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Aug 2, 2022
DOUBLE SILVER AND BRONZE FOR TEAM SA ON ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL NIGHT FOR SA IN THE POOL Monday, 1 August 2022 - South Africa's swimmers added three more medals to the rapidly increasing Team SA haul at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Monday. Commonwealth Games 2022 Pieter Coetzé claimed his second medal of the Games, adding the 50m backstroke silver to his 100m backstroke gold, while Erin Gallagher claimed silver in the 50m butterfly and Para-swimmer Christian Sadie bronze in the S7 50m freestyle. The biggest smile of the night belonged to Gallagher who outgunned Olympic 100m butterfl…

Aug 1, 2022
UNDER ARMOUR AMBASSADOR TATJANA SCHOENMAKER RETAINS COMMONWEALTH TITLE TO TAKE GOLD IN THE 200M BREASTSTROKE South Africa – 31 July 2022. South African swimming sensation and Under Armour Ambassador Tatjana Schoenmaker further solidified her legacy as one of the best swimmers South Africa has produced by successfully retaining her 200m breaststroke title at the 2022 Commonwealth games. The 200m world record-holder was in top form edging out Jenna Strauch from Australia and fellow South African swimmer Kaylene Corbett with the time of 2:21.92 to se…

Jul 31, 2022
DOUBLE GOLD FOR SA SWIMMERS IN BIRMINGHAM Saturday, 30 July 2022 - Teen swimming sensations Lara van Niekerk and Pieter Coetzé led the medal charge on the second night of swimming at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Saturday. Commonwealth Games 2022 Van Niekerk claimed Team South Africa’s first medal of the Games by powering to gold in the 50m breaststroke final which featured three South African swimmers.  She claimed the victory in another Commonwealth Games record time of 29.73 seconds. Tatjana Schoenmaker finished fourth in 30.41 and Kaylene Corbett sixth in 31.10. “It fel…

Jul 30, 2022
South African swimmer Lara van Niekerk claims gold! What a race. Lara van Niekerk claims gold! Halala Mzansi! Halala.#TeamSA#B2022 pic.twitter.com/mKuS6YMTyL — Team South Africa (@TeamSA2024) July 30, 2022

Jul 27, 2022
History beckons for a national sporting treasure  Photo: Anton Geyser   By GARY LEMKE Chad le Clos is at the stage of his career where he knows what the next chapter is all about.  “My legacy,” he says. “I might be 30 and some people might have written me off, but don’t do that. Never do that.” The South African swimming star cut a relaxed but determined figure in the athletes’ village at the University of Birmingham, his base for the 2022 Commonwealth Games where he is about to launch his bid to rewrite the history books. Two medals are what he needs from these Ga…

Jul 26, 2022
SA SWIMMERS READY TO LEAD THE MEDAL CHARGE IN BIRMINGHAM A team of 20 swimmers will lead the medal charge as they head to Birmingham for the Commonwealth Games which begin on Thursday, 28 July. Commonwealth Games 2022 Spearheading the challenge will be Olympic gold and silver medallist and world record-holder Tatjana Schoenmaker, who will be looking to defend both her 100m and 200m breaststroke titles in Birmingham, and the man who already has an incredible 17 medals from three Commonwealth Games so far, Chad le Clos. Le Clos is looking to break the record for the most medals won by a sin…

Jun 17, 2022
Sadie, Swanepoel, Leach set more records   Christian Sadie came close to earning Team SA’s fifth medal of the World Para Swimming Championships on Thursday night in Madeira, Portugal, but had to settle for a fourth-place finish in the men’s S7 50m butterfly. However, Sadie and Kat Swanepoel – who have won two medals apiece this week – set more personal bests and records as their golden form continued. Cornelle Leach, despite missing out on a place in her final, also established another African record. Swanepoel continued her busy week with a seventh-place finish in the women’s…