South Africa at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships
Sporting event delegation
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South Africa competed at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary from 18 June to 3 July.[1]
National federationSwimming South Africa
Competitors46 in 5 sports
Medals
Ranked 23rd
Ranked 23rd
- Gold
- 0
- Silver
- 0
- Bronze
- 1
- Total
- 1
| South Africa at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships | |
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| World Aquatics code | RSA |
| National federation | Swimming South Africa |
| in Budapest, Hungary | |
| Competitors | 46 in 5 sports |
| Medals Ranked 23rd |
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| World Aquatics Championships appearances | |
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze | Lara van Niekerk | Swimming | Women's 50 metre breaststroke | 25 June |
Artistic swimming
South Africa entered 4 artistic swimmers.[2]
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||||
| Laura Strugnell | Solo technical routine | 68.1776 | 22 | did not advance | |||
| Xera Vegter Maharajh | Solo free routine | 66.1667 | 27 | did not advance | |||
| Skye MacDonald Xera Vegter Maharajh |
Duet technical routine | 64.3119 | 30 | did not advance | |||
| Duet free routine | 65.2333 | 32 | did not advance | ||||
- Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||||
| Laura Strugnell Ayrton Sweeney |
Duet free routine | 63.6000 | 13 | did not advance | |||
Diving
South Africa entered 4 divers.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Bailey Heydra | Women's 1 m springboard | 200.45 | 34 | N/a | did not advance | ||
| Zalika Methula | Women's 1 m springboard | 184.20 | 42 | N/a | did not advance | ||
| Grace Brammer Kerry-Leigh Morrison |
Women's synchronized 3 m springboard | 190.20 | 13 | N/a | did not advance | ||
Open water swimming
South Africa entered 4 open water swimmers (2 male[4] and 2 female [5])
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruan Breitenbach | Men's 5 km | 57:54.9 | 29 |
| Men's 10 km | 1:55:40.1 | 22 | |
| Connor Buck | Men's 5 km | 56:39.6 | 28 |
| Men's 10 km | 1:59:42.6 | 31 | |
| Amica de Jager | Women's 5 km | 1:01:03.7 | 29 |
| Women's 10 km | 2:06:00.2 | 22 | |
| Catherine van Rensburg | Women's 5 km | 1:00:55.6 | 18 |
| Women's 10 km | 2:06:54.2 | 28 | |
| Ruan Breitenbach Connor Buck Amica de Jager Catherine van Rensburg |
Team | DSQ | |
Swimming
South Africa entered 9 swimmers.[6]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Brendan Crawford | 50 m breaststroke | 28.21 | 26 | did not advance | |||
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:01.25 | 23 | did not advance | ||||
| Clayton Jimmie | 50 m freestyle | 22.74 | 43 | did not advance | |||
| 100 m freestyle | 50.68 | 55 | did not advance | ||||
| Chad le Clos | 50 m butterfly | 23.86 | 33 | did not advance | |||
| 100 m butterfly | DNS | ||||||
| 200 m butterfly | DNS | ||||||
| Matthew Sates | 200 m freestyle | 1:47.28 | 14 Q | 1:46.63 | 12 | did not advance | |
| 400 m freestyle | DNS | ||||||
| 100 m butterfly | 54.17 | 41 | did not advance | ||||
| 200 m individual medley | 1:58.61 | 7 Q | 1:57.74 | 8 Q | 1:58.27 | 8 | |
| 400 m individual medle | 4:14.81 | 11 | N/a | did not advance | |||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Emma Chelius | 50 m freestyle | 24.87 | 7 Q | 24.87 | 9 | did not advance | ||
| 100 m freestyle | 55.39 | 22 | did not advance | |||||
| Stephanie Houtman | 1500 m freestyle | 17:08.12 | 21 | N/a | did not advance | |||
| Olivia Nel | 50 m backstroke | 29.06 | 23 | did not advance | ||||
| 100 m backstroke | 1:02.95 | 25 | did not advance | |||||
| Lara van Niekerk | 50 m breaststroke | 29.77 AF | 1 Q | 29.99 | 3 Q | 29.90 | | |
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:06.75 | 10 Q | 1:06.75 | 13 | did not advance | |||
- Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Brendan Crawford Stephanie Houtman Clayton Jimmie Olivia Nel |
4 × 100 metre medley relay | 4:00.65 | 18 | did not advance | |
Water polo
- Summary
| Team | Event | Group stage | Playoff | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
 South Africa |
Men's tournament |  ItalyL 4–22 |
 SpainL 2–28 |
 Canadacancelled |
3 P/off |  United StatesL 2–24 |
N/a |  GeorgiaL 7–20 |
 AustraliaL 4–19 |
12 |
| South Africa |
Women's tournament | United States L 2–24 |
 ArgentinaL 6–7 |
 NetherlandsL 1–22 |
4 | N/a | N/a |  ColombiaW 14–11 |
 BrazilW 8–7 |
13 |
Men's tournament
- Team roster
