Thursday, April 20, 2006

Mascot of the Week - Ryk Neethling



"Ryk Neethling is one of the most successful swimmers in history to compete for the University of Arizona and the Republic of South Africa. Ryk has participated in the last three Olympic Games for South Africa, culminating with a Gold Medal and World Record performance in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. Currently, Neethling holds the South African record in five different events and ranks in the top ten in the world in both the 50, 100, 200 Freestyle and Individual Medleys. Yet it is his success as an intercollegiate swimmer at the University of Arizona that elevated him to become one of the most highly regarded athletes in Tucson and the International swimming community. Ryk’s collegiate athletic career at Arizona was unmatched, leading to nine individual NCAA Championships and the Arizona Athlete of the Century Award."

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

You are on it, Anita! Thats what I'm talking about. Nice choice, frontal would have been better but hey- this is adequately dishy.

Rhino-itall said...

women, can't live blog with them, can't censor their posts.....

Mookie McFly said...

I am not sure this is acceptable. This guy has bigger boobs than Rhino or most Auroran mascots...plus who spells there name Ryk...on that very same topic who spells there name Ralph but insists it's pronounced Raif? Women hate that men objectify women but the men they dig are usually bigger ding bats than the women that men revere.

anita said...

those aren't boobs, they are pecs --- Rhino will explain that to you I am sure ...

and who's to say he's a dingbat? he went to the university of arizona, come on ...

Anonymous said...

I think this post violated The Aurora's terms of service regarding apartheid. We dont condone the oppresive practices of the Dutch Afrikaaner like yer man dare, the swimmer. We aint gonna play Sun City.

anita said...

Apartheid ended a few years ago as I recall.

Anonymous said...

Thats what they want you to think.

Soweto!

Soweto!

Soweto!

anita said...

Don't blame my main man Ryk for the mistakes of his forefathers. Plus, he was 'Arizona Athlete of the Century' ... that ain't small potatoes.

Anonymous said...

That isnt the same Arizona that refused to celebrate MLK day for all those years is it? Interesting.

anita said...

you say that he's wrong
you say that he's no good
leave em alone cuz he's gonna hurt you
but what they don't know is how he makes me feel
you say that he creeps
always runnin' the streets
he's playin the game
and he'll never love me
you say that he's fake but why does it feel so real

no matter what you say i ain't goin no where
no matter what you think i will always be there
the love that we share it lives inside of me
no matter hear it's all in the past
no matter what you feelin this love is gone last
the heart of his soul it breeds inside of me

My man, he makes me feel so special
My man, he makes me feel so precious
My man, he makes me feel wonderful
My man, i'm feelin so comfortable
My man, he makes me feel so special
My man, he makes me feel so precious
My man, he makes me feel wonderful
He's thugged out but he's my man

you say you don't trust em
because he been locked up
you say that he trouble cuz he out in the strip club
but you were young once so you should understand
you say that you know
so you been a witness
you say it's foshow
say he got a mistress
until you can show me i'm gone stand by him

(Beyonce)