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Coetzé, Corbett honoured as Bombela Aquatics Awards salute SA’s rising and reigning stars
11/30/2025
30 November 2025 - South Africa’s aquatics community came together at the Bombela Concession Company Annual Aquatics Awards at the Southern Sun OR Tambo on Saturday night to honour the athletes, coaches and volunteers who excelled in the past season.
South African swimmers return from Belarus with six-medal haul
11/27/2025
27 November 2025 - Team South Africa returned to the country with six medals after concluding a successful four-day campaign at the Strongest Athletes Swimming Cup in Minsk, Belarus over the weekend. The team of four also produced several personal bests and strong placements across multiple events at the short-course (25m) meet.
Bombela Concession Company Annual Aquatic Awards 2025
11/24/2025
The pool is heated and the competition is fierce!🔥 It's time to cast your vote for the Bombela Concession Company Aquatics Personality of the Year 2025!
16 Days Of Activism
11/21/2025
Today, and every day, we stand united against Gender-Based Violence.💜 As the aquatic community, we are committed to fostering a culture of respect, safety, and equality both in and out of the pool.
South Africa’s Aquatic Stars to Shine at the 2025 Bombela Concession Company Annual Aquatic Awards
10/30/2025
JOHANNESBURG - The stage is set for one of the most anticipated nights in South African sport. Swimming South Africa (SSA), in proud partnership with the Bombela Concession Company, has announced the 2025 Bombela Concession Company Annual Aquatic Awards, taking place on Saturday, 29 November 2025, at the Southern Sun OR Tambo Airport.
South African Swimmers Make a Splash at Africa Aquatics Open Water Championships in Kenya
10/28/2025
Johannesburg - Team South Africa delivered a powerful and medal-laden performance at the recent Africa Aquatics Junior & Senior Open Water Swimming Championships, held from October 21st to 23rd, 2025. The team showcased exceptional talent and depth across multiple age groups and events, securing numerous podium finishes and demonstrating the strength of South African open water swimming.
SA’s Meder wraps up World Cup campaign with fourth bronze in Toronto
10/27/2025
27 October 2025 - Rebecca Meder wrapped up her World Aquatics Swimming World Cup campaign with another bronze medal at the third and final leg of the series in Toronto, Canada over the weekend.
SA’s Meder maintains medal momentum on Swimming World Cup circuit
10/20/2025
20 October 2025 - South Africa’s Rebecca Meder returned to the podium at the second stop of the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup series in Westmont, Illinois over the weekend.
South Africans impress at World Aquatics Swimming World Cup opener in USA
10/14/2025
14 October 2025 - South Africa’s swimmers collected one gold and three bronze medals at the first stop of the 2025 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Carmel, Indiana, to finish 10th on the overall medal table after three days of competition.
Resurgent Van Niekerk completes breaststroke sweep as Coetzee, Eaton strike gold
09/28/2025
28 September 2025 - Lara van Niekerk completed an impressive breaststroke clean sweep by adding the 200m gold to her collection on the final day of the Bombela Concession Company SA National (25m) Championships in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday.
Record-breaking finish for Team SA at Para swimming world champs
09/28/2025
28 September 2025 - There were two more continental records broken by South African swimmers on the final day of the World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore on Saturday.
Thompson strikes twice more as Van Niekerk rediscovers form at short course champs
09/27/2025
27 September 2025 - Jessica Thompson added two more gold medals to her haul as Lara van Niekerk showed glimpses of her old self on day three of the Bombela Concession Company SA National (25m) Championships in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday.
Thompson breaks 16-year-old national record as Le Clos collects two more golds
09/26/2025
26 September 2025 - Jessica Thompson stole the show on the second day of action at the Bombela Concession Company SA National (25m) Championships in Pietermaritzburg on Friday, breaking a national record and equalling the African mark held by Zimbabwe’s new International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry.
Another African record for Sadie as Hendricks finishes fourth at Para world champs
09/26/2025
26 September 2025 - Team South Africa continued to show impressive form at the World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore on Friday.
Thompson and Le Clos strike double gold on opening day of SA short course champs
09/25/2025
25 September 2025 - Jessica Thompson and Chad le Clos kicked off the Bombela Concession Company SA National (25m) Championships in Pietermaritzburg with two titles each on Thursday, both collecting golds in the 100m freestyle and 50m butterfly.
