Pina Ercolano, South Africa

Pina Ercolano is considered one of the rising stars on the Kenyan swim scene.  Often part of a team consisting of Jason Dunford, Achieng Ajulu-Bushell, David Dunford, Amar Shah and Akshay Shah, she is in great company.

She won the bronze medal in the African Championships in South Africa and is plugging forward with an eye to the 2012 Olympics to be held in London. She was unable to compete in the 2008 Olympics as a wildcard entry because both Jason and David Dunford had qualified, eliminating her from the running.

Keep an eye out for this rising star.  Her journey is just beginning!

Achieng Ajulu-Bushell, Plymouth, United Kingdom

Achieng Ajulu Bushell

Achieng Ajulu-Bushell represented Kenya in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

An incredible swimmer, she has got great poise and presence for a 15-year-old. She has broken several records including:

1. Swimming the 50m breaststroke in 32.22 in the 2008 FINA World Championships.

2. Swimming in the 50 metres breaststroke, the talented Achieng swam in 32.64 to set a new meet record at the 2008 Africa Senior Swimming Championship

3. She set more than 30 Kenyan records, including Open standards over 50, 100 and 200m freestyle as well as 50m breaststroke and butterfly at various South African meets in 2006 at the age of 12.

There are more records and she is young, so I am sure she will be providing lots of fodder for great stories on remarkable acheivements in the swimming arena.  The daughter of Professor Rok Ajulu, and step-daughter of the new South African Minister of Defence, Ms. Lindiwe Sisulu, she is making her own history and promises to be a name that will be repeated in awe in swimming circles around the world!