Chad Unbelievably inspiring
IN A matter of weeks Olympic gold medalist Chad le Clos will go headto-head with his all-time rival Michael Phelps when they will battle it out in the pool for Olympics 2016 gold medals.
The road to Rio 2016 hasn’t been an easy one for Chad‚ whose family has been rocked with the news of his dad‚ Bert‚ being diagnosed with prostrate cancer and his mom‚ Geraldine’s breast cancer returning.
Chad confirmed that both his parents are battling cancer through a statement which was released on July 13.
A teaser from the swimmer’s documentary‚ which was in the making for the past few months, also showed Chad opening up about his parents’ battle.
The full documentary titled Unbelievable: The Chad le Clos Story was released on Sunday night. Its nothing short of inspiring. The documentary details the swimmer’s gruelling training schedule‚ takes a trip down memory lane to his high school and gives fans a glimpse into his family life. It also follows Chad’s journey in the lead up to the upcoming Olympics.
“I want to take SA swimming to a new level and hope to inspire a generation of youngsters to follow in my footsteps‚” he said.
Even though it hasn’t been easy for Chad to deal with both of his parents’ battling cancer‚ the Olympic swimmer says on the positive side‚ it has pushed him to train harder. The documentary also shows the conditions that SA swimmers have to train under‚ compared to the state of the art training facilities of their international competitors.
Unbelievable also takes a look at the inseparable and inspiring bond Chad shares with his dad‚ Bert‚ who is his son’s number one supporter. –