2022 SA National Swimming Championships
2022 SA National Swimming Championships | |
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Host city | Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
Date(s) | 6–11 April 2022 |
Venue(s) | Newton Park Swimming Pool |
Nations participating | 9 |
Events | 44 (men: 21; women: 21; mixed: 2) 18 para swimming (men: 9; women: 9) |
The 2022 SA National Swimming Championships was held from 6 to 11 April 2022 in Gqeberha, South Africa at the Newton Park Swimming Pool.[1][2] Events were competed in a long course (50 metres long) swimming pool.[2] It served as a selection meet for determining the swimmers to represent South Africa at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships and 2022 Commonwealth Games.[3] It was held concurrently with the 2022 SA National Junior Swimming Championships as part of the multi-sport 2022 Telkom SA National Aquatic Championships.[1] The meet was open to international competition and included multi-class para swimming events.[4]
Event schedule
A total of 62 events were competed over six days, including 18 para swimming events. For para swimming events, men and women had the same schedule. Heats started at 07:30 on days one and four, and started at 08:30 on days two, three, five, and six. Senior finals started at 18:00 each day.[5]
H | Heats | Finals |
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400 m freestyle | H | |||||||||||
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1500 m freestyle | ||||||||||||
50 m backstroke | H | |||||||||||
100 m backstroke | H | |||||||||||
200 m backstroke | H | |||||||||||
50 m breaststroke | H | |||||||||||
100 m breaststroke | H | |||||||||||
200 m breaststroke | H | |||||||||||
50 m butterfly | H | |||||||||||
100 m butterfly | H | |||||||||||
200 m butterfly | H | |||||||||||
200 m individual medley | H | |||||||||||
400 m individual medley | H | |||||||||||
4×50 m freestyle relay | ||||||||||||
4×100 m freestyle relay | ||||||||||||
4×200 m freestyle relay | ||||||||||||
4×100 m medley relay |
Date → | Wed 6 | Thu 7 | Fri 8 | Sat 9 | Sun 10 | Mon 11 | ||||||
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200 m freestyle | H | |||||||||||
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50 m backstroke | H | |||||||||||
100 m backstroke | H | |||||||||||
200 m backstroke | H | |||||||||||
50 m breaststroke | H | |||||||||||
100 m breaststroke | H | |||||||||||
200 m breaststroke | H | |||||||||||
50 m butterfly | H | |||||||||||
100 m butterfly | H | |||||||||||
200 m butterfly | H | |||||||||||
200 m individual medley | H | |||||||||||
400 m individual medley | H | |||||||||||
4×50 m freestyle relay | ||||||||||||
4×100 m freestyle relay | ||||||||||||
4×200 m freestyle relay | ||||||||||||
4×100 m medley relay |
Date → | Wed 6 | Thu 7 | Fri 8 | Sat 9 | Sun 10 | Mon 11 | ||||||
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Event ↓ | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
4×100 m freestyle relay | ||||||||||||
4×100 m medley relay |
Date → | Wed 6 | Thu 7 | Fri 8 | Sat 9 | Sun 10 | Mon 11 | ||||||
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Event ↓ | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
50 m freestyle | H | |||||||||||
100 m freestyle | H | |||||||||||
50 m backstroke | H | |||||||||||
100 m backstroke | H | |||||||||||
50 m breaststroke | H | |||||||||||
100 m breaststroke | H | |||||||||||
50 m butterfly | H | |||||||||||
100 m butterfly | H | |||||||||||
200 m individual medley | H |
Overall results
Key: Highlighted swimmers achieved the "A" qualifying time for the 2022 World Aquatics Championships and the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the event.[6][7] Highlighted swimmers achieved a "B" qualifying time and were named to the 2022 World Aquatics Championships roster for South Africa in the event.[6][8]
Men
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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50 m freestyle[9] | Pieter Coetze (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
22.34 | Brad Tandy (RSA) KwaZulu-Natal |
22.49 | Clayton Jimmie (RSA) KwaZulu-Natal |
22.82 |
100 m freestyle[10] | Matthew Sates (RSA) KwaZulu-Natal |
