South Africa at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships

South Africa at the
2024 World Aquatics Championships
South Africa at the; 2024 World Aquatics Championships
	Flag of South Africa
FINA code	RSA
National federation	Swimming South Africa
Website	swimsa.org
in Doha, Qatar
Competitors	60 in 5 sports
Medals; Ranked 34th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
World Aquatics Championships appearances
	1973; 1975; 1978; 1982; 1986; 1991; 1994; 1998; 2001; 2003; 2005; 2007; 2009; 2011; 2013; 2015; 2017; 2019; 2022; 2023; 2024;

FINA codeRSA

National federationSwimming South Africa

Websiteswimsa.org

Competitors60 in 5 sports

South Africa competed at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar from 2 to 18 February.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Artistic swimming	0	6	6
Diving	1	3	4
Open water swimming	4	3	7
Swimming	5	8	13
Water polo	15	15	30
Total	25	35	60

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Jessica Hayes-Hill Laura Strugnell	Duet technical routine	Did not start		Did not advance
Jessica Hayes-Hill Laura Strugnell	Duet free routine	Did not start		Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Holly de Bruyn Ella Huang Phindy Makhaye Tayla-Jade van Huyssteen Casey Williams Sarah Williams	Team technical routine	118.8650	17	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Anathi Shozi	1 m springboard	128.45	45	—		Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Bailey Heydra	1 m springboard	201.35	29	—		Did not advance
Bailey Heydra	3 m springboard	206.40	42	Did not advance
Zalika Methula	1 m springboard	181.05	35	—		Did not advance
Julia Vincent	3 m springboard	247.80	16 Q	280.90	10 Q	279.40	9

South Africa at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships

Competitors

Artistic swimming

Diving

Open water swimming

Swimming

Water polo

Men's tournament

Women's tournament

References

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Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Connor Albertyn	Men's 5 km	55:19.7	47
Ruan Breytenbach	Men's 10 km	1:54:41.2	58
Henre Louw	Men's 10 km	1:54:33.1	53
Rossouw Venter	Men's 5 km	57:40.8	63

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Amica de Jager	Women's 5 km	59:04.0	22
Amica de Jager	Women's 10 km	1:58:38.6	27
Tory Earle	Women's 5 km	59:06.3	25
Callan Lotter	Women's 10 km	2:00:07.9	29

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Pieter Coetze	50 metre backstroke	24.75	4 Q	24.46	3 Q	24.59	4
	100 metre backstroke	53.32	1 Q	53.07	2 Q	53.51	5
	200 metre backstroke	1:57.90	3 Q	1:57.07	8 Q	1:55.99
Clayton Jimmie	50 metre freestyle	22.33	31	Did not advance
Chad le Clos	100 metre freestyle	49.04	18	Did not advance
	50 metre butterfly	23.47	13 Q	23.68	16	Did not advance
	100 metre butterfly	52.04	8 Q	51.70	5 Q	51.48	5
	200 metre butterfly	Did not start		Did not advance
Matthew Randle	100 metre breaststroke	1:01.80	28	Did not advance
Matthew Randle	200 metre breaststroke	2:16.10	22	Did not advance
Matthew Sates	200 metre freestyle	1:47.98	27	Did not advance
	100 metre butterfly	52.52 51.80	16 S/off 1 q	51.99	10	Did not advance
	200 metre butterfly	1:56.40	6 Q	1:55.88	7 Q	1:57.23	8
	200 metre individual medley	2:00.28	10 Q	2:01.21	16	Did not advance
	400 metre individual medley	4:25.04	17	—		Did not advance
Pieter Coetze Matthew Randle Chad le Clos Clayton Jimmie	4 × 100 m medley relay	3:37.29	16	—		Did not advance

Team	Event	Group stage				Playoff	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
South Africa	Men's tournament	Spain L 5–21	Australia L 7–29	Croatia L 6-29	4	—	—	Brazil L 5–18	Kazakhstan W 11–10	15
South Africa	Women's tournament	Canada L 2–24	Italy L 3–25	Great Britain L 5–14	4	—	—	Singapore W 20–6	France L 8-19	14

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	3	0	46	20	+26	9	Quarterfinals
2	Croatia	3	2	1	48	24	+24	6	Playoffs
3	Australia	3	1	2	46	35	+11	3	Playoffs
4	South Africa	3	0	3	18	79	−61	0	13–16th place semifinals

5 February 2024 09:00	Report	South Africa	5–21	Spain	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Cheng Beng Guan (SGP)
		Score by quarters: 1–6, 0–7, 0–4, 4–4
		Van Zyl 3	Goals	Biel, Granados 4

7 February 2024 13:30	Report^{[dead link‍]}	Australia	29–7	South Africa	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: David Couper (NZL), Cheng Beng Guan (SGP)
		Score by quarters: 6–2, 8–1, 7–1, 8–3
		Edwards 6	Goals	Stone 2

9 February 2024 16:00	Report^{[dead link‍]}	South Africa	6–29	Croatia	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Ashleigh Kaeshler (AUS), Yuri Maciel (BRA)
		Score by quarters: 2–7, 1–7, 3–7, 0–8
		Tucker 2	Goals	Marinić Kragić 5

11 February 2024 09:00	Report	South Africa	5–18	Brazil	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Matan Schwartz (ISR), Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA)
		Score by quarters: 4–5, 0–4, 0–3, 1–6
		Howard 2	Goals	Freitas, R. Real 4

13 February 2024 09:00	Report^{[dead link‍]}	South Africa	11–10	Kazakhstan	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: David Couper (NZL), Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN)
		Score by quarters: 3–0, 4–3, 1–4, 3–3
		Swanepoel 4	Goals	Akhmetov 3

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	3	3	0	59	21	+38	9	Quarterfinals
2	Canada	3	2	1	52	19	+33	6	Playoffs
3	Great Britain	3	1	2	29	47	−18	3	Playoffs
4	South Africa	3	0	3	10	63	−53	0	13–16th place semifinals

4 February 2024 20:30	Report^{[dead link‍]}	South Africa	2–24	Canada	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Yuri Maciel (BRA)
		Score by quarters: 0–6, 0–3, 2–8, 0–7
		Meecham, Zondo 1	Goals	three players 5

6 February 2024 16:00	Report	Italy	25–3	South Africa	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Andreia Stanojević (SRB), Yuri Maciel (BRA)
		Score by quarters: 6–1, 5–1, 6–1, 8–0
		Giustini 5	Goals	Versfeld 2

8 February 2024 10:30	Report^{[dead link‍]}	South Africa	5–14	Great Britain	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Asumi Tsuzaki (JPN)
		Score by quarters: 2–5, 0–4, 1–5, 2–0
		Penney 2	Goals	Falvey 3

10 February 2024 10:30	Report	Singapore	6–20	South Africa	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Giuliana Nicolosi (ITA), David Couper (NZL)
		Score by quarters: 3–4, 1–5, 0–5, 2–6
		Yap 2	Goals	Versfeld 4

12 February 2024 10:30	Report	France	19–8	South Africa	Aspire Dome, Doha Referees: Yuri Maciel (BRA), Cheng Beng Guan (SGP)
		Score by quarters: 5–0, 5–3, 6–3, 3–2
		Vernoux 5	Goals	Geber, Versfeld 2

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