Team SA’s Women Athletes Help Power Team SA into World University Top Ten 

Early in the competition, SA star swimmer Lara van Niekerk won silver in the 50m Breaststroke, finishing second behind the USA’s Emma Weber. Team South Africa brought its campaign at the World University Games to a successful close, securing medals on the final weekend of the event in the Rhine-Ruhr region of Germany, held from 16 to 27 July, 2025. Photo: FISU

Lara van Niekerk, Olivia Nel and Collete Uys among the women stars who helped to power Team SA into the Top 10 medal standings after 12 days of competition at the World University Games in Germany.

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