Cape Town – There is a new “it” couple in South Africa, as Olympic gold medalist and world record breaker Tatjana Schoenmaker has found love in Rachel Kolisi’s brother, Joel Smith.
Schoenmaker confirmed her relationship with Smith on Instagram with a picture of the two of them together at a rugby match.
“..and then you came along and everything changed..,” Schoenmaker wrote in the caption.
Smith’s brother-in-law, Siya Kolisi, commented with heart emojis”????”, while retired Springbok player Tendai ‘Beast’ Mtawarira shared a fire emoji, “?”
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Schoenmaker, 25, won the gold medal and set the world record in the 200-metre breaststroke. She also won the silver medal in the 100-metre breaststroke at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games.
According to News24, Smith works as a member of the Kolisi Foundation team, which was founded by Siya and Rachel Kolisi.
Speaking about his time with the team, Smith wrote: “I’ve been reflecting on what we as a team have experienced in the past 7 weeks, and I realise that my journey has been less about the distance and more about the lessons. What I have seen with my own two eyes on this journey has often left me feeling more overwhelmed than fulfilled not only because of the magnitude of the issue but because of the severity – people are struggling.”
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Compiled by Matthew Petersen
