Lara van Niekerk has been described as light-hearted, full of fun, but totally dedicated to her craft. The 18-year-old claimed SA's first Commonwealth Games medal, gold in the 50m breaststroke, on Saturday.
South Africa s Commonwealth Games team played a blinder on the weekend, rocketing up the medals table thanks to gold medals from swimmers Tatjana Schoenmaker, Lara van Niekerk, and Pieter Coetze, and the Blitzboks winning their Rugby Sevens final too.