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Thorpedo gets first-swim jitters out of the way
Ian Thorpe has said he was glad he made a successful return to international swimming in Singapore after a five-year retirement period.
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SA swimmers stack up the medals
The South African swimming team surpassed their medal total from the previous All Africa Games on Friday with one day in hand in Maputo.
SA swimmers grab gold at African Games
The South African swimming team added 12 medals to the 11 they won on Monday with four gold, three silver, and five bronze.
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SA swimmers add 11 medals to All Africa Games tally
The South African swimming team added 11 medals on Monday to the four won by the triathletes at the All Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique.
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Talent drought looms for SA swimming
Former swimming world record holder Gerhard Zandberg says Swimming South Africa needs to get its act together or they can expect an exodus of talent.
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Long road to London for SA swimmers
There is plenty of work to be done if South African swimmers hope to step on the podium at next year’s London Olympics.
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SA swimmers shine in Europe
Preparations for next month’s world championships in Shanghai are off to a good start with a 14-medal haul for SA’s swimmers at Europe’s Mare Nostrum.
To the water born
After an impressive showing at the Cana Aquatics Championships, Malesela Molepo could very well become South Africa’s first black Olympic swimmer.
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SA’s Van der Burgh breaks world record to win gold
SA’s Cameron van der Burgh broke his own world record to take gold in the men’s 50m breaststroke final at the world championships on Wednesday.
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Phelps says three-month suspension is fair
Michael Phelps says it’s fair to be suspended for three months, the latest fallout from a photo showing him apparently inhaling from a marijuana pipe.
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Hot tunes to listen out for
<i>Mail & Guardian</i> reviewer Lloyd Gedye trawls through the latest music releases.
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Suzaan van Biljon named swimmer of the year
World short-course champ Suzaan van Biljon held off challenges from breaststroke star Cameron van der Burgh and freestyle sensation Melissa Corfe.
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Swimming SA coach to move on
Swimming South Africa head coach Dirk Lange will not be entering into contract-renewal negotiations with the national federation.
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Du Toit takes third gold in China
SA’s Natalie du Toit smashed her own world record on Thursday to grab her third gold of the Paralympics.
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Swimmer Paul takes gold for SA
Kevin Paul beat his personal best time on Wednesday on his way to winning a gold medal for the 100m breaststroke SB9 at the Paralympic Games.
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Marvellous Meaklim makes it seven
Durban-based Olympic swim star Kathryn Meaklim chalks up seven gold-medal performances at the South African Short-Course Championships.
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SA’s Du Toit stars on day one of Paralympics
Britain took an early lead in the Paralympics medal table on Sunday as South African Olympian Natalie du Toit starred.
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Swimming SA and Olympic athletes look to the future
Swimming SA management and its Olympic team members have agreed to work together in the interest of the sport.
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Schoeman smashes two swimming records
Roland Schoeman smashed two African records on the second day of the four-day Telkom South African Short-Course Championships on Friday.
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Michael Phelps, the $100m man
Olympic champion Michael Phelps could earn -million through endorsement and sponsorship deals, his agent said in an interview published on Monday.
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Tension flares in SA swimming camp
Tensions in South Africa’s swimming camp boiled over on Sunday as Roland Schoeman took a massive swipe at Gerhard Zandberg.
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Magnificent Phelps does it again
Michael Phelps completed his stunning display of swimming supremacy with an historic eighth gold medal at the Beijing Games on Sunday.
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Usain Bolt, the fastest man on Earth
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt won the men’s Olympic 100m in stunning style on Saturday, obliterating his own world record in 9,69 seconds.
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Another gold for Phelps in Beijing
Michael Phelps won a record-equalling seventh Olympic gold medal in Beijing, ahead of Saturday’s showpiece, the athletics’ men’s 100m final.
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Schoeman powers into 50m freestyle final
Roland Schoeman became the fifth South African swimmer to make a final after he finished third in his semifinal of the 50m freestyle on Friday.
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Basson takes the baton
He’s only 20 years old, but Jean Basson has shown clear signs of greater things to come, finishing just outside of the medals at his first Games.
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Medal machine Phelps does it again
The unstoppable Michael Phelps won his sixth gold medal with his sixth world record of the Beijing Games on Friday.
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Schoeman surges ahead in Olympic pool
South Africa’s Roland Schoeman proved in Beijing on Thursday night that there is no reason to write him off just yet.
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Schoeman hopes to win SA an Olympic medal
Roland Schoeman, a silver medallist in the 100m freestyle at the Athens Games, is looking to give struggling South Africa an Olympic medal boost.
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SA’s Ferns finishes sixth in 100m freestyle
Frenchman Alain Bernard out-touched rival Eamon Sullivan to take Olympic gold in the 100m freestyle, with SA’s Lyndon Ferns finishing in sixth place.
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Bernard conquers demons for 100m freestyle gold
Frenchman Alain Bernard put aside the demons of an agonising relay defeat to win the men’s 100m freestyle gold medal at the Beijing Games on Thursday.
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Phelps catches breath for final push to history
Michael Phelps came up for air on Thursday morning, swimming just the semifinals of the men’s 200m individual medley.
