Rebecca Meder Breaks Kathryn Meaklim’s 200m Individual Medley Heat Record
South African swimmer Rebecca Meder broke Kathryn Meaklim’s 13-year-old long standing record in the women’s 200m individual medley heat at the 2022 World Short Course Championships on Tuesday.
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Ashley-Cooper Headlines Short Course Champs
Jessica Ashley Cooper in the 50m Backstroke semifinal and Marne Erasmus in the 50m Butterfly (final) and 100m Butterfly (SF) picked up FINA World Short Course Championships Qualification Times on Day 3 of the SA National Short Course Champs in Pietermaritzburg
Triple Qualification Joy for Pengelly
Jessica Pengelly led the way for women swimmers the South Africa Short Course Championships in Pietermaritzburg, setting A Qualification times in three events, to secure her place in the South African team for the FINA World Championships in Turkey in December.
Pengelly Headlines Short Course Champs Again
Jessica Pengelly is making international waves at the SA National Short Course Champs in Pietermaritzburg, booking her second FINA Turkey ticket in the 800m freestyle on Friday. Saturday’s heats begin at 9:30 with finals starting at 4pm
Top Swimmers Qualify for Turkey
Day 1 of the SA National Short Course Championship in Pietermaritzburg saw FINA World Championships qualifying times from Jessica Pengelly, Kathryn Meaklim, Karin Prinsloo and Jessica Ashley-Cooper.
London 2012 Wrap Saturday 28 July
The wrap on SA women in action at the London 2012 Olympic Games, on Saturday, 28 July, plus the schedule for Sunday 29 July
Team SA for London 2012 Olympics Announced
More than 50 women athletes make the cut in SASCOC’s initial London 2012 Team SA announcement
Swimmers Qualify for London 2012
Olympic and Paralympic A-qualifying times galore on the final day of the SA National Aquatic Championships in Durban.
Viljoen Aiming for Olympic Final
South African javelin champ Sunette Viljoen would love a medal at London 2012, but her long years of training have taught her to take things step by step. Sunette discusses her love for sport, her preparations for the Olympic Games, and her son, Henré.
Adriaanse Confident of Improved Water Polo at World Champs
Swimming SA Chief Executive Officer Shaun Adriaanse is expecting the women’s national Water Polo team to show improvement against Cuba in their third match at the 14th FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China on Thursday.
Reflecting on Olympics 2008
The iconic 2008 Beijing Olympic Games venues, the Water Cube in front of the Birds Nest, pictured during the Games’ Opening Ceremony. All pictures courtesy SASCOC. As South Africa reflects on a rather disappointing Olympic Games campaign, there is one thing the country can be proud of – the number of women in the team […]
Jessica is Too Hot to Handle
Teenage swimming sensation Jessica Pengelly powers her way to breaking Suzaan van Biljon’s 200m individual medley record at the Samsung Swimming Grand Prix on Sunday. Photo: Barry Lamprecht Somerset West-based swimming golden girl Jessica Pengelly doubled up on her national record-breaking spree, in shaving a fraction of a second off of Suzaan van Biljon’s previous […]