Welkom's help with London's Olympic bid

A blonde who grew up in Welkom is making a name for herself in the British film industry. Caroline Rowland (37), a former Free State provincial swimmer, worked on the short film about London which was used in London's Olympic Games bid for 2012. Steven Spielberg produced a similar short film for New York's bid team. Caroline was 7 years old when her Swiss mother and her English father moved to South Africa. They lived in Welkom where he father worked for one of the mining companies. After school, Caroline went to Rhodes University and studied journalism. This was followed by advertising agency work in London. Her parents still live in Johannesburg. Her next project is a romantic comedy to be shot in South Africa. It is centred around cricket and is called Not Out.