June 16, 2022
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Christian Sadie came close to earning Team SA’s fifth medal of the World Para Swimming Championships on Thursday night in Madeira, Portugal, but had to settle for a fourth place finish in the men’s S7 50m butterfly. However both he and Kat Swanepoel – both of whom have won two medals this week – set more personal bests and records as their golden form continued. And Cornelle Leach, despite missing out on a place in her final, also established another African record.
June 16, 2022
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Team SA’s medals tally at the World Para Swimming Championships in Madeira, Portugal doubled to four on Wednesday night as Cornelle Leach and Kat Swanepoel both picked up bronze medals.
June 15, 2022
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The athletes produced career-defining performances on the third night of the competition by setting new personal bests, a South African and African records.
June 13, 2022
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There were two fourth place finishes in finals on a day when all three Team SA swimmers in action broke South African and African records at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships in Madeira, Portugal. The event kicked off yesterday and runs until 18 June.
June 12, 2022
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Alani Ferreira was the first Team SA swimmer in the water at the 2022 World Para Swimming Championships in Madeira, Portugal, and she produced a personal best at her first attempt. Shortly afterwards, Kat Swanepoel shattered the South African and African record in the women’s SB3 50m breaststroke, finishing third in her heat in 1:00.98. That was nearly seven seconds faster than her qualifying entry time of 1:07.25, which was a remarkable improvement.
April 10, 2021
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After four days of competition, South African’s top athletes have no intentions of slowing down, with a new African and three South African Records broken at the SA National Aquatic
