Hannah Pearse Tears of Joy as Final Day Delivers Three More Commonwealth Games Qualifiers
Hannah Pearse claimed the 200m backstroke gold and her Commonwealth Games spot on the final day of the SA Swimming Championships, while Erin Gallagher and Caitlin de Lange also secured qualifying times in the 50m butterfly as the 2026 SA Swimming Champs wrap.
Lara van Niekerk Makes Triumphant Return with Commonwealth Games Qualifier at SA Swimming Championships
Lara van Niekerk celebrated a triumphant return to competition by claiming the 50m breaststroke title and securing her Commonwealth Games qualifying time at the SA Swimming Championships in Gqeberha on Friday.
Aimee Canny Overcomes Kaylene Corbett in Breaststroke Thriller to Book Fourth Commonwealth Games Spot
Aimee Canny powers to her fourth Commonwealth Games qualifying time at the SA Swimming Championships in Gqeberha on Thursday, leading the contingent of five South African women who’ve qualified to race in six events at the Glasgow Games starting in July.
Aimee Canny Powers to Third Gold as Rebecca Meder, Erin Gallagher and Jessica Thompson Qualify for the Games
Aimee Canny and Rebecca Meder powered to qualifying times as Jessica Thompson and Erin Gallagher make it four swimmers to have booked their Commonwealth Games berths so far at the SA Swimming Championships in Gqeberha on Wednesday.
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
Erin Gallagher Betters Own African Butterfly Record in Setting Paris 2024 Qualifying Time
Erin Gallagher set her second SA record in the 100m butterfly of the week as Tatjana Smith notched up a 2nd Olympic Qualifying time and Aimee Canny booked her ticket to Paris on Day 5 of the SA Swim Champs in Gqeberha on Friday
Teenagers Milla Drakopoulos and Dakota Tucker Claim National Titles at Swim Champs
Teenagers Milla Drakopoulos claimed the women’s 100m backstroke just outside of the Olympic qualifying mark, and Dakota Tucker swam two personal bests on her way to the 200m individual medley title on Day 4 at the SA Swim Champs
Aimee Canny Outclasses Top Competition for Coveted SA 100m Freestyle Title in Gqeberha on Tuesday
Aimee Canny matched her PB to win the women’s 100m freestyle title on Day 2 of the SA Swim Champs, while Paralympic swimmer Kat Swanepoel improved on her heats finish to record a Paris qualifying time in Gqeberha on Tuesday
Erin Gallagher Kicks Off SA Champs with New 50m Butterfly National Record in Gqeberha on Monday
Erin Gallagher claimed the SA 50m butterfly title in a new national record time as Tatjana Smith, Tayla Jonker and Duné Coetzee claim titles on Day 1 of the SA Swimming Champs at the Newton Park Swimming Pool in Gqeberha on Monday
Paris 2024 Olympic Places On The Line at the SA Swimming Championships in Gqeberha
Breaststroke queen Tatjana Schoenmaker joins the country’s best swimmers in Gqeberha next week to contest the SA National Swimming Championships, serving this year as Olympic trials, at the Newton Park Swimming Pool from Monday
Team SA Finishes World Aquatics Championships in 25th Place
Team SA return from the World Aquatics Champs in Doha without a medal among the women’s swimmers, setting a bar for expectations as the nation’s elite fine-tune their Olympic programmes to peak at the right time
Erin Gallagher Just Misses Podium as Lara van Niekerk Books World Swim Champs Finals Spot
SA’s Commonwealth Games champion Lara van Niekerk is nerve-wracked but excited after progressing to Sunday’s 50m breaststroke final at the World Aquatics Championships in the UAE on Saturday night