Tatjana Smith and Duné Coetzee Book Beijing Tickets at SA Short Course Champs

Olympic champion Tatjana Smith marked her return to competitive swimming by winning the 50m breaststroke national title in 29.50 seconds, a personal best, and qualifying for the World Short Course Championships in Beijing, China, on the opening day of the SA Short Course Championships at the GC Jolliffe Swimming Pool in Pietermaritzburg on Thursday, 24 September 2026. Photo: Supplied

Tatjana Smith picked up where she left off, claiming another national title and setting two personal bests on her return to competitive swimming on day one of the SA Short Course Championships at the GC Jolliffe Swimming Pool in Pietermaritzburg on Thursday, 24 September 2026. The Olympic champion announced her return with an impressive opening […]

Twenty Years of Making the Story Visible

gsport turns 20 on Saturday, 1 August 2026, twenty years after co-founder Kass Naidoo set out to make the story of South Africa's girls and women in sport visible. All Photos: Supplied

Twenty years ago Kass Naidoo had one idea, to make the story of South Africa’s girls and women in sport visible, and on Saturday gsport turns 20 with Penny Heyns, Kgothatso Montjane and Janine Anthony saluting the journey.

Record-Breaker Aimee Canny Ready for the Glasgow Games

Aimee Canny heads to the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games as one of South Africa's brightest medal hopes after winning four titles with four qualifying times at the SA National Aquatic Championships in April. All Photos: Supplied

From the Knysna Dragons to swimming’s biggest stages, Aimee Canny talks to gsport about her record-breaking rise, her Virginia dynasty years and the Glasgow Commonwealth Games campaign that could deliver her first senior international medal.

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