19th FINA World Championships under way in Budapest, Hungary
FINA World Championships: Team SA update (Day 3)
The 19th FINA World Championships are under way in Budapest, Hungary. In action on Monday morning was Brendan Crawford in the 50m breaststroke and Chad Le Clos in the 200m butterfly. Le Clos was entered in his heat in lane six but didn’t appear at the starting blocks, while Crawford was unable to qualify for the semi-finals (fastest 16).
Here is a list of all the Team SA swimmers and their results for the 18 June to 3 July event.
DIVING
Women
Grace Brammer
(3m synchronised, 3 July)
Bailey Heydra
(1m springboard, 29 June)
(3m springboard, 1 July)
Zalika Methula
(1m springboard, 29 June)
Kerry-Leigh Morrrison
(3m synchronised, 3 July)
SWIMMING
Men
Ruan Breytenbach
(5km, 27 June)
(10km, 29 June)
(Mixed 4x1500m, 26 June)
Connor Buck
(5km, 27 June)
(10km, 29 June)
(Mixed 4x1500m, 26 June)
Brendan Crawford
50m breaststroke: Placed 26th overall in the heats in 28.21 and didn’t qualify for the semi-finals
100m breaststroke: Placed 23rd overall in the heats in 1:01.25 and didn’t qualify for the semi-finals
Clayton Jimmie
(100m freestyle, 21 June)
(50m freestyle, 23 June)
Chad Le Clos
50m butterfly: Placed 33rd overall from the heats in 23.86 and didn’t qualify for the semi-finals
200m butterfly: DNS
(100m butterfly, 23 June)
Matthew Sates
400m freestyle: Did not start
400m Medley: Placed 11th overall in 4:14.81 and did not qualify for the final
200m freestyle: Placed 14th overall in 1:47.28 and qualified for the semi-final. There he swam 1:46.63 to finish joint 5th but missed out on a place in the final, with 17-year-old Romanian David Popovici swimming a world junior record of 1:44.40 to qualify fastest.
(100m butterfly, 23 June)
(200m Medley, 21 June)
Women
Emma Chelius
(100m freestyle, 22 June)
(50m freestyle, 24 June)
Amica De Jager
(5km, 27 June)
(10km, 29 June)
(Mixed 4x1500m, 26 June)
Stephanie Houtman
1500m freestyle: Placed 21st overall in 17:08.12 and did not qualify for the final
Olivia Nel
100m backstroke: Placed 25th overall in 1:02.95 and did not qualify for the semi-final
(50m backstroke, 21 June)
Lara van Niekerk
100m breaststroke: Placed 10th overall in 1:06.75 and qualified for the semi-final. There she led in the first semi-final at the turn, but tired in the last 20m to finish 7th, also in 1:06.75, but that left her in 13th place after the semis and missing out on a place in the final. “It was actually an amazing experience … I enjoyed that moment so much, walking out there and experiencing all that. I definitely felt a bit nervous but it was good nerves. I saw at the turn that I was in front so I just tried to keep that gap, but I did die a bit at the end. I’m excited about the 50. With all the speed and all the starts that we’ve been practising I think the 50 is going to be the better one – and we focused more on the 50 for world champs.”
(50m breaststroke, 24 June)
Catherine van Rensburg
(5km, 27 June)
(10km, 29 June)
(Mixed 4x1500m, 26 June)
ARTISTIC SWIMMING
Sky MacDonald
Laura Strugnell
Xera Maharajh
Ayrton Sweeney
FINA World Championships: Team SA update (Day 3)
The 19th FINA World Championships are under way in Budapest, Hungary. In action on Monday morning was Brendan Crawford in the 50m breaststroke and Chad Le Clos in the 200m butterfly. Le Clos was entered in his heat in lane six but didn’t appear at the starting blocks, while Crawford was unable to qualify for the semi-finals (fastest 16).
Here is a list of all the Team SA swimmers and their results for the 18 June to 3 July event.
DIVING
Women
Grace Brammer
(3m synchronised, 3 July)
Bailey Heydra
(1m springboard, 29 June)
(3m springboard, 1 July)
Zalika Methula
(1m springboard, 29 June)
Kerry-Leigh Morrrison
(3m synchronised, 3 July)
SWIMMING
Men
Ruan Breytenbach
(5km, 27 June)
(10km, 29 June)
(Mixed 4x1500m, 26 June)
Connor Buck
(5km, 27 June)
(10km, 29 June)
(Mixed 4x1500m, 26 June)
Brendan Crawford
50m breaststroke: Placed 26th overall in the heats in 28.21 and didn’t qualify for the semi-finals
100m breaststroke: Placed 23rd overall in the heats in 1:01.25 and didn’t qualify for the semi-finals
Clayton Jimmie
(100m freestyle, 21 June)
(50m freestyle, 23 June)
Chad Le Clos
50m butterfly: Placed 33rd overall from the heats in 23.86 and didn’t qualify for the semi-finals
200m butterfly: DNS
(100m butterfly, 23 June)
Matthew Sates
400m freestyle: Did not start
400m Medley: Placed 11th overall in 4:14.81 and did not qualify for the final
200m freestyle: Placed 14th overall in 1:47.28 and qualified for the semi-final. There he swam 1:46.63 to finish joint 5th but missed out on a place in the final, with 17-year-old Romanian David Popovici swimming a world junior record of 1:44.40 to qualify fastest.
(100m butterfly, 23 June)
(200m Medley, 21 June)
Women
Emma Chelius
(100m freestyle, 22 June)
(50m freestyle, 24 June)
Amica De Jager
(5km, 27 June)
(10km, 29 June)
(Mixed 4x1500m, 26 June)
Stephanie Houtman
1500m freestyle: Placed 21st overall in 17:08.12 and did not qualify for the final
Olivia Nel
100m backstroke: Placed 25th overall in 1:02.95 and did not qualify for the semi-final
(50m backstroke, 21 June)
Lara van Niekerk
100m breaststroke: Placed 10th overall in 1:06.75 and qualified for the semi-final. There she led in the first semi-final at the turn, but tired in the last 20m to finish 7th, also in 1:06.75, but that left her in 13th place after the semis and missing out on a place in the final. “It was actually an amazing experience … I enjoyed that moment so much, walking out there and experiencing all that. I definitely felt a bit nervous but it was good nerves. I saw at the turn that I was in front so I just tried to keep that gap, but I did die a bit at the end. I’m excited about the 50. With all the speed and all the starts that we’ve been practising I think the 50 is going to be the better one – and we focused more on the 50 for world champs.”
(50m breaststroke, 24 June)
Catherine van Rensburg
(5km, 27 June)
(10km, 29 June)
(Mixed 4x1500m, 26 June)
ARTISTIC SWIMMING
Sky MacDonald
Laura Strugnell
Xera Maharajh
Ayrton Sweeney
