Rebecca Meder Smashes African Record at Swimming World Cup in Indiana
South Africa’s Rebecca Meder made a huge splash at the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup, securing a double bronze podium including a new 200m breaststroke and a 200m IM African record in the USA earlier in the week
South Africa Record Morale-Boosting Qin at World U20 Women’s Water Polo Championship
South Africa ended the World Aquatics U20 Women’s Water Polo Championship on a high as they recorded a win against Mexico in their final match, to finish 15th the global showpiece in Salvador, Brazil
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
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
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