Africa

Matt Sates Rips 1:56.34 Personal Best In 200 Fly, Hits QT For Fukuoka

While competing at the 2023 Acropolis Swim Open Matt Sates of South Africa produced a big-time personal best en route to winning the men’s 200m fly.

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Coetze & Masse Hit Acropolis Open Records While Andrew Wins 50 Breaststroke

Kylie Masse of Canada won the women’s 50m back event in a time of 27.97 on day two of the 2023 Acropolis Swim Open in Athens, Greece.

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Coetze Clocks Two Meet Records, Andrew Scores 50 Fly Win On Day 1 Of Acropolis Swim Open

American Olympian Michael Andrew topped the men’s 50m fly field to open the 2023 Acropolis Swim Open in Athens, Greece this evening.

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Gabon Found Non-Compliant By WADA, Will Be Required To Compete Under Neutral Flag

The non-compliance comes as a result of the Gabon NADO failing to implement the 2021 version of the WADA Code fully within its legal system.

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Tendo Mukalazi, Jesse Ssengonzi Combine for 4 Ugandan National Records

Swimming on opposite ends of the world, a pair of 20-year-old Ugandans combined to take down four national records over the past two weeks. 

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High-Level International Meets For May 2023

We may see World Record holder Kaylee McKeown compete at the Sydney Open later this month as the high-level international meet calendar for May is published.

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Le Clos ‘Confident’ He Can Win 100 Fly At 2024 Olympic Games

Chad Le Clos on his 100m fly performance this past weekend, “Now we try and win this race next year at the Olympic Games. Now I’m confident I can win.

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Price’s Passion: South African Dean Price’s Life in Swimming

An inside look at the career of Dean Prcie, Swimming South Africa’s longtime high performance manager.

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Pieter Coetze Clocks 1:56.66 To Complete Trifecta Of Backstroke Wins In South Africa

Cal commit Pieter Coetze completed the backstroke treble at the South African National Championships, capturing 200m back gold in 1:56.66 this evening.

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Van Niekerk Nails 29.78 50 Breast, Le Clos & Sates Qualify For Worlds In 100 Fly

Lara van Niekerk clocked the world’s first sub-30 second 50m breast in the world this season, snagging gold in 29.78 at the South African Championships.

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42-Yr-Old Roland Schoeman Posts 22.91 50 Free Heats Swim

Roland Schoeman, 42, hit a heats swim of 22.91 to take the 2nd seed in the men’s 50m free at the South African National Championships.

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Schoenmaker Clocks 2:22.44 200 Breast On Day 3 Of South African Nationals

Reigning World Record holder and Olympic champion Tatjana Schoenmaker topped the women’s 200m breast field on day 3 of 2023 South African Nationals.

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Meder & Nel Both Surprised By South African National Records

“To be honest, it didn’t feel that fast,” said Rebecca Meder after producing a new South African national record in the women’s 200m IM yesterday.

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Chad ‘2.0’ Le Clos Picks Up 200 Fly Victory At ‘Scary’ South African Nationals

31-year-old Chad Le Clos picked up the 200m fly victory at the South African National Championships, a meet he describes as ‘always scary.’

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Rebecca Meder Cracks 2:11.39 200 IM South African Record

Rebecca Meder produced a new lifetime best and South African national record while competing in the women’s 200m IM tonight at home.

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