{"id":22522,"date":"2013-09-10T14:18:31","date_gmt":"2013-09-10T12:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/zandberg-lashes-out-at-swimming-south-africa\/"},"modified":"2013-09-10T14:18:31","modified_gmt":"2013-09-10T12:18:31","slug":"zandberg-lashes-out-at-swimming-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/zandberg-lashes-out-at-swimming-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Zandberg lashes out at Swimming South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t    <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/?attachment_id=16149\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16149\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-16149  \" alt=\"Swimmer Gerhard Zandberg is hoping his appeal hearing will be a catalyst for change. Photo: Neil McCartney \/ SAPA\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/93c70_GetImage.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Swimmer Gerhard Zandberg is hoping his appeal hearing will be a catalyst for change. Photo: Neil McCartney \/ SAPA<\/p>\n<p>Swimmer Gerhard Zandberg yesterday told Eyewitness News Sport that he is hoping his Swimming South Africa appeal hearing will be a catalyst for change in swimming.<\/p>\n<p>Zandberg was served with a R5 000 fine and ordered to do community service after switching rooms at the recent World Championships without consent.<\/p>\n<p>He lodged an appeal against the sanction on his return to South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Zandberg says his roommate Cameron van der Burgh was sick and that his plea to move went unanswered.<\/p>\n<p>The swimmer eventually changed rooms, at his own expense, before being disciplined in Barcelona just hours before his semi-final race in the 50 metres backstroke.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old says that it\u2019s time administrators finally take accountability.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not just about me; it\u2019s about the future of the sport and the future for the kid who believes in swimming.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCameron (Van der Burgh), Michael Phelps and Chad (Le Clos) and all those people are heroes. Swimming from a public point of view is extremely well received, but if it\u2019s not well managed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/zandberg-demands-apology-from-ssa\/\" target=\"_blank\">Zandberg continued by saying that his case will put the federation under scrutiny<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy case places them in a position where they have to make some serious decisions or some serious moves concerning how they manage things.\u201d \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/ewn.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\">Eye Witness News<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more Swimming South Africa news,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/tag\/swimming-south-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more breaking sporting news and views, visit MySport24 on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MySport24\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mysport24?ref=hl\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\">Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul zemanta-article-ul-image\">\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/zandberg-demands-apology-from-ssa\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/93c70_191918138_80_80.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/zandberg-demands-apology-from-ssa\/\" target=\"_blank\">Zandberg demands apology from SSA<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/swimming-south-africa-need-sponsors\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/93c70_191320459_80_80.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/swimming-south-africa-need-sponsors\/\" target=\"_blank\">Swimming South Africa need sponsors<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/south-africans-impress-at-fina-swimming-champs\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/93c70_189128606_80_80.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/south-africans-impress-at-fina-swimming-champs\/\" target=\"_blank\">South Africans impress at Fina swimming champs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/93c70_zemified_h.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swimmer Gerhard Zandberg is hoping his appeal hearing will be a catalyst for change. Photo: Neil McCartney \/ SAPA Swimmer Gerhard Zandberg yesterday told Eyewitness News Sport that he is hoping his Swimming South Africa appeal hearing will be a catalyst for change in swimming. 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