{"id":641430,"date":"2026-04-13T07:41:49","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=641430"},"modified":"2026-04-13T07:41:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T14:41:49","slug":"pieter-coetze-set-to-headline-south-african-championships-athletes-targeting-commonwealth-bids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/pieter-coetze-set-to-headline-south-african-championships-athletes-targeting-commonwealth-bids\/","title":{"rendered":"Pieter Coetze Set to Headline South African Championships; Athletes Targeting Commonwealth Bids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Pieter Coetze Set to Headline South African Championships; Athletes Targeting Commonwealth Bids<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Africa\u2019s elite swimmers are set to descend on Gqeberha for the Bombela Concession Company SA National Swimming Championships from April 14-18, with national titles and crucial qualification spots for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on the line.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The five-day competition, taking place at the Newton Park Swimming Pool, is one of the most important meets on the domestic calendar and serves as the primary selection event for swimmers aiming to represent Team SA later this year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leading the charge is backstroke sensation <strong>Pieter Coetze<\/strong>, who arrives in red-hot form following a dominant showing at the recent China Open, where he claimed a clean sweep of victories in the three backstroke events.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWith China going very well, I think it was a good indicator that I&#8217;m on track to perform well at Nationals and see if I can build on that for the rest of the season. It was a good place to start,\u201d said the University of Pretoria student, who has entered the 50,100 and 200m backstroke and the 50 and 100m freestyle in Gqeberha.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI&#8217;m hoping to just get some good performances on the board and obviously qualify for the team. But just improving on my performances in China and my performances in previous years at Nationals will be something that I&#8217;ll be happy with for Nationals this year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt is just a qualification competition, so I&#8217;m not hoping to peak or anything like that. I just want to get the job done and make the team,\u201d added Coetz\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also looking to book their spots on the team are <strong>Chad le Clos<\/strong>, who is targeting a remarkable fifth Commonwealth Games and <strong>Lara van Niekerk<\/strong>, who claimed double gold at the last Games in 2022. Both swimmers missed last year\u2019s National Championships and are eager to see what they can accomplish on their return.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI&#8217;m really excited for next week. I haven&#8217;t swum many long-course races since the Olympics. I think I&#8217;ve only done one. So, I&#8217;m a little nervous, I\u2019m not going to lie,\u201d admitted Le Clos. \u201cBut I feel good and confident, as I always do. I\u2019m definitely ready as I&#8217;ve had a good build-up, and everything&#8217;s gone really well,\u201d added the 2012 Olympic champion, who is focusing on the 50 and 100m butterfly and the 50m freestyle this week.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI\u2019m feeling really confident for the butterfly. It&#8217;s just naturally what I&#8217;m pretty good at. I&#8217;ve been working on my speed and my power, and I&#8217;m the strongest I&#8217;ve ever been physically in the gym. Hopefully, that will translate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Van Niekerk is also quietly confident in her training.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s been going well, taper has been good, sharpening up on all the little things,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c\u2060I\u2019m hoping to qualify for the Commonwealth Games and just enjoy myself and execute my race plans as best I can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Van Niekerk will compete in the 50 and 100m breaststroke. She\u2019ll be coming up against rising breaststroker <strong>Rebecca Meder<\/strong>, who is likely to be a major force in the women\u2019s events at these championships. The New Zealand-based star will compete in the 200m individual medley, as well as the 50, 100 and the longer 200m breaststroke, where she\u2019ll be up against two-time Olympic finalist <strong>Kaylene Corbett<\/strong>, who claimed bronze at last year\u2019s World Aquatics Championships. More recently, Corbett also collected three bronze medals in the breaststroke events at the China Open.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMy training has been going really well,\u201d said Meder. \u201cWe&#8217;re looking forward to Nationals. Obviously, eyes are set on the Commonwealth Games, so Nationals is just getting the work done and trying to secure my spot on that team and put some solid times on the database.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cCommonwealth Games is a very big one in my eyes this year, especially after last year&#8217;s world champs. I think it was a bit of a bitter taste after world champs, knowing how on-form I was, but then unfortunately getting sick 12 to 24 hours before that 200 breaststroke with the gastro bug that the Americans brought in.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI was really disappointed and walked back feeling quite unsatisfied\u2026 I feel like this year I&#8217;m fired up and ready to go for Commonwealth Games. I&#8217;m hungry and I am really wanting to achieve well there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Others in the mix to make the team include sprinters <strong>Erin Gallagher<\/strong> and 18-year-old <strong>Jessica Thompson<\/strong>, who recently set a new African record in the 50m backstroke, and breaststroker <strong>Chris Smith<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also looking to make their mark at these championships are South Africa\u2019s top Para swimmers, including <strong>Christian Sadie<\/strong>, who was the country\u2019s standout swimmer at last year\u2019s World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore, where he claimed a silver and two bronze medals and broke several continental records.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI&#8217;ve been really happy with the progress that I&#8217;ve been making in the past year since coming back from world champs,\u201d said Sadie, whose jam-packed programme includes the 50m freestyle, 50m butterfly, 100m breaststroke, 100m backstroke and 200m individual medley. \u201cWe changed a few things going into world champs last year and I think we&#8217;re reaping the benefits now of being able to tune them quite well.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI did get a little bit sick, and I was a little bit worried because I was out for about two weeks with Covid, but I think I bounced back a lot quicker than I thought I would. 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