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
Rebecca Meder ‘Stoked’ at Qualifying for 100m Breaststroke Final in Budapest
Rebecca Meder continued to show her rising form in the breaststroke events, finishing third in her 100m breaststroke semifinal to qualify for Thursday’s final at the World Short Course Championships in Budapest on Wednesday
Rebecca Meder Shatters Long-Standing African Record on Opening Night in Budapest
Rebecca Meder took over half a second off Zimbabwean Olympic great Kirsty Coventry’s African 200m individual medley record on the opening night of the World Short Course Swimming Champs in Budapest on Tuesday.
Lara van Niekerk Leads Youthful Team SA to World Short Course Championships
SA swim star Lara van Niekerk is the only woman competitor in Team SA to have previously attained a podium finish in the previous meet, as Swimming SA confirms a youthful team for the World Short Course Swimming Champs in Budapest this week
Sensational Smith, Wolvaardt and Whitebooi Battle for Momentum Athlete of the Year Glory
Competitive doesn’t even begin to describe the 2024 Momentum gsport Awards categories. Arguably one of the toughest sees Laura Wolvaardt, Tatjana Smith and Michaela Whitebooi battle for Momentum Athlete of the Year.
Paris 2024 Olympic Places On The Line at the SA Swimming Championships in Gqeberha
Breaststroke queen Tatjana Schoenmaker joins the country’s best swimmers in Gqeberha next week to contest the SA National Swimming Championships, serving this year as Olympic trials, at the Newton Park Swimming Pool from Monday
Hayley Preen, Catherine van Rensburg, Simone Moll and Jasmine Martin Grab Accra Gold for Team SA
SA Swimmers Catherine van Rensburg picked up her third individual gold medal of the 13th African Games in the 400m individual medley while Hayley Preen, Simone Moll and Jasmine Martin also brought in gold on Tuesday in Accra
Team SA Pick Up African Games Medals in Badminton, Wrestling and Swimming on Sunday
The Women’s Cricket team have progressed to the T20 semi-finals at the 13th African Games following a four-wicket victory against Nigeria. In Badminton, Johanita Scholtz won gold as Lillian Mbena secured bronze in the women’s 78kg freestyle wrestling.
Team SA Finishes World Aquatics Championships in 25th Place
Team SA return from the World Aquatics Champs in Doha without a medal among the women’s swimmers, setting a bar for expectations as the nation’s elite fine-tune their Olympic programmes to peak at the right time
SA Swimmers at World Champs Positive about Adjustments Ahead of Paris 2024
A lot of work to do as Team South Africa swimmers at the Aquatics World Cup focus on making fine-tune adjustments with an eye on the year ahead, includign the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games
Julia Vincent Improves on Personal Diving Results at World Aquatic Champs
Julia Vincent did South Africa proud as she managed to secure a 9th place finish in the 3m Springboard final on Friday, ahead of the nation’s swimmers preparing to make a splash in the pool starting on Sunday.
More Silverware for Lara van Niekerk in Barcelona
Lara van Niekerk added to her season silverware haul when she touched second in the 50m breaststroke at the Barcelona stop of the international Mare Nonstrum Swim Tour