MANZINI, ESWATINI - Team Seychelles produced a commendable display of competitive swimming at the XXI Africa Aquatics Zone IV Short Course Championships in Eswatini, securing 25 total medals (5 Gold, 7 Silver, 13 Bronze) and demonstrating the island nation's growing aquatic sports development. The performance highlighted both emerging talent and veteran leadership across multiple age categories, establishing several swimmers as regional forces while showcasing the depth of Seychelles' national program. Aaliyah Palestrini Emerges as... Read More

MANZINI, ESWATINI - Team Namibia produced an exceptional display of swimming excellence at the XXI Africa Aquatics Zone IV Short Course Championships in Eswatini, securing 83 total medals (27 Gold, 27 Silver, 29 Bronze) and establishing themselves as the dominant force in southern African aquatic sports. The remarkable achievement represents one of the most successful Zone IV Championships performances in Namibian swimming history, with multiple championship records falling across all age categories and stroke disciplines. Oliver Durand Em... Read More

25 September 2025 – Christian Sadie's impressive run at the World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore continued on Thursday when he added another bronze medal to his haul. The 27-year-old finished third in the S7 50m butterfly in 30.11 seconds, with Ukraine's Andrii Trusov taking the gold in 28.95 seconds and Colombian Carlos Daniel Serrano Zarate securing the silver in 29.46. That brings Sadie's current collection at these championships to three after winning silver in the SM7 200m individual medley in Afric... Read More

  24 September 2025 – Veteran Chad le Clos will make a return to national competition at this week's Bombela Concession Company SA National (25m) Championships at the GC Jolliffe Swimming Pool in Pietermaritzburg. The 33-year-old former Olympic champion has taken an extended break from competition to recover from a back injury, but will line up KwaZulu-Natal in preparation for one of the World Cup series meets in Carmel, Indiana. The next big target is then the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. "My bac... Read More

World Aquatics today confirmed that the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) - Beijing 2026 will take place from 1-6 December 2026 in the Chinese capital. The World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) will welcome more than 1,000 world-class athletes from over 200 countries for six days of thrilling short-course racing. This will be the third time China has staged the event, following successful editions in Shanghai (2006) and Hangzhou (2018). The announcement follows the hugely successful World Aquatics Swimming Championships ... Read More