9 April 2022 – Lara van Niekerk stunned Olympic star Tatjana Schoenmaker to claim the 100m breaststroke title at the SA Swimming Championships in Gqeberha on Saturday. The 18-year-old speedster reached the turn first and held on in the second 50m to touch in a lifetime best of 1:05.67 with Schoenmaker second in 1:06.06. It’s a time that sees her second fastest in the world this year and also just .45 of a second off the time that Schoenmaker swam on her way to a silver medal in the event at the Olympics last year. Schoenmaker&... Read More

6 April 2022 – Up and coming breaststroker Lara van Niekerk provided the highlight of day one of the SA National Swimming Championships in Gqeberha on Wednesday. The 18-year-old from Pretoria smashed her own national and continental record in the heats of the 50m breaststroke, bettering her previous best of 29.88 with a blistering 29.72 seconds. Van Niekerk became the first South African woman to swim under the 30-second mark in the long course event at the end of last year, and her world-leading time on Wednesday saw her dipping well ... Read More

7 April 2022 – Rising SA swimming sensation Matt Sates claimed his first World Championships and Commonwealth Game qualification time on day two of the SA Swimming Championships in Gqeberha on Thursday. The 18-year-old, who has been setting the US college circuit alight for the University of Georgia, won the 200m freestyle title in an impressive 1:46.15 to ensure he’s up for selection for the major championships later in the year. “It was a good one. It’s my first gala long course since Olympics so I’m still ... Read More

LAUSANNE (Switzerland)  The 4th FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships 2022 have been officially awarded to Beau Vallon, Seychelles.  The premiere global open water swimming event for athletes aged 14-19 will take place from 1-4 September 2022 on the course used during the 2018 and 2019 FINA Marathon Swim World Series events in Seychelles.  “It is my great pleasure to confirm Seychelles as the setting for the upcoming FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships. We... Read More

  7 February 2022; BUDAPEST (Hungary) – The Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and FINA President Husain Al-Musallam today announced an agreement for Hungary's capital city to hold a FINA World Championships from 18 June – 3 July 2022. The agreemen... Read More