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I am thrilled to be able to<br />
surf again. The progress has<br />
been slow, but I can feel myself<br />
getting stronger every day.<br />
and, since then, says she has started to feel herself<br />
returning to her old self again. “I am thrilled to be able<br />
to surf again. The progress has been slow, but I can<br />
feel myself getting stronger and healthier every day. I<br />
haven't had a single blackout since that New Year's Eve.”<br />
This year, Oly competed in the iLembe championships<br />
and then claimed third place in the SA women's<br />
champs. “That contest was the first time since having<br />
Covid that I felt like I was really surfing to my true<br />
potential again,” she says, smiling broadly.<br />
Asked what her ultimate surfing dream is, Oly says she<br />
would love to travel the world making surf clips – and<br />
get paid to do what she loves! “One day though, I'd<br />
like to move somewhere really beautiful and remote,<br />
perhaps Indonesia, where I can teach special needs kids<br />
and just surf for fun.”<br />
Details: @olybrand<br />
<strong>July</strong> 20<strong>23</strong> Get It • <strong>Ballito</strong> • Umdloti • <strong>Umhlanga</strong> 13
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