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Chad ‘2.0’ Le Clos Picks Up 200 Fly Victory At ‘Scary’ South African Nationals

31-year-old Chad Le Clos picked up the 200m fly victory at the South African National Championships, a meet he describes as ‘always scary.’

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Rebecca Meder Cracks 2:11.39 200 IM South African Record

Rebecca Meder produced a new lifetime best and South African national record while competing in the women’s 200m IM tonight at home.

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2023 South African Nationals Day 2: Coetze Fires Off 24.36 50 Back Lifetime Best

Pieter Coetze busted out the fastest time of his career en route to winning gold in the men’s 50m back on day two of the South African National Championships.

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Schoenmaker Clocks 1:05.89 World Championships-Worthy 100 Breast At RSA Nationals

Multi-Olympic medalist Tatjana Schoenmaker scored the 100m breast victory on night one of the 2023 South African National Championships.

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Pieter Coetze Rips 52.78 African Record En Route To Fukuoka Qualification

Cal commit Pieter Coetze ripped a new lifetime best of 52.78 en route to winning 100m backstroke gold on day one of the South African Nationals.

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42-Yr-Old Roland Schoeman Headed To South African Nationals

2004 Olympic medalist Roland Schoeman, 42, will be competing at his first South African National Championships since 2016.

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Two Egyptian Swimmers Suspended for Doping Infractions From Last June

Two Egyptian swimmers have been suspended by World Aquatics for doping infractions dating back to last June. 

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Africa Sides With IOC in Debate Over Russian, Belarusian Participation at Paris 2024

It was reportedly a unanimous decision by Africa to support the IOC’s stance of allowing Russia and Belarus to return to international competition.

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How 100 Fly Champ Youssef Ramadan Observed Ramadan While at NCAAs Last Week

Youssef Ramadan couldn’t fast while competing last week in Minneapolis, so the Virginia Tech junior observed the Muslim holy month a different way this year.

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High-Level International Meets For April 2023

Get ready for an extremely hectic April, a month packed with swim trials in South Africa, Japan, Italy, Great Britain and beyond.

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Lara Van Niekerk & Pieter Coetze Honored With South African Awards

Swimmers Lara van Niekerk and Pieter Coetze, along with coach Rocco Meiring, were honored at the South African Sport Awards.

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FINA Changes Sporting Nationality Rules; Now Requires a 3 Year Waiting Period

Santo Condorelli represented the US, Canada, and Italy in international competition, but he only had to wait 1 year with each change.

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Princeton Commit Connor Buck Doubles Up At SA Open Water Champs, Qualifies For Worlds

The 20-year-old Buck won the men’s 5 and 10km events to qualify for the 2022 World Championships.

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Matt Sates Takes On Training Stint At Tuks Swimming Club

Until mid-April, South Africa’s Matt Sates is training at Tuks Swimming Club at the University of Pretoria under the direction of Rocco Meiring.

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Van Niekerk Enters Season’s Top 5 Performers In Women’s 50 Breast

Commonwealth Games champion Lara van Niekerk was golden in today’s women’s 50m breaststroke final at the Grand Prix Durban in her native South Africa.

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