Mombasa, Kenya – September 30, 2025 – The build-up to the 10th Africa Aquatics Zone 3 Swimming Championship has gathered more steam after Nigeria officially confirmed their participation in the event set for October 16–19 at the Kasarani Aquatic Stadium in Nairobi. The confirmation was announced in Mombasa by Heize Kahindo, Chairperson of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) and Executive Committee Member of Kenya Aquatics. “Nigeria is one of the swimming powerhouses in West Africa,” Kahindo said. “We a... Read More

28 September 2025 – There were two more continental records broken by South African swimmers on the final day of the World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore on Saturday. Christian Sadie, who already has a silver and two bronze medals from these championships, set a new African record in the S7 100m freestyle, but just missed out on another podium spot. He stopped the clock at 1 minute 04.77 seconds on his way to fourth place. Gold was taken by Ukrainian Andrii Trusov in a new championship record of 59.90 seconds. "... Read More

  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