28 September 2025 – Lara van Niekerk completed an impressive breaststroke clean sweep by adding the 200m gold to her collection on the final day of the Bombela Concession Company SA National (25m) Championships in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday. The 22-year-old, who is well on the way to reclaiming the form that took her to two Commonwealth Games titles and long and short course World Championship medals, claimed victory in the 200m breaststroke on Sunday in a time of 2 minutes 24.81 seconds to add to her 50m and 100m crowns. ... Read More

  27 September 2025 - Jessica Thompson added two more gold medals to her haul as Lara van Niekerk showed glimpses of her old self on day three of the Bombela Concession Company SA National (25m) Championships in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday. Thompson has already collected three national titles at these championships and added two more on Saturday, in the 50m freestyle, which she won in 24.19 seconds, just five hundredths of a second off the national record, and the 100m backstroke in 58.34 seconds. “I think in the 50, you do... Read More

  26 September 2025 - Jessica Thompson stole the show on the second day of action at the Bombela Concession Company SA National (25m) Championships in Pietermaritzburg on Friday, breaking a national record and equalling the African mark held by Zimbabwe’s new International Olympic Committee president Kirsty Coventry. The 18-year-old was disappointed to miss out on the SA record in the 50m butterfly on Thursday, but responded in the best way possible, setting a new mark in the 50m backstroke of 26.85 seconds. That saw her breaki... Read More

  25 September 2025 – Jessica Thompson and Chad le Clos kicked off the Bombela Concession Company SA National (25m) Championships in Pietermaritzburg with two titles each on Thursday, both collecting golds in the 100m freestyle and 50m butterfly. 18-year-old Thompson claimed a comfortable victory in the 100m freestyle in 54.29 seconds before doing the same in the 50m butterfly in 25.66 seconds She admitted afterwards, though, that she was hoping she would break the national short course record of 25.54 in the butterfly, a ma... Read More

MANZINI, ESWATINI - Team Zimbabwe produced a commendable display of competitive swimming at the XXI Africa Aquatics Zone IV Short Course Championships in Eswatini, securing 28 total medals (4 Gold, 10 Silver, 14 Bronze) and demonstrating significant progress in their national aquatic sports development. The performance showcased emerging talent across multiple age categories and disciplines, with several swimmers establishing themselves as regional forces while highlighting the growing strength of Zimbabwe's swimming program. Jude Moss... Read More