Keri and Co set for Butterfly Showdown
Keri-Leigh Shaw pictured receiving her gold medal after picking up gold in the 200m Butterfly at the 2007 FINA Arena Swimming World Cup, in Brazil. Picture: Robert Serbinenko / IVPIX African 100 metres butterfly record-holder Keri Shaw will be aiming to celebrate her return to big time swimming on a winning note, when she partakes […]
Swimming SA Announce FINA Team
Melissa Corfe, pictured during the FINA/ARENA World Cup in Durban during October 2007, has been named by Swimming SA as one of eight women to represent South Africa at the FINA World Short Course Championships in England during April. Picture: © Anesh Debiky Swimming SA has announced a full-strength line up that will challenge for […]
Kass Blog
gsport Editor Kass Naidoo pictured with the National Women’s Cricket team, after visiting the team at the High Performance Centre in Pretoria to share tips on how to deal with the media. 2008 is finally upon us… Happy New Year to you and your loved ones! My hope is that this New Year brings you […]
Natalie Joins Suzaan in Medals
Pretoria-based Suzaan van Biljon was the talk of the SA swimming contingent in action in Italy, as she claimed gold in the 200 metres breaststroke, at the Grand Prix meeting held in Viareggio on Thursday.
SA’s Best reach for FINA Bonanza
Melissa Corfe pictured during the FINA/Arena World Cup at the Kings Park Aquatic Centre in Durban, where she medalled in backstroke and freestyle. Picture: Anesh Debiky KwaZulu-Natal swimming sensation Melissa Corfe will join freestyle sprinter Leizel Burger as women representing SA en route to FINA/Arena Swimming World Cup action in Singapore (October 27-28) and Sydney, […]
Lize-Mari Sets New African Record
African 50 metres butterfly record-holder Lize-Mari Retief (right) and Chanelle van Wyk show off their respective gold and silver medals at the Telkom SA Short Course Championships, just completed at the GC Jollife Swimming Pool in Pietermaritzburg. Pictures courtesy Swimming SA Lize-Mari Retief is feeling on top of the world after her African record-breaking feat […]
Swimmers Medal Haul Increases
More medals in the kitty was the story on Tuesday in Algiers, as Team SA added another four gold medals for a total of 12 bagged, with the women in the combined team bringing in 3 Gold, two Silver and two Bronze for a share of 7 in the total.
SA Women Bring in AAG Medals
South Africa’s women continued their good form on Monday at the 9th edition of the All Africa Games in Algiers, when they contributed 7 out of 15 medals won by the combined team.
Records Tumble at Aquatic Champs
The young swimmers made their mark on the last day of the Telkom South African National Aquatic Championships.
Olympic Hopefuls to Receive Cash
Articles posted today on the News24 and SuperSport websites report that the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has commenced payments to some of South Africa’s most promising female athletes, who hold good promise to win medals in the 2008 Olympic Games, planned in Beijing.
Swim SA Name Melbourne Team
Swimming South Africa has announced five women as part of the 14-member team to represent South Africa at the 12th FINA World Championships, to be held in Melbourne during March 2007.
FINA Trials Day 3
The third day of the Telkom Trials for the 12th FINA World Championships here in the Kings Park pool, was relatively quiet compared to the first two days when three swimmers qualified for the 2007 Melbourne champs.