GOLFERS do it. Musicians do it. And of course, winemakers do it. Now swimmers are getting into the act of connecting their name to a wine.

Hold onto your thighs ladies – and Grape male staff members – because hunk-of-hunks Ryk Neethling is to launch his own wine.

Who exactly is to make the wine that will be placed in a bottle obviously adorned with Ryk’s dimply smile and ripped torso is not yet known as this information was leaked to your reporter in one of those off-guard moments. But the smart money says the wine will be produced at Val de Vie in Paarl where Monsieur Neethling runs a swimming academy.