Le Clos wins 100 butterfly gold
Chad le Clos of South Africa won gold in the men’s 100 metres butterfly at the world championships in Barcelona on Saturday to add to his 200 triumph earlier in the week. Le Clos clocked a time of...
View ArticleVan der Burgh validates his top swimmer’s status
A year on from claiming his lifelong dream of Olympic gold in London, South Africa’s Cameron Van der Burgh has validated his status as one of swimming’s leading lights with gold and silver in the 50m...
View ArticleSubdued ending for Team SA in Barcelona
South Africa will not be involved in Sunday’s final session at the 15th FINA world championships here after all the country’s competitors failed to advance to their respective finals. Michael Meyer and...
View ArticleSwimming SA ‘needs sponsors’
“South Africa has a lot of talented swimmers but sponsorship would help turn the talented youngsters into medal winners,” said Swimming SA (SSA) president Jace Naidoo at the conclusion of the 15th FINA...
View ArticleDespite Team SA shine, aquatic woes continue
Despite the current turmoil at Swimming South Africa (SSA), the SA swimming team has finished in a tie for fifth on the medals table at the recently concluded 15th FINA World Championships in...
View ArticleSwimmers aim for gold
South Africa’s swimmers are highly motivated ahead of the IPC Swimming World Championships starting next Monday. The ten-man squad leaves for Montreal on Wednesday where they hope to emulate their...
View ArticleIt seems SSA have it wrong
Statistics circulating in South African swimming circles claim the national federation is pushing the wrong strategy for boosting women in the sport. While South Africa’s men did win medals at the...
View ArticleInto the future : Chad le Clos
In the space of a year, Chad le Clos has established himself as an SA sporting superstar. Le Clos went to the 2012 Olympic Games in London for the experience, and returned with two medals: a gold and a...
View ArticleSecond gold for Boyle
Lauren Boyle has added another international win to her resume on the second day of the FINA World Cup in the Netherlands today. Boyle followed her stunning victory in the 800m freestyle on the first...
View ArticleBrown sets new African record in 1500m
The ever improving Myles Brown swam to new levels internationally by shattering another African and South African record on the second day of the Swimming World Cup in Eindhoven, Netherlands on...
View ArticleLe Clos claims narrow victory in Berlin
South Africa’s Olympic and world champion Chad le Clos claimed his second World Cup win of the week on Saturday with victory in the men’s 200m butterfly final in Berlin. The 21-year-old, who shot to...
View ArticleSchoeman defies age to take two golds
Four-time Olympian Roland Schoeman has raced to a double gold on the first day of the second leg of the Fina World Cup Swimming in Berlin. “I’m incredibly blessed to be able to do something I love,”...
View ArticleShields edges Le Clos to claim new American record in Berlin
USA‘s Tom Shields completed a sweep of the short course meter butterfly American records by downing a legendary mark by Ian Crocker in the 100 fly this evening in Berlin. Shields crushed a loaded...
View ArticleRoland wins third gold in Berlin
Ace sprinter Roland Schoeman raced to his third gold medal from three starts on the second day of the Swimming World Cup in Berlin this afternoon. The veteran Olympian stunned the favourite, Vladimir...
View ArticleGovt: Support Mandela Day
Cabinet has called on all South Africans to support the Nelson Mandela sports day at the weekend. “The Springboks will play Argentina, Bafana Bafana will take on Burkina Faso, and a South African...
View ArticleVan Biljon bags two gold medals
Olympian Suzaan van Biljon bagged two gold medals on the second day of the SA Short Course Swimming Championships at the GC Jolliffe Pool in Pietermaritzburg on Friday night. Van Biljon (25) started...
View ArticleBrown continues his winning ways
Myles Brown took to the water for the first time after his World Cup success last week with a sound victory to open the South African Short Course Swimming Championships which got under way in...
View ArticleMeyer strikes gold in Maritzburg
It was the turn of Nico Meyer to impress with two gold medal performances on the penultimate day of the SA Short Course Swimming Championships at the GC Jolliffe Pool in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday....
View ArticleWarnes claims 5 gold medals in Maritzburg
Rene Warnes took her medal tally to five golds after she raced to three victories on Sunday to end on a high note at the SA Short Course Swimming Championships, held at the GC Jolliffe Pool in...
View ArticleParalympic swimmer’s hard work pays off
Despite his hectic university schedule, Paralympic swimmer Charl Bouwer walked away from the IPC Swimming World Championships as the hero of Team South Africa. The 23-year-old racked up an impressive...
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