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World Championships: Pieter Coetze Finally Sets African 50 Back Record Pieter Coetze’s latest stellar turn at the 2025 World Championships may be his biggest prize yet: The African record in the men’s 50 backstroke. Gerhard Zandberg’s African record had stood since the super-suited Worlds in 2009 un...

Brazil was the top country at this year’s Raia Rapida meet in Rio de Janeiro, winning three of the five sprint events. The United States, South Africa and Italy also sent athletes to the meet, with the Americans and South Africans managing one win each. With 15 points, it’s the second-straight team ...

DURBAN, South Africa, April 8. THE second day of the South African long course nationals featured many of the country’s top stars, but only one race had swimmers fighting for spots on the Commonwealth Games team. Women 50 fly final Though South Africa is not selecting swimmers to the Commonwealth Ga...

Each day through July 23, Swimming World’s Jeff Commings and David Rieder will offer medal predictions in the 19 swimming events on tap at the Commonwealth Games, which begins July 24 in Glasgow, Scotland. We invite you to offer your picks in our Reaction Time comments section below! Commentary by J...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July 7. THE South African swimming federation sent two swimmers home from a recent training trip in Italy as discipline for having sex multiple times in front of a minor, and one of the country's top swimmers is speaking out on what he believes to be a light punishment. T...

WORLD backstroke champion Gerhard Zandberg has had controversial sanctions lifted by Swimming South Africa, according to The Citizen. “SSA will rather allocate the funds, which are needed to litigate further in this matter, towards its athletes and furthering the sport as a whole,” SSA said in a sta...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July 7. THE South African swimming federation sent two swimmers home from a recent training trip in Italy as discipline for having sex multiple times in front of a minor, and one of the country's top swimmers is speaking out on what he believes to be a light punishment. T...

Photo Courtesy: Raia Rapida RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, September 14.  THE host country topped the third edition of the fun-filled Raia Rapida/Fast Lane meet today in Rio De Janeiro by having a strong performance in the 50 knockouts, then winning the men's 200-meter medley relay at the end of the day. T...

DURBAN, South Africa, April 7. OLYMPIC champion Chad Le Clos faced a challenge from a couple USA-based swimmers tonight at the South African long course nationals as spots on the Commonwealth Games team were on the line in Durban. Women 200 free final The night started with Karin Prinsloo earning th...