Two Final African Record at World Short Course Swim Champs in Budapest
The SA women’s 4x100m medley relay team of Milla Drakopoulos, Lara van Niekerk, Rebecca Meder and Jessica Thompson; and 50m freestyle semi-finalist, Caitlin de Lange, set new African records as Short Course Champs wrap in Budapest
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
Rebecca Meder Stars at the SA Short Course Champs
Rebecca Meder and Jessica Thompson delivered commanding performances at the SA Short Course Championships in Durban, qualifying for the World Short Course Championships in Budapest this December
No Olympic Fairytale for SA Women’s Hockey While its Mission Accomplished for Paige Badenhorst
There was no Olympic fairytale ending for the South African women’s hockey team, who went down 1-0 to the USA in their final Pool B match for a winless campaign record at the Paris 2024 Games on Saturday
Prudence Sekgodiso Secures Automatic Qualification for Sunday’s 800m Semi-Final
Prudence Sekgodiso finished second in her heat of the women’s 800m during the evening session to secure automatic qualification to Sunday’s semi-final while Rebecca Meder set a new South African 200m IM record in Paris
Athletics Takes the Centre Stage as Tatjana Smith Strikes Silver and Retires
Prudence Sekgodiso to make her Paris 2024 debut on Friday after Tatjana Smith became the most decorated South African Olympian after winning silver in the women’s 200m Breaststroke final in Paris on Thursday
Caster Semenya Excited Ahead of Debut Olympic Games Broadcasting Stint
SuperSport has announced former SA 800m track star Caster Semenya in her first stint in broadcasting, alongside the familiar Penny Heyns and a formidable lineup of iconic South Africa athletes as analysts for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games
Team SA on the Ready just Days Before the Olympic Flame is Lit in Paris
Counting down the days – now in the low single digits – as elite athletes complete preparations ahead of the long-awaited spectacular opening of the biggest sporting showpiece in the world. Here’s how our ladies in Team SA are looking for #Paris2024: