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NEW CHAPTER: ‘This time the decision is mine’ — Tatjana Smith returns to competitive swimming
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South Africa’s most decorated Olympian, Tatjana Smith, has reversed her retirement and will make her competitive return at the South African Short Course Championships this weekend.
- South Africa’s most decorated Olympian, Tatjana Smith, has reversed her retirement and will make her competitive return at the South African Short Course Championships this weekend.
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- NEW CHAPTER: ‘This time the decision is mine’ — Tatjana Smith returns to competitive swimming
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