Swimming 5km along the coastline from Clifton to 3 Anchor Bay in Cape Town in 11 – 12 degree Celsius water would be a tough ask for any athlete, but even more so if you are only 11 years old. Jeffreys Bay swimmer Abriella Bredell did exactly that when she took on the Atlantic Ocean […]
South African swimming sensation Cameron van der Burgh is well on his way to claiming the overall Fina Swimming World Cup series title after striking gold in Singapore. Van der Burgh has been in rampant form this season and has already won a total of nine gold medals and one silver. The Pretoria swimmer is […]
Olympic gold medallist Chad le Clos brought the curtain down at the 2015 South African National Aquatic Championships with his third gold medal on Saturday evening. Le Clos was in dominant form, touching the wall in first place with a time of 52.03 seconds in the 100m butterfly event. He was followed by Nico Meyer […]
The North Gauteng High Court on Wednesday ruled in favour of swimmer Gerhard Zandberg in his case against the Swimming South Africa (SwimSA). The swimmer was disciplined at the World Championships in Barcelona for switching hotel rooms without permission, just hours before his semi-final race in the 50 metres backstroke event. Zandberg was handed a […]
Roland Schoeman exhibited sharp sprinting skills as he claimed three gold medals at the Fina Swimming World Cup in Berlin on the weekend, competing in the 50 metres breaststroke, butterfly and freestyle. On Saturday, the 33-year-old South African struck gold with a very fast swim in the breaststroke, clocking 25.65 seconds to relegate Italy’s Fabio […]
South African swim stars Roland Schoeman, Chad le Clos and Cameron van der Burgh all qualified for the FINA World Championships team short list after producing solid performances on the opening night of the SA National Aquatic Championships held at the Newton Park Swimming Pool in Port Elizabeth. In the hotly contested 50m butterfly semi-final, […]
The contest is on for SA’s swim stars as they race against the clock to post Qualification Times when the SA National Aquatic Championships, doubling as official FINA World Championships Trials takes place at the Newton Park Swimming Pool in Port Elizabeth, from 15-20 April 2013. This year’s event is a make or break for […]
In what has been described as the most difficult Bell Buoy Challenge in the history of the event, 3 local swimmers took on the big swells, 15 degree water and strong currents over the Easter weekend. JC Van Wyk ended up finishing second in the 8 K swim, with Port Elizabeth swimmer PJ Duffey becoming […]
The Ripple Effect in association with hosts Shelley Point Hotel Spa and Country Club and Realtors International will once again be making the hugely successful Deep Blue Invitational Swim a reality on 12 and 13 October 2012. 30 of South Africa’s most accomplished extreme swimmers have been invited to swim the 10 KM event at […]
Roger Finch, one of the few South Africans who have swam across the English Channel, spend a couple days at Marina Martinique as part of his preparation for his latest challenge – swimming across the Catalina Channel off the coast of America. The salt water canals of Marina Martinique are a perfect training venue for […]