Duné Coetzee Adds 200m Freestyle Title on Day Three in Pietermaritzburg
Duné Coetzee won the 200m freestyle title in 1:56.78, hitting the target she had set herself that morning and adding a B qualifier to her Beijing ticket in the 400m freestyle, the SA Short Course Champs in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday.
Grace Morris, Duné Coetzee and Kat Swanepoel Shine Alongside Tatjana Smith on Day Two
Grace Morris, Duné Coetzee and Kat Swanepoel shine alongside Tatjana Smith at the SA Short Course Championships, who won the 100m breaststroke to secure a second qualifying mark for the World Short Course Championships.
Tatjana Smith and Duné Coetzee Book Beijing Tickets at SA Short Course Champs
Tatjana Smith picked up where she left off, claiming another national title and setting two personal bests on her return to competitive swimming on day one of the SA Short Course Championships at the GC Jolliffe Swimming Pool in Pietermaritzburg on Thursday, 24 September 2026. The Olympic champion announced her return with an impressive opening […]
Tatjana Smith Returns to Competition at SA Short Course Championships
Four-time Olympic medallist Tatjana Smith returns to competition at the South African Short Course Championships in Pietermaritzburg from 24 to 27 September, entered in three breaststroke events and several relays.
Twenty Years of Making the Story Visible
Twenty years ago Kass Naidoo had one idea, to make the story of South Africa’s girls and women in sport visible, and on Saturday gsport turns 20 with Penny Heyns, Kgothatso Montjane and Janine Anthony saluting the journey.
Penny Heyns Marks 30 Years Since Historic Atlanta Gold
Penny Heyns reflects on the 30th anniversary of her historic winning of the 100m breaststroke at the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996, to become South Africa’s first Olympic gold medallist of the democratic era, ending the nation’s 44-year wait for gold.
Team SA Names Women-Majority Squad for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
As Team SA counts down to the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, the women of the squad take centre stage, with Swimming, Netball and Athletics sending the largest team contingents as SA readies to make its mark on the global stage.
Bongi Msomi Named as Team SA Chef de Mission for Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games
From flag bearer at Birmingham 2022 to leading the delegation, Bongi Msomi has been appointed Team SA Chef de Mission for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, returning to the city where she first wore the green and gold at the Games in 2014.
Lara van Niekerk Returns to Competition as South Africa’s Swimmers Battle for Glasgow Selection
South Africa’s swimming elite are ready for action in Gqeberha as they battle for national titles and Commonwealth Games spots at the Bombela Concession Company SA National Swimming Championships underway in Gqeberha from Tuesday
Selectors in Keen Attendance as Mzansi Swimmers Start 2025 in Mbombela
Jessica Thompson and Marony Jacobs caught deserved attention when 2025 started with a bang for Mzansi swimmers, with the fastest talent in the sport catching the eye of selectors at Swimming SA’s Grand Prix in Mbombela over the weekend
Stephanie Houtman Sets New 1500m Freestyle African Record in Budapest
Stephanie Houtman set a new African record in the 1500m freestyle the Day 4 Highlight in Budapest while Rebecca Meder lined up in two finals at the Short Course World Championships in Hungary on Friday
Two More African Records for Magnificent Rebecca Meder
Rebecca Meder racked up a further two African records, and also recorded a personal best a whisker off Tatjana Smith’s continental breaststroke record at the World Short Course Championships in Budapest on Thursday