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Do you have any plans for the Easter Weekend? Port Alfred is looking good at this stage. Port Alfred—The inaugural Bands At The Beach Music Festival is the highlight of the Port Alfred Easter Festival, which takes place over the Easter Weekend of 29 March—1 April. The Bands At The Beach Music Fest, happening on …
Sea Point walk raises R45,000 for Mdzananda Animal Clinic
The curtain came down on the swimming programme at the African Games in Accra, Ghana on Wednesday with South Africa’s swimmers adding eight more medals to their haul – four of them gold. Medal Tally: Gold – 17; Silver – 16 and Bronze -13. Catherine van Rensburg was back on the top of the podium …
South Africa’s swimmers continued to make their presence felt on the podium, claiming eight more medals on the penultimate night of action at the African Games in Accra, Ghana on Tuesday, bringing their total to date to 18 medals. Catherine van Rensburg picked up her third individual gold medal of the championships after storming to …
South African swimmers contributed another four gold medals, and 13 in total, to Team SA’s collection at the African Games in Accra, Ghana on Monday. Catherine van Rensburg kicked things off with gold in the 400m freestyle, claiming victory in 4 minutes 17.92 seconds with Hannah Mouton taking bronze in 4:22.89. In the men’s event, …
The subtropical climate and breathtaking scenery make the KZN South Coast a must-visit destination this Easter. From the Blue Flag beaches to the lush hinterland, this action-packed destination is an outdoor adventurer’s dream! “There is a growing trend of travel-based experiences that can either be relaxing or adrenaline-inducing – but all fun!” says Deborah Ludick, …
The SA swimming squad competing at the African Games added 10 more medals to Team SA’s haul on the second night of action in Accra, Ghana on Sunday, bringing their haul thus far to 17. Saturday’s opening night of swimming saw the team earning a total of seven medals – four of them gold, two …
The country’s first-of-its-kind open water swim, organised exclusively by charities for charities, is returning to Durban’s shores this winter! The Oceans 8 Charity Swim, fast becoming an iconic local event, will take place at Durban Undersea Club on 15 and 16 June 2024 in a 1 Mile, 4 Mile, and 8 Mile format. Spaces are …
Residents say the Kokstad complex is built in a wetland and “doomed”
Dear Editor Swimming South Africa’s abrupt withdrawal of the water polo teams, despite being Africa’s top contenders in the World Aquatics Championships this month, and qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, highlights systemic issues within SA Aquatics. The DA has received complaints emphasizing maladministration and insufficient support from Swimming SA. The South African Sports …
The swimming pool took ten years to build and was completed four years ago
19 February 2024 – While the country’s swimming team left the World Aquatics Championships in Doha with one bronze medal, thanks to Pieter Coetzé’s performance in the 200m backstroke, the pick of the SA athletes competing in the other sports contested at the event in Qatar was diver Julia Vincent. Having already booked her ticket …
Lara van Niekerk and Pieter Coetzé came nail-bitingly close to adding to the South African medal tally at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha on Sunday night. Looking to add to his 200m backstroke bronze, Coetzé finished just off the podium in the 50m event. The 19-year-old clocked a time of 24.59 seconds for fourth …
16 February 2024 – A blisteringly quick final 50m in the 200m backstroke saw SA star Pieter Coetzé powering from eighth to third place to claim the country’s first medal at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha on Friday night. Swimming in lane eight, the 19-year-old reached the first turn in fifth but then dropped …
17 February 2024 – Erin Gallagher came within a fingertip of a first WorChampionship medal in Doha on Saturday night, finishing just out of the medals in the 50m butterfly. Gallagher missed out on the bronze medal by just two hundredths of a second, finishing in fourth spot in 25.69 seconds with continental rival Farida …
Pieter Coetzé booked a place in a second World Aquatics Championships final in Doha on Thursday night, 15 February 2024, after finishing fifth in his 200m backstroke semifinal. The 19-year-old did well to bounce back from missing out on a podium place in the 100m event by earning himself another shot at a medal. Coetzé …
A busy night seemed to take its toll on South Africa’s Matt Sates at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha on Wednesday with the 20-year-old competing in both the 200m butterfly and the 200m individual medley. Sates finished eighth in the 200m butterfly final in a time of 1 minute 57.23 seconds. Japan’s Tomoru Honda …
Having come into the 100m backstroke final as the second fastest qualifier in the field, there was disappointment for Pieter Coetzé as he finished out of medal contention in fifth place at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha on Tuesday. Coetzé, who is the current Commonwealth Games champion in the event, turned in fifth place …
Pretoria teenager Pieter Coetzé will fight for South Africa’s first medal at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha on Tuesday after powering into the 100m backstroke final. The 19-year-old won his morning heat in a time of 53.32 seconds to progress to the evening semifinals as the fastest qualifier. He then won his semifinal in …
On 11 February 2024, Erin Gallagher kicked off the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar by setting a new African record in the 100m butterfly and booking a place in her first ever world championships final. The Pretoria-based swimmer blazed to the new continental mark in the morning heats, finishing in a time of 57.59 …
Australia’s Nick Sloman added a second aQuellé Midmar Mile title to his ever-growing collection of accolades while there was joy for Kloof swimmer Tory Earle as she claimed her first women’s title, with the event wrapping up at the famous KwaZulu-Natal dam on Sunday. Rough conditions meant a record time was not going to be …
There were plenty of tired bodies on the shore of Midmar Dam in KwaZulu-Natal and the 8-mile and 16-mile aQuellé Midmar Mile Charity Challenge came to an end on Friday. At the same time, millions of rands have already been raised, while more continues to come in. Leading the charge in terms of fundraising once …
Thousands of swimmers were greeted by some tricky conditions on the first day of racing at the aQuellé Midmar Mile in KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday. They nevertheless braved the choppy water to make their way across the dam with Nathan Hendricks and Alani Ferreira emerging as the men’s and women’s winners in the visually impaired category. …
Over 200 intrepid swimmers kicked off their arduous 8 and 16-mile Charity Challenges at the aQuellé Midmar Mile this morning. Among those setting off on the mission to raise money for the official race charities was Jason Raath who has completed the 8-mile challenge eight times and decided to do something a little different this …