Press Releases
Swimming South Africa launches High Performance Academy in Pretoria
Thursday, 21 September 2023 - Budding young swimmers gathered at Garsfontein High School in Pretoria on Wednesday morning for the launch of Swimming South Africa’s High Performance Academy.
MEDIA INVITATION
Dear Media, You are invited to attend the launch of a new Swimming South Africa High Performance Academy in Garsfontein, Pretoria tomorrow.
SSA Open Water Swimming Clinic Webinar 2023
DATES: 7, 14 & 21 September 2023 TIME: 18h00-20h00
SA team return from Japan with two swimming medals, water polo win and Olympic diving spot
1 August 2023 - South Africa’s team are returning from the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan with two medals – both won by swimmer Tatjana Schoenmaker.
SA’s Van Niekerk just misses out on world champs medal
30 July 2023 - Lara van Niekerk missed out on earning a medal at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan by just five hundredths of a second on Sunday as the swimming action came to an end.
Van Niekerk jumps at second chance to book spot in 50m breaststroke final
29 July 2023 - Lara van Niekerk’s chances of claiming another world champs medal nearly went up in smoke when a bungled start to her 50m breaststroke heat meant she missed out on the semifinal places at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan on Saturday.
Schoenmaker claims first gold medal by SA woman in World Championships history
28 July 2023 - Tatjana Schoenmaker added 200m breaststroke gold to her 100m silver to become the first South African woman in history to win a world title at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan on Friday.
Schoenmaker on track for second World Championships medal in 200m breaststroke
27 July 2023 - Tatjana Schoenmaker cruised into her second World Aquatics Championships final in Fukuoka, Japan, comfortably winning her 200m breaststroke semifinal in 2:21.31 to progress to Friday’s final as the quickest of the pack.
Schoenmaker scoops 100m breaststroke silver at World Championships in Japan
25 July 2023 - Tatjana Schoenmaker added another accolade to her prolific haul, claiming the silver medal in the 100m breaststroke at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan on Tuesday.
Schoenmaker secures spot in world champs 100m breaststroke final
24 July 2023 - Tatjana Schoenmaker safely negotiated her way through to the 100m breaststroke final on the second day of swimming at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, while her young teammate Lara van Niekerk missed out in the heats.
Meder kicks off SA’s world champs swimming campaign with national record
23 July 2023 - Rebecca Meder provided the highlight for the South African team on the opening day of the swimming competition at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan on Sunday.
Schoenmaker and Van Niekerk lead SA medal charge at World Aquatics Championships
Wednesday, 19 July 2023 - South Africa’s breaststroke stars are once again expected to make a splash when the swimming competition at the World Aquatics Championships gets under way on 23 July. Tatjana Schoenmaker and Lara van Niekerk lead the team of SA swimmers competing in Fukuoka, Japan.
MEDIA INVITATION
Some members of the SA swimming team that will be representing the country at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan from 14-30 July will be departing tomorrow.
Determined SA team gear up for World Aquatics Championships in Japan
Thursday, 13 July 2023 - South Africa have selected a strong team of divers, artistic swimmers, water polo players and open water and pool swimmers to take part in World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan from 14-30 July.
MEDIA INVITATION
For those of you based in Cape Town, the South African men’s water polo team that will be representing the country at the World Aquatic Championships in Fukuoka, Japan from 14-30 July will be departing tomorrow.
MEDIA INVITATION
The South African women’s water polo team that will be representing the country at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan from 14-30 July will be departing this Thursday.
MEDIA INVITATION: Departure of SA teams to World Aquatics Championships - Fukuoka, Japan
The various South African teams that will be representing the country at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan from 14-30 July will be departing shortly.
MEDIA INVITATION
The team of women who represented South Africa in Egypt at the World Aquatics Water Polo Qualification Tournament for the World Beach Games will be arriving back in the country tomorrow, 17 May 2023. The team secured a bronze medal at the tournament and with that, qualified to compete at the World Beach Games in Bali this August.
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Confident Coetzé wraps up SA champs with another Olympic qualifier
16 April 2023 - Teen swimming sensation Pieter Coetzé wrapped up the SA National Aquatic Championships in Gqeberha with another Olympic qualifying time on Sunday.