Dune Coetzee

South African National Champion Duné Coetzee Verbals to Georgia for 2021

At the 2019 South African National Championships in April, Coetzee won national titles in the 400 free (4;14.27) and 200 fly (2:10.89).

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2019 Swammy Awards: Rocco Meiring, African Coach Of The Year

Rocco Meiring, coach of Tatjana Schoenmaker, is SwimSwam’s 2019 Swammy Award winner as African Coach of the Year.

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Schoenmaker & Gallagher Join Le Clos On South African Worlds Roster

Swimming South Africa has finally announced its 18-strong roster set to compete the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, Korea next month. Along with reigning 200m fly champion Chad Le Clos is a strong women’s contingency, including two-time 2018 Commonwealth Games gold medalist Tatjana Schoenmaker.

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Schoenmaker Scores 3rd Fastest 100 Breast In The World

Commonwealth Games double gold medalist Tatjana Schoenmaker made some magic happen tonight in Durban by clocking the 3rd fastest women’s 100m breaststroke time this season.

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Olympic Silver Medalist Chad Le Clos Misses 200 Free Worlds Cut

Although Chad Le Clos notched a World Championships-worthy time last night in the men’s 200m fly finals, the 26-year-old South African icon was unable to make the same magic happen in tonight’s 200m freestyle final.

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Le Clos Clears World Championships Qualifying Cut In Durban

Olympian Chad Le Clos completed the dirty double of the 200m fly and 100m free on night 1 of the 2019 South African National Swimming Championships.

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South Africa’s World C’ships Trials Arrive With Olympic Implications

Chad Le Clos arrives at Kings Park next week for South African Nationals.

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23 South Africans Notch World Junior C’ships QT’s, But Getting There..

23 South African swimmers earned FINA qualification times for this summer’s World Junior Championships. But, with the nation’s selection criteria stating it is a ‘self-funded’ affair, the number who can actually go remains to be seen.

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South Africa’s Youth Getting It Done At Age Group C’ships

The youth of South Africa continued to clean up FINA World Junior Championships cuts on days 3 and 4 of the nation’s Junior Age Group Swimming Championships.

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Coetzee Collects 2 More World Jr C’ships Qualifying Times In Durban

16-year-old Dune Coetzee was on a roll again on day 2 of the 2019 South African National Junior Age Group Swimming Championships.

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South Africa’s Dune Coetzee Punches Spot At World Juniors

16-year-old Dune Coetzee led the charge of young South Africans with an impressive 400m freestyle effort of 4:15.02.

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Corbett Produces Huge 200 Breast PB In Stellenbosch

19-year-old Kaylene Corbett of South Africa notched a new 200 breast personal best of 2:25.98 in Stellenbosch, clearing her previous lifetime best by over a second.

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Erin Gallagher Wins Multiple Medals at South African Grand Prix

Short Course World Championships finalist Erin Gallagher isn’t resting on her laurels, producing some solid early-2019 swims in Nelspruit.

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2019 LCM Year Kicks Off With First South African Grand Prix

Promising sprinter Erin Gallagher headlines the first South African Grand Prix meet of 2019.

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2018 Youth Olympic Games: Day 6 Finals Live Recap

Kristof Milak will be gunning for gold in the men’s 200 fly final tonight, as he looks for her first butterfly title of the meet after missing out in the 50 and 100.

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