48.97 | Pieter Coetze (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
50.17 | Alexander Skinner (NAM) Namibia |
50.43 |
200 m freestyle[11] | Matthew Sates (RSA) KwaZulu-Natal |
1:46.15 | Max Litchfield (GBR) Great Britain |
1:49.49 | Andrew Ross (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
1:49.59 |
400 m freestyle[12] | Matthew Sates (RSA) KwaZulu-Natal |
3:49.37 | Max Litchfield (GBR) Great Britain |
3:51.37 | Andrew Ross (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
3:56.92 |
800 m freestyle[13] | Aneesh Gowda (IND) India |
8:14.45 | Roberto Gomes (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
8:19.10 | Ruan Breytenbach (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
8:20.30 |
1500 m freestyle[14] | Righardt Muller (RSA) Western Cape Aquatics |
15.36.70 | Aneesh Gowda (IND) India |
15:48.89 | Ruan Breytenbach (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
16:03.42 |
50 m backstroke[10] | Pieter Coetze (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
24.74 | Jonah Pool-Jones (RSA) Western Cape Aquatics |
26.32 | Ruard van Renen (RSA) Western Cape Aquatics |
26.56 |
100 m backstroke[12] | Pieter Coetze (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
54.08[a] | Ruard van Renen (RSA) Western Cape Aquatics |
57.04 | Liam Vehbi (RSA) Eastern Cape Aquatics |
58.03 |
200 m backstroke[9] | Ruan Ras (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
2:05.03 | Guy Brooks (RSA) KwaZulu-Natal |
2:05.33 | Utkarsh Santosh Patil (IND) India |
2:07.21 |
50 m breaststroke[13] | Michael Houlie (RSA) Western Cape Aquatics |
27.22[b] | Brenden Crawford (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Ekurhuleni |
28.12 | Joshua Emslie (RSA) Western Cape Aquatics |
28.98 |
100 m breaststroke[11] | Brenden Crawford (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Ekurhuleni |
1:01.00 | Michael Houlie (RSA) Western Cape Aquatics |
1:01.56 | Matthew Randle (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
1:02.96 |
200 m breaststroke[12] | Kian Keylock (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Ekurhuleni |
2:14.47 | Matthew Randle (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
2:14.49 | Ruan Breytenbach (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
2:16.50 |
50 m butterfly[12] | Chad le Clos (RSA) Western Cape Aquatics |
23.93 | Pieter Coetze (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
24.14 | Matthew Sates (RSA) KwaZulu-Natal |
24.28 |
100 m butterfly[13] | Chad le Clos (RSA) Western Cape Aquatics |
51.88 | Matthew Sates (RSA) KwaZulu-Natal |
52.06 | Pieter Coetze (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
53.52 |
200 m butterfly[10] | Chad le Clos (RSA) Western Cape Aquatics |
1:55.75 | Max Litchfield (GBR) Great Britain |
1:57.66 | Ethan du Preez (RSA) Western Cape Aquatics |
1:59.57 |
200 m individual medley[14] | Matthew Sates (RSA) KwaZulu-Natal |
1:58.37 | Max Litchfield (GBR) Great Britain |
1:59.96 | Kian Keylock (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Ekurhuleni |
2:04.52 |
400 m individual medley[11] | Max Litchfield (GBR) Great Britain |
4:15.39 | Ruan Breytenbach (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
4:27.14 | Ruan Ras (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
4:27.34 |
4×50 m freestyle relay[13] | Aquatics Guateng Tshwane Pieter Coetze (22.15)[c] |
1:30.75 | KwaZulu-Natal | 1:31.05 | Western Cape Aquatics | 1:31.42 |
4×100 m freestyle relay[11] | KwaZulu-Natal | 3:22.68 | Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 3:23.05 | Western Cape Aquatics | 3:24.55 |
4×200 m freestyle relay[10] | Aquatics Guateng Tshwane (a-relay) | 7:36.53 | Aquatics Guateng Tshwane (b-relay) | 7:36.75 | KwaZulu-Natal | 7:41.27 |
4×100 m medley relay[14] | Western Cape Aquatics | 3:47.97 | Aquatics Guateng Tshwane (a-relay) | 3:50.49 | Aquatics Guateng Tshwane (b-relay) | 3:53.75 |
- a Coetze swam a FINA "A" cut time of 53.96 seconds in the heats.[15][16]
- b Houlie swam a FINA "A" cut time, though was not automatically qualified for the 2022 World Aquatics Championships team as he did not qualify in an Olympic event.[17]
- c Coetze swam a FINA "A" cut time of 22.15 seconds in the 50 metre freestyle for the lead-off leg of the relay.[17]
