Growing up I had an extremely inspiring swimming coach, whose goal it was to raise awareness about water safety and the importance of learning to swim at a young age. This passion for swimming soon caught me and I began swimming open water events at a young age. I recently completed my Learn To Swim course, and in doing so became aware of the shocking statistics of South Africans who do not know how to swim, and furthermore the lack of infrastructure and equipment in South Africa that would facilitate in the process of making South Africans more water safe. It has become my goal to raise awareness, and money to help the worthy foundation, the Chad le Clos foundation, in making an important change within South Africa and upskilling the youth of our country in water safety and drowning prevention.