Amiens, France – December 21, 2024 – Matthieu Ousmane Seye equaled the Senegalese national record in the 50m Butterfly at the 16th Meeting des Hortillons (50m pool) in Amiens, France. On the first day of competition (December 20, 2024), Seye clocked a time of 24.50 seconds in the semi-final of the 50m Butterfly, matching the national record previously set by Steven Kilian Aimable at the African Championships in Tunis on August 21, 2022. Seye subsequently qualified for the final of the event, where he secured the bronze medal... Read More

15 December 2024 – Michael Houlie and Chris Smith became the first South African pair to line up in the same 50m breaststroke final at the World Short Course Swimming Championships since 2016 in Budapest on Sunday. Houlie, a former Youth Olympic champion in the event, was fifth at the turn in the final but dropped to seventh, finishing in 25.73 seconds. 18-year-old Smith, who set a new world junior record of 25.66 on his way to winning his semifinal on Saturday, was eighth in 25.77 seconds. It has nevertheless been a breakthrough event... Read More

Budapest, Hungary – December 15, 2024 – Senegalese swimmers Steven Aimable and Oumy Diop delivered outstanding performances at the 17th World Aquatics Championships (25m) in Budapest, Hungary, breaking a total of four national records. Aimable began his record-breaking spree on the second day of competition (December 12, 2024), obliterating the nine-year-old national record in the 200m Butterfly. His time of 2:01.15 eclipsed the previous record of 2:14.41, set by Ismaël Kane in Sierre, Switzerland, on November 7, 2015, by ... Read More

14 December 2024 – Rising South African swimming star Chris Smith sprung a surprise on Michael Houlie in the 50m breaststroke semifinals at the World Short Course Championships in Budapest on Saturday night, beating his more experienced teammate to victory. Houlie led for much of the race but was pipped to the win right at the death with 18-year-old Smith taking the victory in a massive personal best and new world junior record of 25.66 seconds. Houlie finished third in 25.69 seconds with both men making it through to Sunday night&rsqu... Read More

13 December 2024 – It was a busy night for South Africa’s standout performer at the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Budapest, Rebecca Meder, on Friday, lining up in the finals of two events. Meder’s first final of the evening was the 200m breaststroke, an event which is quickly becoming a favourite for the medley swimmer. The 22-year-old had earlier booked her spot in the final by finishing second in her morning heat in a time of 2:18.79 to progress as the fourth-fastest qualifier. She then went even quicker in... Read More