Press Releases
Schoenmaker leads the charge for world champs, Commonwealth qualification at National Championships
Thursday, 31 March 2022 - Places in the teams to represent South Africa at the World Championships and Commonwealth Games will be on the line as the country’s best swimmers head to Gqeberha for the SA National Swimming Championships next week.
SA National Water Polo Championships 2022
SA Regional / Provincial Level 2 Championships 2022
DATE: 11 - 13 March 2022 VENUE: Delville Swimming Pool (Germiston)
Breytenbach completes impressive double as Van Rensburg claims 5km honours
Sunday, 6 March 2022 - Prior to the weekend, Ruan Breytenbach considered himself a pool swimmer, but after completing the 5km and 10km double at the SA Open Water Championships at Marina Martinique, the 20-year-old will be switching focus.
SA Open Water Swimming Championships 2022 LIVE!!!
VENUE: Marina Martinique (Jeffrey's Bay)
Breytenbach lands national title in his first ever 10km race
Saturday, 5 March 2022 - Fresh from claiming two golds in the pool at the SA Grand Prix meet in Durban just a few weeks ago, Pretoria swimmer Ruan Breytenbach competed in his first 10km open water swim on Saturday and walked away as the new national champion.
De Jager crowned new national 10km open water champion
Friday, 4 March 2022 - The women’s 10km race kicked things off at the SA Open Water Championships at Marina Martinique in the Eastern Cape on Friday with TUKS swimmer Amica de Jager emerging as the new national champion.
Chance for young guns to stake claim at SA Open Water Championships
Thursday, 3 March 2022 - With both defending champions choosing not to defend their 10km swimming titles, the playing field at the SA Open Water Championships this weekend will be wide open as the young guns look to make their mark.
Van Niekerk and Coetzé complete clean sweeps on final day of racing in Durban
Sunday, 20 February 2022 - Lara van Niekerk completed a clean sweep of the breaststroke events while Pieter Coetzé did the same in the men’s backstroke on the final day of the SA Grand Prix meet in Durban on Sunday.
Trio of swimmers double up in Durban while Van Niekerk impresses again
Saturday, 19 February 2022 - Rebecca Meder, Chad le Clos and Ruan Breytenbach picked up two titles each on the first morning of finals at the SA Grand Prix meet in Durban, while Lara van Niekerk impressed yet again in the breaststroke.
Le Clos back racing at Durban Grand Prix after hospital stay
Friday, 18 February 2022 - Chad le Clos made a return to competition at the second meet of the SA Grand Prix series in Durban on Friday after a recent trip to hospital with bronchitis.
Depleted Team SA wrap up world champs campaign
Monday, 20 December 2021 - The South African team’s campaign at the World Short Course Championships in Abu Dhabi came to an end on Monday with Chad le Clos, Brad Tandy and Tayla Lovemore not progressing past their respective heats.
One last shot at another podium spot for Le Clos in Abu Dhabi
Sunday, 19 December 2021 - Chad le Clos will have one last chance to add to his World Short Course Swimming Championships medal collection after missing out in the 50m butterfly.
Le Clos adds silver to his world champs haul
Saturday, 18 December 2021 - Chad le Clos added a silver medal to the bronze he won on Thursday at the World Short Course Championships in Abu Dhabi.
Le Clos’s quest for fifth straight gold continues with semi-final victory
Friday, 17 December 2021 - Hours after claiming a bronze medal in the 200m butterfly, Chad le Clos was back in the pool on the second day of the World Short Course Championships in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
Le Clos claims world short course bronze in Abu Dhabi
Thursday, 16 December 2021 - Chad le Clos kept the SA flag flying with a podium performance on the opening day of the World Short Course Championships in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.
Travel ban denies Schoenmaker, Sates shot at World Short Course Championships
15 December 2021 - South Africa will be represented by a team of just four swimmers at the World Short Course Championships in Abu Dhabi from 16 to 21 December.
SA rule the pool at Region 5 Games in Maseru
Tuesday, 14 December 2021 - Tumi Macdonell and Ruard van Renen emerged as the country’s top-performing young swimmers at the recent AUSC Region 5 Youth Games in Maseru, Lesotho.
South African swimmers confirm continental dominance in Ghana
Sunday, 17 October 2021 - Three more gold medals were added to the South African tally as pool action came to an end at the African Swimming Championships in Accra, Ghana.