By Retta Race on SwimSwam Monday, April 8th – Saturday, April 13th Newton Park Swimming Pool, Gqeberha, South Africa LCM (50m) SwimSwam Preview Day 1 Recap/Day 2 Recap/Day 3 Prelims Recap Results 26-year-old Tatjana Smith (nee Schoenmaker) already fired off a swift outing of 2:19.92 this morning to lead the heats of the women’s 200m breaststroke.
By Retta Race on SwimSwam Monday, April 8th – Saturday, April 13th Newton Park Swimming Pool, Gqeberha, South Africa LCM (50m) SwimSwam Preview Day 1 Recap/Day 2 Recap Results We entered day 3 of the 2024 South African National Championships with the meet representing the nation’s Olympic Trials competition.
By Riley Overend on SwimSwam The swimming world now has its own Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Reigning Olympic champion and former world record holder Tatjana Schoenmaker will be racing with her new last name for the first time at this week’s South African Championships after marrying sports agent Joel Smith in November.
By Retta Race on SwimSwam February 11th – February 18th (pool swimming) Doha, Qatar LCM (50m) Meet Central While we’re still anticipating the unveiling of the actual entries per event for next month’s World Aquatics Championships, the sport’s governing body’s website reveals the entered athletes per nation for the Doha, Qatar competition.
By Retta Race on SwimSwam The 2024 World Championships in Doha, Qatar are nearly upon us and we now know the list of swimmers set to represent South Africa beginning on February 11th.
By Sean Griffin on SwimSwam See all of our 2023 Swammy Awards here. For the sixth straight year, Rocco Meiring is the winner of the Swammy Award for African Coach of the Year.
By Retta Race on SwimSwam Thursday, December 14th – Monday, December 18th Kings Park Pool, Durban South Africa LCM (50m) SwimSwam Preview Recap #1/Recap
By James Sutherland on SwimSwam See all of our 2023 Swammy Awards here. After opting to sit out of the 2022 World Championships, and following that up
By Retta Race on SwimSwam Thursday, December 14th – Monday, December 18th Kings Park Pool, Durban South Africa LCM (50m) SwimSwam Preview Day 1 Recap Results
By Retta Race on SwimSwam Thursday, December 14th – Monday, December 18th Kings Park Pool, Durban South Africa LCM (50m) SwimSwam Preview Results – Meet
By Retta Race on SwimSwam Thursday, December 14th – Monday, December 18th Kings Park Pool, Durban South Africa LCM (50m) The 2023 South African World Championship Trials kick off tomorrow from Kings Park Pool in Durban.
By Yanyan Li on SwimSwam July 23 to 30, 2023 Fukuoka, Japan Marine Messe Fukuoka LCM (50m) WORLD CHAMPS WATCH PARTY – DAILY Meet Central SwimSwam Preview
By Mark Wild on SwimSwam July 23 to 30, 2023 Fukuoka, Japan Marine Messe Fukuoka LCM (50m) Meet Central SwimSwam Preview Index Entry Book Live Results
By Retta Race on SwimSwam July 23 – 30, 2023 (pool swimming) Fukuoka, Japan Marine Messe Fukuoka LCM (50m) Meet Central SwimSwam Preview Index Entry Book The South African squad bound for Fukuoka was scaled back from its originally published roster, with Pieter Coetze, Matt Sates and Chad Le Clos no longer racing at the World Championships.
By Retta Race on SwimSwam As the 2023 World Championships draw nearer another nation has released its roster for the competition slated for Fukuoka, Japan this July.
By Retta Race on SwimSwam Wednesday, April 12th – Sunday, April 16th Newton Park Swimming Pool, Gqeberha, South Africa LCM (50m) World Championships Qualifier
By Retta Race on SwimSwam Wednesday, April 12th – Sunday, April 16th Newton Park Swimming Pool, Gqeberha, South Africa LCM (50m) World Championships Qualifier
By Retta Race on SwimSwam Friday, February 24th – Sunday, February 26th Centre Aquatique Vaudoise Arena, Lausanne, Switzerland LCM (50m) Meet Site SwimSwam Preview Day 1 Finals Recap Entries/Results Livestream Day two prelims of the 2023 Lausanne Swim Cup saw Olympic champion Adam Peaty of Great Britain back in the water.
South Africa's Commonwealth Games team played a blinder on the weekend, rocketing up the medals table thanks to gold medals from swimmers Tatjana Schoenmaker, Lara van Niekerk, and Pieter Coetze, and the Blitzboks winning their Rugby Sevens final too.
By SwimSwam Partner Content on SwimSwam Courtesy of Speedo, a SwimSwam partner. Ahead of the Commonwealth Games, Speedo has today announced the signing of Olympic gold medal winner and world record holder Tatjana Schoenmaker.
As she gears up for the Commonwealth Game in Birmingham from July 28, South Africa's double Olympic medalist swimmer Tatjana Schoenmaker discusses post-Tokyo life in and out the pool.
South Africa have announced their provisional squad for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in late July, with Olympic champions Chad le Clos and Tatjana Schoenmaker leading the swim team.
Tatjana Schoenmaker has won Africa's first gold medal of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the South African swimmer taking out the women's 200 metres breaststroke in world-record time.
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