Women
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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50 m freestyle[11] | Emma Chelius (RSA) KwaZulu-Natal |
25.08 | Erin Gallagher (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
25.39 | Aimee Canny (RSA) Western Cape Aquatics Olivia Nel (RSA) Western Cape Aquatics |
25.62 |
100 m freestyle[13] | Aimee Canny (RSA) Western Cape Aquatics |
54.71 | Erin Gallagher (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
54.73 | Emma Chelius (RSA) KwaZulu-Natal |
55.70 |
200 m freestyle[12] | Aimee Canny (RSA) Western Cape Aquatics |
1:58.34 | Duné Coetzee (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
2:00.60 | Erin Gallagher (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
2:00.72 |
400 m freestyle[14] | Duné Coetzee (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
4:12.35 | Michaela Pulford (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Ekurhuleni |
4:15.93 | Rebecca Meder (RSA) KwaZulu-Natal |
4:20.47 |
800 m freestyle[9] | Michaela Pulford (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Ekurhuleni |
8:46.33 | Catherine van Rensburg (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
8:53.55 | Leigh McMorran (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Johannesburg |
8:58.50 |
1500 m freestyle[10] | Stephanie Houtman (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
16:55.55 | Catherine van Rensburg (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
17:04.28 | Leigh McMorran (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Johannesburg |
17:08.30 |
50 m backstroke[9] | Olivia Nel (RSA) Western Cape Aquatics |
28.81 | Rebecca Meder (RSA) KwaZulu-Natal |
28.86 | Kerryn Herbst (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
29.43 |
100 m backstroke[11] | Rebecca Meder (RSA) KwaZulu-Natal |
1:02.55 | Kerryn Herbst (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
1:02.98 | Olivia Nel (RSA) Western Cape Aquatics |
1:03.00 |
200 m backstroke[13] | Hannah Pearse (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
2:15.78 | Samantha Randle (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
Bernelee Doster (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Johannesburg |
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50 m breaststroke[12] | Lara van Niekerk (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
30.60 | Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
30.87 | Kaylene Corbett (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
31.94 |
100 m breaststroke[13] | Lara van Niekerk (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
1:05.67 | Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
1:06.06 | Kaylene Corbett (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
1:08.63 |
200 m breaststroke[10] | Tatjana Schoenmaker (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
2:24.01 | Kaylene Corbett (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
2:24.66 | Emily Visagie (RSA) KwaZulu-Natal |
2:32.57 |
50 m butterfly[10] | Erin Gallagher (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
26.39 | Inge Weidemann (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
27.24 | Rebecca Meder (RSA) KwaZulu-Natal |
27.35 |
100 m butterfly[12] | Erin Gallagher (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
59.78 | Duné Coetzee (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
1:00.82 | Rebecca Meder (RSA) KwaZulu-Natal |
1:01.50 |
200 m butterfly[9] | Duné Coetzee (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
2:11.88 | Trinity Hearne (RSA) Western Cape Aquatics |
2:15.46 | Leigh McMorran (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Johannesburg |
2:17.88 |
200 m individual medley[13] | Rebecca Meder (RSA) KwaZulu-Natal |
2:15.01 | Dakota Tucker (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Johannesburg |
2:18.26 | Aimee Canny (RSA) Western Cape Aquatics |
2:18.98 |
400 m individual medley[12] | Rebecca Meder (RSA) KwaZulu-Natal |
4:49.04 | Samantha Randle (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
4:55.81 | Marlies Ross (RSA) Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
4:56.26 |