The following is South African roster in the Water polo at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament.[7]
Head coach: Vaughn Marlow
- 1 Lwazi Madi GK
- 2 Ignardus Badenhorst FP
- 3 Niall Wheeler FP
- 4 Todd James Howard FP
- 5 Farouk Mayman FP
- 6 Roarke Olver FP
- 7 Cameron Bain Laurenson FP
- 8 Dane Tucker FP
- 9 Dylan Cronje FP
- 10 Ross Stuart Stone FP
- 11 Chad Roman FP
- 12 Jonathan Swanepoel FP
- 13 Lonwabo Mfikili GK
- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 14 | +28 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Italy |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 2 | Playoffs |
| 3 | South Africa |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 50 | −44 | 0 | |
| 4 | Canada[a] |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
Source: Sportresult
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Notes:
| 21 June 2022 18:00 |
Report | South Africa |
4–22 | Italy |
Sopron Lőver Pool, Sopron Referees: Radu Matache (ROU), Wallop Jirathornwattana (THA) |
| Score by quarters: 1–3, 1–1, 0–7, 2–11 | |||||
| four players 1 | Goals | Fondelli 4 | |||
| 23 June 2022 18:00 |
Report | Spain |
28–2 | South Africa |
Sopron Lőver Pool, Sopron Referees: Wallop Jirathornwattana (THA), Agustin Pinski (ARG) |
| Score by quarters: 7–1, 7–0, 6–1, 8–0 | |||||
| Granados 6 | Goals | Cronje, Howard 1 | |||
| Cancelled | Canada |
– | South Africa |
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- Playoffs
| 27 June 2022 18:30 |
Report | South Africa |
2–24 | United States |
Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Adil Aimbetov (KAZ), Andrew Carney (AUS) |
| Score by quarters: 0–6, 0–6, 0–5, 2–7 | |||||
| Stone, Swanepoel 1 | Goals | Dodd 6 | |||
- 9th-12th place semifinal
| 29 June 2022 18:30 |
Report | Georgia |
20–7 | South Africa |
Szeged Tiszavirág Pool, Szeged Referees: Radu Matache (ROU), Anbar Anbar (KUW) |
| Score by quarters: 3–1, 5–1, 7–2, 5–3 | |||||
| three players 3 | Goals | Olver 2 | |||
- Eleventh place game
| 1 July 2022 17:00 |
Report | Australia |
19–4 | South Africa |
Szeged Tiszavirág Pool, Szeged Referees: Levan Berishvili (GEO), Agustin Pinski (ARG) |
| Score by quarters: 3–2, 6–0, 4–1, 6–1 | |||||
| Pavillard 5 | Goals | Swanepoel 2 | |||
Women's tournament
- Team roster
The following is South African roster in the Water polo at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament.[10]
Head coach: Delaine Mentoor
- 1 Daniela Passoni GK
- 2 Tumi Macdonell CB
- 3 Paige Tancrel FP
- 4 Anna Thornton-Dibb FP
- 5 Iman Akomolafe FP
- 6 Hanna Muller FP
- 7 Shakira January CB
- 8 Esihle Zondo CF
- 9 Nicola Macleod FP
- 10 Ruby Versfeld CF
- 11 Ashleigh Vaughn FP
- 12 Chloe Meecham CB
- 13 Meghan Maartens GK
- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 12 | +46 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Netherlands |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 18 | +40 | 4 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Argentina |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 58 | −42 | 2 | |
| 4 | South Africa |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 53 | −44 | 0 |
Source: Sportresult
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.
| 20 June 2022 18:00 |
Report | South Africa |
2–24 | United States |
Debrecen Swimming Pool Complex, Debrecen Referees: Megan Perry (NZL), Ivan Raković (SRB) |
| Score by quarters: 0–7, 0–10, 1–3, 1–4 | |||||
| Meecham, Zondo 1 | Goals | Haralabidis 5 | |||
| 22 June 2022 18:00 |
Report | Argentina |
7–6 | South Africa |
Debrecen Swimming Pool Complex, Debrecen Referees: Adil Aimbetov (KAZ), Edgar Baron (COL) |
| Score by quarters: 1–1, 1–2, 3–1, 2–2 | |||||
| Leonard 3 | Goals | Vaughan 2 | |||
| 24 June 2022 19:30 |
Report | Netherlands |
22–1 | South Africa |
Debrecen Swimming Pool Complex, Debrecen Referees: Ivan Raković (SRB), Edgar Baron (COL) |
| Score by quarters: 5–1, 4–0, 7–0, 6–0 | |||||
| Moolhuijzen 5 | Goals | Versfeld 1 | |||
- 13th-16th place semifinal
| 26 June 2022 17:00 |
Report | Colombia |
11–14 | South Africa |
Szeged Tiszavirag Pool, Szeged Referees: Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN), Pascal Bouchez (FRA) |
| Score by quarters: 3–4, 3–5, 3–3, 2–2 | |||||
| Marín, Vanegas 3 | Goals | MacLeod 4 | |||
- 13th place game
| 28 June 2022 15:30 |
Report | South Africa |
8–7 | Brazil |
Szeged Tiszavirag Pool, Szeged Referees: Megan Perry (NZL), Veselin Mišković (MNE) |
| Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–3, 0–1, 3–1 | |||||
| January 2 | Goals | Coutinho 3 | |||