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Chad Le Clos is playing his part in the fight against coronavirus in South Africa by designing and distributing face masks. The 2012 Olympic 200 fly champion, who is recovering from double surgery, is also raising money for the Chad le Clos Foundation whose aim is to develop swimming in the country ...

Chad Le Clos was confronted with the brutal reality of life for the poor during the pandemic in South Africa when a trip to the local grocery store opened his eyes to the desperation that hunger and poverty can bring. The four-time Olympic medalist was walking with his girlfriend Jeanni Mulder in Du...

DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - The South African swimming squad for the 2000 Olympics was announced, subject to approval by the National Olympic Committee of South Africa, after the national championships on Sunday. Women: Penny Heyns, Mandy Loots, Helene Muller, Sarah Poewe, Charlene Wittstock. Men: Brendo...

The coastal city of Durban will play host to the 2018 SA National Swimming Championships (25m), with the action set to start from 9th to 12th August at the Kings Park Aquatics Centre. The swimmers at this year’s event will compete to secure a place in the final team that will be selected to represe....

The 2022 Commonwealth Games will no longer be held in the South African city of Durban, according to a report from the BBC, apparently after the city missed fulfilling certain requirements in time. Later on, South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee President Gideon Sam confirmed to H...

By Phillip Whitten STOCKHOLM, Jan 22. THE USA's Ed Moses destroyed two short course world records on the first day of competition at World Cup VIII in Stockholm. Moses, who had smashed his own world record in the 200 meter breaststroke only five days ago, lowered that mark still further today, t...

IMPERIA, Italy, Jan. 15. GREAT Britain's sprinter-extraordinaire, Zoe Baker, broke her own world record for 50 meters (short course) breaststroke. Baker's time of 30.51 seconds, swum today at the World Cup meet in Imperia, Italy, lowered the previous record of 30.53 seconds that she set at t...

IMPERIA, Italy, Jan. 15. A world record in the women's 50 meter breast by Great Britain's New Zealand-based Zoe Baker highlighted the second day of competition at the FINA World Cup here this evening. In the final day of action at the sixth round of the series, Baker clocked 30.51 -- topplin...

South Africa will host the prestigious Commonwealth Games for the first time, as the Commonwealth Games Federation officially named Durban as the host of the multi-sport event in 2022. Durban was the only bidder for the event after Edmonton withdrew as a candidate, citing financial reasons. South Af...