Synchronised Swimming: Poetry in Motion
Beautiful female bodies gliding effortlessly through the water in time to music gives the impression that synchronised swimming is an easy aquatic sport. Don’t be fooled. It is fun, it is feminine, but it requires strength, flexibility, endurance and exceptional breath control.
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, […]
Swim SA Announce Egypt Squad
Chanelle van Wyk, photographed recently at the Telkom SA Short Course Championships in Pietermaritzburg, has been included in the SA national swimming squad hoping to represent South Africa at the African Junior Championships in Cairo, Egypt. Swimming SA today announced its Junior National Squads in Johannesburg on Tuesday, as the race for places in the […]
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 […]
2007 April Woman: Thabiso Sikwane
It’s hard to figure out how Thabiso Sikwane gets everything done, and still manage to be a devoted wife and a loving mom. Her latest challenge shows that this career woman is prepared to follow her dreams and at the same time, is hungry for adventure. The host of SAfm’s Afternoon Talk is planning to […]
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.
Short Course Champs Kick Off
The Telkom SA Swimming Short Course Championships starts today in Pietermaritzburg, with a reported 406 contestants scheduled to compete.