Two more African records fell to Team SA swimmers at the World Para Swimming Championships in Manchester. They went to Kat Swanepoel in the S4 100m freestyle and Alani Ferreira in the women’s S12 100m butterfly. Swanepoel, who had won Team SA’s first medal at these championships with silver in the 50m breaststroke, was back…

By GARY LEMKE Kat Swanepoel, who delivered Team SA’s first medal of the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships in Manchester considers her performance as a “massive achievement”. She had finished fourth in last year’s SB3 50m breaststroke final and improved to take silver a year later in Manchester. “Coming into these Championships my goals were…

South Africa picked up their first medal on the opening day of the World Para Swimming Championships in Manchester when Kat Swanepoel surged to the silver medal. There is a select squad of six competing at the Championships, looking to build on last year’s performance in Madeira where they won four medals. It didn’t take…

Team SA have six swimmers at the upcoming World Para Swimming Championships in Manchester, England. For reference when it comes to the classification of the swimmers, here’s an easy guide. Cornelle Leach S12 SB2 Breaststroke Christian Sadie S7, SB7, SM7 Butterfly, freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, Individual Medley Nathan Hendricks S13 Freestyle, backstroke Kat Swanepoel S7, SB7, SM7 Butterfly, individual medley Danika Vyncke S13 VI Breaststroke, freestyle…