Tunisia's Olympic champion, Ahmed Ayoub Hafnaoui, made a triumphant return home , following his remarkable performance at the World Swimming Championships held in Japan. The 20-year-old Tunisian athlete received a warm welcome from his family, adoring fans, and government dignitaries upon his arrival at Tunis-Carthage airport. Notable figures present to celebrate his homecoming included Kamel Deguiche, the Minister of Youth and Sport, Mehrez Boussayene, the President of the National Olympic Committee, and Hedi Belhassan, the President of... Read More

After months of discussions, Confederation Africaine de Natation (C.A.N.A) has decided to rebrand and adopt and new name, Africa Aquatics, to maintain alignment with World Aquatics, who themselves recently rebranded from FINA. Speaking to Africa Aquatics Media, Dr. Sam Ramsamy, head of Africa Aquatics said "This is quite an historic moment as this is the first time in the 53 year history of the organisation that a rebranding and name change has taken place. Over and above maintaining alignment with World Aquatics and refreshing the... Read More

Husain Al Musallam Re-elected World Aquatics President Unanimously; Headquarters Shifting to Budapest In a unanimous decision during the World Aquatics General Congress held at the World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, two key officials of the organization were re-elected, followed by significant announcements regarding the future. Husain Al Musallam, hailing from Kuwait, will continue to serve as the President of World Aquatics, following his initial election two years ago during the Short Course World Championships in Doha. Meanwhile, Dal... Read More

Thursday, 13 July 2023 – South Africa have selected a strong team of divers, artistic swimmers, water polo players and open water and pool swimmers to take part in World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan from 14-30 July. Training through the country’s winter months hasn’t been easy for many of them, particularly the divers. As Zalika Methula explained: “Normally we don’t train in the pool during winter because it’s too cold but because of world champs we’ve been training in the water on the we... Read More

10 March 2023 – Places on the team to the Swimming World Championships in Japan will be the chief target of the elite swimmers taking part in the SA Open Water Championships which get under way at Marina Martinique today and continue until Sunday. Two-time Midmar Mile champion and last year’s SA Open Water runner-up in both the 5 and 10km races, Connor Buck, will be among the favourites in the men’s races, while two-time Olympian Michelle Weber makes a return to the 10km field after skipping the event last year. “A... Read More