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
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
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.
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
Kaylee McKeown Concludes the Swimming Season Crowned as the World Champion in Budapest
Australian swim star Kaylee McKeown was the talk of the town after closing the season having set three world records and won all three backstroke gold medals by the final night of the 2023 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Budapest
Khwezi Jacobs Aims to Raise the SA Flag High in Ghana
Gqeberha swimmer, Khwezi Jacobs, is set to represent South Africa at the XIV CANA African Junior and Senior Swimming Championships in Ghana. She chats to gsport about her preparations for the competition #WCW
Duné Coetzee On Her Way to USA
Youth Olympic silver medallist, Duné Coetzee, is on her way to the United States of America when she matriculates later this year. She chats to Celine Abrahams about being the first SA female swimmer to win a medal at the Youth Olympics and how she plans to build on that success with her US move.
It’s a Wrap from Team SA at the World Student Games
Team South Africa at the opening of the World Student Games Championship in Napoli, Italy. The 30th Edition of the Summer Universiade Games from 3 July – 14 July saw the women among Team SA collect six of the 18 total medals count for South Africa.