\t\t\tFour brave and incredibly compassionate hearts: Shone\u00e9, Katherine, Eva and Georgina, will swim from Fish Hoek to Hout Bay to support a 13-year-old rugby player whose life was irrevocably changed by a catastrophic on-field injury.<\/p>\n
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Cape Town, South Africa (09 December 2025) \u2013 Four incredible swimmers will ONCE AGAIN take on an immense physical and mental challenge for Rugby\u2019s Caring Hands.<\/p>\n
In January 2026, Shone\u00e9 Cornelissen, Katherine Persson, Eva Dirksen and Georgina Smith will brave a gruelling 72-kilometre relay swim<\/a> across the unforgiving currents and frigid waters of the Atlantic Ocean, starting in Fish Hoek and finishing in Hout Bay.<\/p>\n Their epic display of endurance and heart is to raise funds for The Chris Burger Petro Jackson Players\u2019 Fund<\/a>\u2018s latest\u00a0and\u00a0youngest\u00a0recipient,\u00a0Leandro Jantjies.<\/p>\n Leandro is\u00a0a 13-year-old\u00a0talented rugby player whose life was irrevocably changed\u00a0by a catastrophic on-field injury.\u00a0He\u2019s now a recipient of the Players\u2019 Fund for life\u00a0\u2013 a lifeline organisation known as\u00a0Rugby\u2019s Caring Hands.<\/p>\n The funds raised through this swim will go directly to the Players\u2019 Fund to help them continue their work of\u00a0providing lifelong physical, emotional, and financial support\u00a0to Leandro and the other catastrophically injured rugby players across South Africa.<\/p>\n This support covers critical needs, like but not limited or defined to:<\/p>\n Mobility equipment (eg: specialised wheelchairs and other assistive devices) Last year<\/a>, Shone\u00e9, Katherine, Eva and Georgina raised a total of R159,948 for former rugby players Mandla Nyaniso and Marius \u201cMJ\u201d Van Staden. Now they\u2019re preparing to dedicate every stroke to young Leandro\u2019s healing journey.<\/p>\n If you would like to support their cause, you can find out how to donate here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sources: Supplied Or catch an episode of\u00a0Good Things with Brent Lindeque<\/a>\u00a0or our\u00a0Weekly Top 5<\/a>\u00a0below. The videos here are always changing, updated with the latest episodes from these two shows. Both are part of Good Things TV, created to bring South Africans balance at a time when the news can feel overwhelmingly negative. Our goal is simple: to remind you that there are still so many good things happening in our country \u2013 and to leave you feeling a little more proudly South African.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \t\t
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