In this conversation, Siphiwe tells GhanaWeb how he retired early to follow his dream of becoming the first-ever oldest Olympic truck swimmer.
Baleka narrated that the process to connect with his African Heritage and get other people to follow suit in Guniea-Bissau led him to meet the minister of sports.
He added that the minister offered him the chance to swim for the Guinea-Bissau team in the Olympics.
Siphiwe Baleka explained at that point in his life he was not competitive enough to compete to win a gold medal but he was fast enough to compete and not finish in last place.
Siphiwe Baleka has been on an amazing life journey. From a state swimming champion at the age of ten, an Olympic hopeful at Yale University, a globe-trotting student of life, a national champion Masters swimmer, Ironman Triathlete, and "fittest truck driver in America", a successful personal trainer who The Atlantic called "The Fitness Guru of the Trucking Industry", and now an award-winning weight-loss coach and motivational speaker, Siphiwe Baleka has become a leading figure in the optimal health movement.
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