Van Niekerk Shines On Opening Day Of National Swimming Championships

6 April 2022 – Up and coming breaststroker Lara van Niekerk provided the highlight of day one of the SA National Swimming Championships in Gqeberha on Wednesday. The 18-year-old from Pretoria smashed her own national and continental record in the heats of the 50m breaststroke, bettering her previous best of 29.88 with a blistering 29.72 seconds. Van Niekerk became the first South African woman to swim under the 30-second mark in the long course event at the end of last year, and her world-leading time on Wednesday saw her dipping well ... Read More

Sates Secures First Qualifying Time At SA Swimming Championships

7 April 2022 – Rising SA swimming sensation Matt Sates claimed his first World Championships and Commonwealth Game qualification time on day two of the SA Swimming Championships in Gqeberha on Thursday. The 18-year-old, who has been setting the US college circuit alight for the University of Georgia, won the 200m freestyle title in an impressive 1:46.15 to ensure he’s up for selection for the major championships later in the year. “It was a good one. It’s my first gala long course since Olympics so I’m still ... Read More

Seychelles To Host FINA World Junior Championships Sep 22

LAUSANNE (Switzerland)  The 4th FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships 2022 have been officially awarded to Beau Vallon, Seychelles.  The premiere global open water swimming event for athletes aged 14-19 will take place from 1-4 September 2022 on the course used during the 2018 and 2019 FINA Marathon Swim World Series events in Seychelles.  “It is my great pleasure to confirm Seychelles as the setting for the upcoming FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships. We... Read More

ANOCA Commits To Climate Change

The African Olympic and Sports Movement strongly backs the international effort to fight climate change, co-championed by the UN and the IOC. This is what came out of an international videoconference organised Monday by ANOCA and in which some 150 representatives of African NOCs and renowned environment and sustainable development experts participated. While opening deliberations, ANOCA President, Mustapha Berraf, noted that this is proof of a deep awareness among various continental sport stakeholders as to the fundamental role of sport in ... Read More