Help this young star on her path to the Olympics
Once she qualifies in Europe, the determined young swimmer will qualify to compete at the Olympics in Japan.
Mbombela swimming sensation, Brooklyn Croxon (15) is making waves. The grade nine Curro Nelspruit School pupil has her sights set high. She is affiliated with Uniswim and swims provincially for Mpumalanga.
The young swimmer intends on making her mark in the world of championship swimming. She started doing it competitively at the age of 10 and said she has always been a keen athlete.
“At the age of 13, I was involved in other sports like athletics and netball, but swimming has always been my favourite sport and the one I excelled in.”
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Brooklyn recalled bagging her first gold medal at a small school gala at the age of 10, and said she knew then that this was where her passion lay.
“I became determined to beat the competition and I started training harder.”
Clearly driven by the need to succeed, she added that her biggest driver is the results of her hard work and being a role model for her peers. Her dream is to achieve more at the South African National Junior swim meet. The young swimmer admits that she has not always taken gold there and said she always tries to improve through hard work and a rigorous exercise regimen.
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Her coach, Jasper Venter, himself an Olympic swimmer, said in his seven years of coaching the sport, Brooklyn’s determination and sheer grit are a sight to behold.
“She is a very good freestyle and breaststroke swimmer, and is possibly the best in the province and the country.
“Brooklyn is very dedicated and hardly ever misses training. Her achievements in the pool show that it is not just talent, but the hard work she puts in behind the scenes which makes competing look easy for her.”
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The 50-, 100- and 200-metre breaststroke and freestyle specialist has bagged a considerable haul of medals in these distances and looks to add more to her cache.
This year, Brooklyn was selected to represent South Africa to compete in the European Swim City Competition in Bologne, Italy. The itinerary includes a trip to Pesaro where she and the other swimmers will participate in the Treviso Swim Cup on June 28 and 29.
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The swimmers will leave South Africa on June 18 and Brooklyn is the only Mpumalanga swimmer to have been selected. The tour will cost €1,340 and includes accommodation, meals, transport and all day visits to Venice. Additional costs like flights, spending money, gala entry fees and visa costs are not included and will have to be carried by the swimmers.
In order to raise the funds required to send Brooklyn to Italy, the Croxon family are hosting a golf day on June 20 at the Matumi Golf Estate. Once she qualifies in Europe, the determined young swimmer will qualify to compete at the Olympics in Japan.
For further enquiries about the golf day, please contact Dave or Nigel Croxon on 083-377-6826 or 082-601-5803.
