Duné Coetzee and Stephanie Houtman Put Their Names in the Mix for Beijing
Duné Coetzee completed a haul of four national titles with 100m freestyle gold, while Stephanie Houtman won the 1500m freestyle, as the SA Short Course Championships wrapped up in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday.
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.
Mastery of Rough Conditions Wins Callan Lötter Her Maiden Elite Midmar Mile Title
Nineteen-year-old Callan Lötter dominated the rough conditions to secure her first elite aQuellé Midmar Mile title, and swimming vet Alani Ferreira worked hard to earn another win in the 2026 Midmar Mile Visually Impaired Category in KwaZulu-Natal on the weekend.
Seasoned Campaigners and Aspiring Stars Ready to Chase the Vacant Midmar Mile Crown
Callan Lötter, Stephanie Houtman, and a fit-again Carli Antonopoulos vie for the vacant 2026 aQuellé Midmar Mile women’s crown on 8 February in the absence of Catherine van Rensburg, who is prioritising her Commonwealth Games goals.
Catherine van Rensburg Victorious in Dream Midmar Mile Debut
Midmar Mile debutant Catherine van Rensburg took the lead at the start gun with TUKS swimming partner Callan Lotter, and held her advantage through all three hotspot prizes on the way to her 2025 gold medal in KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday
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
Erin Gallagher Concludes a Fantastic SA Swimming Champs with Three Gold Medals in Gqeberha
Erin Gallagher added to her 2024 SA Swimming Championships haul by out-sprinting the field to win the women’s 50m freestyle for her third national title on Day 6 of the meet in Gqeberha on Saturday