Africa

42-Yr-Old Roland Schoeman Headed To South African Nationals

2004 Olympic medalist Roland Schoeman, 42, will be competing at his first South African National Championships since 2016.

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Two Egyptian Swimmers Suspended for Doping Infractions From Last June

Two Egyptian swimmers have been suspended by World Aquatics for doping infractions dating back to last June. 

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Africa Sides With IOC in Debate Over Russian, Belarusian Participation at Paris 2024

It was reportedly a unanimous decision by Africa to support the IOC’s stance of allowing Russia and Belarus to return to international competition.

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How 100 Fly Champ Youssef Ramadan Observed Ramadan While at NCAAs Last Week

Youssef Ramadan couldn’t fast while competing last week in Minneapolis, so the Virginia Tech junior observed the Muslim holy month a different way this year.

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High-Level International Meets For April 2023

Get ready for an extremely hectic April, a month packed with swim trials in South Africa, Japan, Italy, Great Britain and beyond.

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Lara Van Niekerk & Pieter Coetze Honored With South African Awards

Swimmers Lara van Niekerk and Pieter Coetze, along with coach Rocco Meiring, were honored at the South African Sport Awards.

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FINA Changes Sporting Nationality Rules; Now Requires a 3 Year Waiting Period

Santo Condorelli represented the US, Canada, and Italy in international competition, but he only had to wait 1 year with each change.

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Princeton Commit Connor Buck Doubles Up At SA Open Water Champs, Qualifies For Worlds

The 20-year-old Buck won the men’s 5 and 10km events to qualify for the 2022 World Championships.

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Matt Sates Takes On Training Stint At Tuks Swimming Club

Until mid-April, South Africa’s Matt Sates is training at Tuks Swimming Club at the University of Pretoria under the direction of Rocco Meiring.

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Van Niekerk Enters Season’s Top 5 Performers In Women’s 50 Breast

Commonwealth Games champion Lara van Niekerk was golden in today’s women’s 50m breaststroke final at the Grand Prix Durban in her native South Africa.

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Casas And Hafnaoui Take Out 100 Fly, 800 Free Meet Records To Close Out Pro Swim

Hafnaoui and Casas swam world-leading times in their respective events to reset the Pro Swim Series records on the last night of the meet.

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Coetze & Van Niekerk Make Some Noise On Grand Prix Durban Day One

Cal commit Pieter Coetze took on the men’s 100m backstroke in Durban, clocking a season-best time of 53.92 for the vicctory.

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2023 African Games Postponed To 2024, Will Remain In Ghana

The 2023 African Games have been postponed to March 2024 with the event serving as Paris 2024 qualification for 12 of the 24 proposed sporting disciplines.

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2023 Lausanne Swim Cup – Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Italy’s Thomas Ceccon captured the top seed in the men’s 100m freestyle on the final day of action at the 2023 Lausanne Swim Cup.

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2023 Lausanne Swim Cup Day 3 Prelims: Peaty Drops 200 Breaststroke

Fans hoping to see British star Adam Peaty race the 200 breast at the 2023 Lausanne Swim Cup were left disappointed this morning.

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