Somerset West teenager Kate Allwood, a Grade 10 learner at Somerset College, returned from Brazil on Sunday 21 January after representing South Africa at the first ever World Deaf Youth Games in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
A Somerset West teenager is the only swimmer in South Africa that has been selected to represent the country at the first World Deaf Youth Games (WDYG), which will be held in Sao Paolo, Brazil, from Sunday 14 to Monday 22 January.
South Africa has sent a team to take part in the world-class competition, with SA swimmer Amkele Qamarana having carried the South Africa flag at the opening ceremony on Sunday.