Africa

High-Level International Meets For January 2024

January 2024 is set to bring a host of elite meets leading up to the 2024 World Championships in Doha and 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

  1 Comment

Schoenmaker On Fastest 200 Breast Since Tokyo “I’m Feeling Good”

South African Tatjana Schoenmaker spoke to her nation’s swimming federation after posting her fastest 200m breaststroke outside of the 2020 Olympic Games.

  Comment First!

2023 Swammy Awards: African Female Swimmer of the Year – Tatjana Schoenmaker

After winning Olympic gold in 2021, Schoenmaker secured the first world title of her career in 2023, triumphing in the women’s 200 breast in Fukuoka.

  3 Comments

2023 Swammy Awards: African Male Swimmer of the Year – Ahmed Hafnaoui

Hafnaoui dropped more than two seconds in the 400, eight seconds in the 800, and 28 seconds in the 1500 to rank as the No. 5, No. 3, and No. 2 performer ever.

  15 Comments

South Africa’s Gallagher Adds 50 Fly Qualification To Doha Lineup

Erin Gallagher of South Africa added the women’s 50m fly event to her potential lineup of events for the 2024 World Championships.

  Comment First!

Schoenmaker Hits Doha, Paris Qualifying 100 Breast At South African Trials

Olympic medalist Tatjana Schoenmaker scored a winning time of 1:06.10 in the 100 breast at the 2023 South African World Championship Trials.

  3 Comments

Tatjana Schoenmaker Hits 2:20.30 For Fastest 200 Breast Since Tokyo

26-year-old Olympic champion Tatjana Schoenmaker put up her fastest 200m breaststroke time since the 2020 Games in Tokyo.

  7 Comments

WADA To Take Compliance Cases With Venezuela, Nigeria To CAS, Holds OCA Non-Compliant

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) has accepted non-compliance sanctions, while the Nigerian and Venezuelan NADOs dispute WADA’s non-compliance.

  Comment First!

Chad Le Clos Tweaks Back, Still Expected To Race At South African World Trials

Olympic champion Chad Le Clos suffered a minor injury but Swimming South Africa still expects the ace to race this week at the nation’s World Trials.

  4 Comments

The Male Swimmers With The Fastest Four-Stroke 400 IM Add-Ups

Incredibly elite across all four strokes, Michael Andrew challenges Phelps, Lochte, Dressel and others in the battle for the top spot in the 400 IM add-up.

  101 Comments

2024 World Championships – Swimming Roster Index

This post will be updated regularly as federations announce rosters for the 2024 World Championships in Doha, Qatar.

  Comment First!

Hafnaoui, El Kamash Scratch U.S. Open Due To Illness

Hafnaoui is dealing with an upper respiratory infection, while El Kamash has been hospitalized in Egypt due to a bout with food poisoning.

  8 Comments

The Female Swimmers With The Fastest Four-Stroke 400 IM Add-Ups

Australian Kaylee McKeown edged out some of the best swimmers of the past decade to own the fastest 400 IM add-up time based on stroke 100 best times.

  99 Comments

Haniel Kudwoli Breaks Kenyan Record Set by Legendary Jason Dunford

Breaking a National Record is a huge feat. Breaking one held by one of your country’s sporting heroes is another level.

  1 Comment

43-Yr-Old Roland Schoeman Entered In Queensland Championships

43-year-old Olympic medalist Roland Schoeman’s name appears on the entries for the 2023 Queensland Championships which begin on December 9th.

  12 Comments