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Africa-Press – Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>Four South African rowers are making history this weekend when they pull their oars in Charles River in Boston in the United States.<\/b><\/p>\n

It is the first time an all-Black African team will take part at the Head of the Charles Regatta, the largest three-day event in the world in terms of participation.<\/p>\n

Rower Lwazi-Tsebo Zwane said he wasvery surprised to find out that they were the first South African minority crew to compete in the regatta.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn terms of minority crews as a whole, to be one of the first and few is… it feels like we’re making history. For me, it’s life-changing, a bit surreal,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Lwazi, together with his teammates Lebone Mokheseng, Sepitle Leshilo, and Sheldon Krishnasamy, are competing against some of the best rowers in the world, including from prestigious US universities.<\/p>\n

The team\u2019s coach, Michael Ortlepp, said that by being in Boston, they were showing theyounger generation what they can achieve.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it’s incredibly important for individuals to have people they can look up to, which they haven’t necessarily had previously,” he said.<\/p>\n

Their participation marks an effort to expand access to one of the world\u2019s most elite and exclusive sports, dominated by White athletes.<\/p>\n

But the president of Western Cape Rowing, Ken Gliddon, who came up with the idea to send a team to the race, said it was assembled on merit and are not there just to look good in the pictures.<\/p>\n

Zwane said he was honoured to be seen as a \u201cguiding light\u201d for younger South Africans and that it was important to show them that they were not limited by where they are from.<\/p>\n

The crew hopes its participation in the 4.7km regatta will inspire the next generation of South African rowers.<\/p>\n

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