Tearful Smith switches allegiance to Netherlands

November 11, 2026 · 5:52 am 3 sources

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• Tearful Smith switches allegiance to Netherlands
  BBC News · November 11, 2026 09:45
  Tatjana Smith, South Africa's most decorated Olympian, switches allegiance to the Netherlands.

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• South African swimmer Tatjana Smith switches allegiance to Netherlands
  Al Jazeera · November 11, 2026 05:52
  Double Olympic gold medallist cites 'financial and practical challenges' of swimming.
• South Africans divided over Olympic swimmer’s switch to Netherlands
  Al Jazeera · November 11, 2026 14:09
  South Africa’s most decorated Olympian is switching nations to swim for the Netherlands.