4×50 m freestyle relay[10] | Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 1:43.45 | Western Cape Aquatics | 1:44.06 | KwaZulu-Natal | 1:44.08 |
4×100 m freestyle relay[11] | Western Cape Aquatics | 3:46.42 | KwaZulu-Natal | 3:50.11 | Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 3:54.05 |
4×200 m freestyle relay[13] | Aquatics Guateng Tshwane (a-relay) | 8:23.15 | Aquatics Guateng Tshwane (b-relay) | 8:33.80 | Western Cape Aquatics | 8:37.74 |
4×100 m medley relay[14] | Aquatics Guateng Tshwane (a-relay) | Western Cape Aquatics | Aquatics Guateng Tshwane (b-relay) |
Mixed
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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4×100 m freestyle relay[12] | Western Cape Aquatics | 3:33.52 | Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 3:35.57 | KwaZulu-Natal | 3:41.69 |
4×100 m medley relay[9] | Aquatics Guateng Tshwane (a-relay) | 3:54.34 | Western Cape Aquatics | 3:57.22 | Aquatics Guateng Tshwane (b-relay) | 4:02.73 |
Medal table
* Host nation (Eastern Cape Aquatics)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Aquatics Guateng Tshwane (RSA) | 19 | 23 | 17 | 59 |
2 | Western Cape Aquatics (RSA) | 11 | 7 | 10 | 28 |
3 | KwaZulu-Natal (RSA) | 9 | 6 | 10 | 25 |
4 | Aquatics Guateng Ekurhuleni (RSA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
5 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
6 | India (IND) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
7 | Aquatics Guateng Johannesburg (RSA) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
8 | Eastern Cape Aquatics (RSA)* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (9 entries) | 44 | 44 | 45 | 133 |
Qualification via time trial
The following qualifying time was achieved during a time trial conducted as part of the Championships.
Event | Name | Time | Date | Day | Qualification meet | Ref |
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200 m backstroke | Pieter Coetze (RSA) | 1:56.92 | 11 April 2022 | 6 | 2022 World Aquatics Championships, 2022 Commonwealth Games | [7] |
Records set
Men
Event | Stage | Name | Time | Date | Day | Record | Ref |
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200 m freestyle | Heats | Alexander Skinner (NAM) | 1:52.11 | 7 April 2022 | 2 | Namibian record | [11] |
100 m freestyle | Final | Alexander Skinner (NAM) | 50.43 | 8 April 2022 | 3 | Namibian record | [10] |
Women
Event | Stage | Name | Time | Date | Day | Record | Ref |
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50 m breaststroke | Heats | Lara van Niekerk (RSA) | 29.72 | 6 April 2022 | 1 | Commonwealth record, African record, South African record | [18][19][20][21] |
Broadcast
A live broadcast of day one was aired on YouTube by Swimming South Africa.[22][12] Days two, three, four, five, and six were streamed live as well.[11][10][13][9][14] Aired broadcasts were continuous stream format, meaning they covered heats through finals, and were segmented into two videos if exceeding 12 hours in length.[22][12][11]
Participating nations
Athletes from countries including the following participated at the Championships.[4]
- Botswana (BOTS)
- Great Britain (GBR)
- India (IND)
- Mozambique (CDTM)
- Namibia (NAM)
- South Africa (RSA, by region)
- Seychelles (SEY)
- Zambia (ZAM)
- Zimbabwe (ZIM)
South Africa regional representation
Athletes from South Africa competed on teams by province/region, including the following.[4]
- Ekurhuleni, Gauteng (Aquatics Guateng Ekurhuleni - AGA)
- Johannesburg, Gauteng (Aquatics Guateng Johannesburg - AGB)
- Tshwane, Gauteng (Aquatics Guateng Tshwane - AGC)
- Eastern Cape (Eastern Cape Aquatics - ECA)
- FAAC
- Free State (FSA)
- HAM
- KwaZulu-Natal (KZNA)
- Limpopo (LP)
- Mpumalanga (MPA)
- North West (North West Swimming - NWS)
- Western Cape (Western Cape Aquatics - WCA)
Incidents
On the morning of the last day of competition, Monday 11 April 2022, 45-year-old security guard Monde Qheru was found dead in the Newton Park Swimming Pool.[23][24]
See also
- South Africa at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- South Africa at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships
- Telkom SA National Aquatic Championships
- List of swimming competitions
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