Tough opening day despite national record for SA swimmers
(WorldNews Sport)

The South African swimming team struggled without their established stars as the Swimming World Championships kicked off in Gwangju, Korea on Sunday.","content":"The South African swimming team struggled without their established stars as the Swimming World Championships kicked off in Gwangju, Korea on Sunday.

Over the years, 2012 Olympic champion Cameron van der Burgh has usually been in action in the 100m breaststroke on the first day of competition, getting some momentum going for the SA squad. But having called time on his career at the end of last year, it was up to the younger challengers to attempt to make their mark.

It proved to be a tough...