ORAN, ALGERIA — 5 May 2026 — The 17th African Swimming Championship burst into life on Tuesday evening at the Piscine Olympic Miloud-Hadefi in Oran, with Egypt's Youssef Ramadan stamping his class on the meet, hosts Algeria delighting a roaring home crowd through Jaouad Syoud, and a pan-continental cast of stars announcing themselves on Africa's most prestigious aquatic stage. From Uganda to Mauritius, Zimbabwe to Senegal, and Tunisia to Mozambique, the opening session served up the kind of breadth and ambition that has...Read More
18 April 2026 – Hannah Pearse was the final addition to the Commonwealth Games qualifying list on the last day of the Bombela Concession Company SA Swimming Championships in Gqeberha on Saturday. The 23-year-old couldn't hold back her tears after sailing to victory in the 200m backstroke in a time of 2 minutes 10.92 seconds to take a step closer to achieving her ambition of competing at the Commonwealth Games, which take place in Glasgow in July/August. "It's surreal. It's a big dream, so I can't bel...Read More
17 April 2026 – It was a day of comebacks at the Bombela Concession Company SA Swimming Championships in Gqeberha on Friday as six more Commonwealth Games qualifying times were achieved by the country's top swimmers. Both Pieter Coetzé and Calvyn Justus dipped under the qualifying mark in the 50m freestyle heats on Friday morning. While the race was more of a fun outing for Coetzé, whose primary focus remains the backstroke events, it carried far greater weight for the 30-year-old Justus. His swim marked a...Read More
The CANA Zone 2 Junior swimmers go head to head to in their respective countries to crown the best Junior swimmers in the CANA Zone 2.