3 August 2025 – Pieter Coetzé wrapped up an exceptional World Aquatics Championships by getting his hands on another silver medal. The 21-year-old added the 50m backstroke silver to his 100m gold and 200m silver, so becoming the only man to reach the podium for all three backstroke events at these championships. Coetzé lined up for the 50m final as the third fastest qualifier behind two Russians – world record-holder Kliment Kolesnikov and Pavel Samusenko – after swimming an African record in Sa...Read More
2 August 2025 – Pieter Coetzé will have one last shot at adding to his already impressive medal haul at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore after winning his 50m backstroke semifinal on Saturday. The 21-year-old who already has 100m backstroke gold and 200m backstroke silver in the bag will line up for the final of the 50m event on Sunday. Coetzé blasted to victory in his semifinal in a time of 24.32 seconds to qualify third fastest for the final behind world record-holder Kliment Kolesnikov (24.1...Read More
1 August 2025 – The South African flag was raised twice more at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Friday as Pieter Coetze claimed silver in the 200m backstroke and Kaylene Corbett a bronze in the 200m breaststroke. After his victory in the 100m backstroke on Tuesday, Coetze lined up among the favourites, having qualified fastest for the final of the 200m event with a new African record in the semifinals. The Pretoria swimmer went out hard in the final, turning first at both the 50 and 100m marks under worl...Read More
