Practise makes perfect for Crawford learner
Andrew Coucourakis Vermaak is carrying a lot of medals on his shoulders and it is all thanks to his determination and a lot of practice.
After starting judo at the age of five, Crawford International College’s champion, Andrew Coucourakis Vermaak has excelled through sheer grit and hard work.
Andrew has achieved 13 medals with five of them being gold at the regional level while he secured seven medals at the national level. He also received 11 medals at the South African Open Championship.
He said he got this far because of these words, “The more I practise, the luckier I get,” shared the proud teen.
At his first international tournament at the Commonwealth Championship, Andrew earned himself a silver medal, which is phenomenal according to the school.
Andrew will officially start his journey of accumulating points towards participating in the 2028 Olympics in 2024.
Robyn Swanepoel from Crawford said: “He will then be a Crawford alumnus, but we will definitely be following his journey to reach his goal. As Gary Player mentioned ‘The more I practise, the luckier I get” and that is a testament to Andrew’s judo journey. All the best Andrew, we know that you will reach the stars,”
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