▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Barcelona , ▁Spain , ▁and ▁received ▁the ▁President ' s ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁K riel ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁captain ▁a ▁multi - code ▁team ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁Commonwealth ▁Games ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁All - A frica ▁Games . ▁ ▁K riel ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Bell ville ▁( near ▁Cape ▁Town ) ▁where ▁she ▁attended ▁Bell ville ▁High ▁School . ▁She ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁role ▁model ▁to ▁her ▁fellow ▁pup ils ▁of ▁all ▁races ▁and ▁background s , ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁playing ▁a ▁big ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁un ification ▁of ▁South ▁Africa ' s ▁youth . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Olympic ▁medal ists ▁in ▁sw imming ▁( w omen ) ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Bell ville , ▁Western ▁Cape ▁Category : F em ale ▁fre est yle ▁sw imm ers ▁Category : F em ale ▁back stroke ▁sw imm ers ▁Category : S outh ▁African ▁female ▁sw imm ers ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁sw imm ers ▁of ▁South ▁Africa ▁Category : Sw imm ers ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁Category : Sw imm ers ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁bronze ▁medal ists ▁for ▁South ▁Africa ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁bronze ▁medal ists ▁in ▁sw