best 10-year-olds in the Eastern and Western Cape.
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“She participated in every single event at the competition, except for one. She was a busy girl, but she did incredibly well.” – Coach David Glover
Myra has a promising future but Coach David plans to keep it interesting for her so that she will continue swimming for many years to come. For now, she is taking a small break and will be returning to training in a few weeks to compete in the PEA Winter Gala at the end of June.
Keep your eyes on this young athlete, she has a very bright future.
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