aQuellé Midmar Mile|Johannesburg|Neville Smith|South Africa|Wayne Riddin|World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year

I knew the words safari, savanna and Sahara, but Africa seemed to be such a far-off place. I occasionally watched the wildlife splendor of Africa on American television and the grand spectacular of its savannas. I read books about lions and elephants. I marveled at pictures of alligators and gorillas. The towering pyramids of Egypt,…