Team SA’s Rebecca Meder was again among the medals in the third and final leg of the Swimming World Cup, in Toronto. She finished third in a 100m breaststroke race won by American Kate Douglass, with Ireland’s Mona McSharry taking second spot. The 23-year-old Meder added to her haul of three bronze medals from…

Team SA Olympian Rebecca Meder returned to the podium at the second stop of the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup series in Westmont, Illinois over the weekend. The 23-year-old added to her haul of two bronze medals from the first stop a week earlier with another bronze in the 200m breaststroke. Meder stopped…

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, where 19-year-old Chris Smith produced a breakthrough performance to claim gold in the men’s 50m breaststroke. Smith’s coach at Alcatraz Swimming Club in Centurion, Michelle Vlasakova, who has guided…

Five South African swimmers took to the water at the first event on the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup 2025 calendar in Carmel, Indiana, at the weekend – and three won medals! While American Gretchen Walsh was the star of the three-day competition, with a world record in the short-course 50m butterfly…

Lara van Niekerk completed an impressive breaststroke clean sweep by adding the 200m gold to her collection on the final day of the SA National (25m) Championships in Pietermaritzburg. The 22-year-old, who is well on the way to reclaiming the form that took her to two Commonwealth Games titles and long and short course World…

South Africa has a new swimming star on the blocks. While Pieter Coetze recently confirmed his status as a world champion senior backstroker in Singapore, Kris Mihaylov won the 200m butterfly gold at the World Junior Championships in Romania. Mihaylov was out fast, splitting 55.52 on the opening 100m. He then closed out the…

Pieter Coetzé wrapped up an exceptional World Aquatics Championships by getting his hands on another silver medal. The 21-year-old added the 50m backstroke silver to his 100m gold and 200m silver, so becoming the only man to reach the podium for all three backstroke events at these championships. Coetzé lined up for the 50m final…

Pieter Coetzé will have one last shot at adding to his already impressive medal haul at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore after winning his 50m backstroke semi-final. The 21-year-old, who already has 100m backstroke gold and 200m backstroke silver in the bag, will line up for the final of the 50m event on Sunday.…

Pieter Coetzé and Kaylene Corbett took South Africa's medals tally to three at the World Swimming Championships in Singapore on Friday with Coetze earning silver in the 200m backstroke and Corbett claiming bronze in the 200m breaststroke. After his victory in the 100m backstroke, Coetzé lined up among the favourites, having qualified fastest for…

Pretoria teammates Pieter Coetzé and Kaylene Corbett both safely negotiated semi[final swims at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Thursday. Coetzé will be looking to add to his 100m backstroke gold when he lines up for the final of the 200m event. Having scraped through to the semi-finals earlier in the day as the…