Swimming SA saga: Officials suspended, champions unpaid, and sponsors watching closely artwork
BizNews Radio

Swimming SA saga: Officials suspended, champions unpaid, and sponsors watching closely

Sep 18, 2026 · 32:37

Swimming South Africa has two officials suspended, a high performance centre with more than R50 million unaccounted for, and an Olympic champion who says she waited over a year for prize money the federation then charged her interest on. So what does a sponsor actually do with that? Bank of America's Brad Ross, speaking to Alec Hogg in a personal capacity, laid out the playbook: freeze the funds,…