South Africa's tallest national flag is unfurled in all its flapping, snapping, cracking glory atop a 60-metre pole mounted in the centre of Gqeberha, or a kilometre-and-a-half from St George's Park.

The 27-year-old announced her retirement shortly after concluding her commitments in the pool in Paris. As a reminder, Akani Simbine and Caitlin Rooskrantz carried the South African flag at the ...