South Africa at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships

South Africa at the
2023 World Aquatics Championships
Flag of South Africa
FINA codeRSA
National federationSwimming South Africa
Websiteswimsa.org
in Fukuoka, Japan
Competitors51 in 5 sports
Medals
Ranked 17th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
2
World Aquatics Championships appearances

South Africa competed at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan from 14 to 30 July.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Tatjana Schoenmaker Swimming Women's 200 m breaststroke July 28
 Silver Tatjana Schoenmaker Swimming Women's 100 m breaststroke July 25

Athletes by discipline

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Championships per discipline.

Sport Men Women Total
Artistic swimming 0 3 3
Diving 1 3 4
Open water swimming 3 3 6
Swimming 4 7 11
Water polo 14 13 27
Total 22 29 51

Artistic swimming

Main article: Artistic swimming at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships

South Africa entered 3 artistic swimmers.[1]

Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Skye MacDonald Solo technical routine 158.9600 26 Did not advance
Solo free routine 122.4375 22 Did not advance
Jess Hayes-Hill

Laura Strugnell

Duet technical routine 126.7933 38 Did not advance
Duet free routine 121.1624 28 Did not advance

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships

South Africa entered 4 divers.[2][3]

Men
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Stefan Steenkamp 1 m springboard 219.30 61 — Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Bailey Heydra 1 m springboard 202.00 36 — Did not advance
3 m springboard 188.40 49 Did not advance
Julia Vincent 1 m springboard 242.25 6 Q — 227.05 11
3 m springboard 277.70 14 Q 295.95 11 Q 297.30 10
Bailey Heydra
Zalika Methula 		3 m synchro springboard 220.14 17 — Did not advance

Open water swimming

Main article: Open water swimming at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships

South Africa entered 6 open water swimmers.[4][5][6]

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Joshua Ashley Men's 10 km 2:04:53.6 52
Connor Buck Men's 5 km 56:52.4 23
Men's 10 km 2:01:34.7 43
Matthew Caldwell Men's 5 km DNF
Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Kate Beavon Women's 5 km 1:02:46.5 42
Amica de Jager Women's 5 km 1:01:28.9 24
Women's 10 km 2:10:31.9 40
Tory Earle Women's 10 km 2:19:27.7 51
Mixed
Athlete Event Time Rank
Amica de Jager
Kate Beavon
Matthew Caldwell
Connor Buck 		Team relay 1:16:12.1 14

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships

South Africa entered 11 swimmers.[7] Chad Le Clos was originally named in the team, however withdrew due to illness.[8]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Michael Houlie 50 m breaststroke 27.31 14 Q 27.57 16 Did not advance
100 m breaststroke 1:01.58 30 Did not advance
Clayton Jimmie 100 m freestyle 49.95 43 Did not advance
50 m backstroke 25.97 37 Did not advance
Righardt Muller 200 m freestyle 1:52.25 44 Did not advance
800 m freestyle 8:07.08 31 — Did not advance
1500 m freestyle 15:33.82 23 — Did not advance
Roland Schoeman 50 m freestyle 22.87 50 Did not advance
50 m butterfly 24.02 44 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Aimee Canny 100 m freestyle 54.60 14 Q 54.87 16 Did not advance
200 m freestyle 1:59.30 24 Did not advance
Emma Chelius 50 m freestyle 25.34 23 Did not advance
Milla Drakopoulos 50 m backstroke 29.31 37 Did not advance
100 m backstroke 1:02.77 35 Did not advance
Trinity Hearne 100 m butterfly 1:00.27 29 Did not advance
200 m butterfly 2:14.78 26 Did not advance
Rebecca Meder 200 m individual medley 2:10.95 NR 11 Q 2:11.16 10 Did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:45.68 21 — Did not advance
Tatjana Schoenmaker 50 m breaststroke 30.70 14 Withdraw
100 m breaststroke 1:05.56 3 Q 1:05.53 3 Q 1:05.84 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
200 m breaststroke 2:22.92 2 Q 2:21.31 1 Q 2:20.80 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Lara van Niekerk 50 m breaststroke 30.76 17 Q 29.91 3 Q 30.09 4
100 m breaststroke 1:07.03 18 Did not advance
Aimee Canny
Emma Chelius
Milla Drakopoulos
Trinity Hearne 		4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:45.54 17 — Did not advance
Mixed
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Clayton Jimmie
Aimee Canny
Roland Schoeman
Rebecca Meder 		4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:30.16 AF 18 Did not advance

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships
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  Montenegro
L 10–35 		 Serbia
L 5–30 		 Spain
L 6–27 		4 — —  Argentina
L 6–15 		 China
L 8–16 		16
 South Africa Women's tournament  Greece
L 2–24 		 Italy
L 2–24 		 Argentina
W 12–9 		3 QP  Canada
L 6–21 		—  France
L 6–20 		 New Zealand
L 6–25 		12

Men's tournament

Main article: Water polo at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
Team roster

The following is the South African roster.[9]

Head coach: Vaughn Marlow

Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 0 54 27 +27 9 Quarterfinals
2  Serbia 3 1 1 0 1 57 34 +23 5 Playoffs
3  Montenegro 3 1 0 1 1 55 34 +21 4
4  South Africa 3 0 0 0 3 21 92 −71 0
Source: Sportresult[dead link‍]
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.


17 July 2023
17:30 		Report[dead link‍] Montenegro  35–10  South Africa Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Georgios Stavridis (GRE)
Score by quarters: 6–1, 10–0, 9–5, 10–4
Radović 7 Goals four players 2
19 July 2023
16:00 		Report[dead link‍] South Africa  5–30  Serbia Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
David Couper (NZL), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 1–8, 1–9, 1–7, 2–6
Laurenson 2 Goals Jakšić, Rašović 6
21 July 2023
10:30 		Report[dead link‍] South Africa  6–27  Spain Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE)
Score by quarters: 2–8, 2–7, 2–8, 0–4
Badenhorst 2 Goals Valera 5
13–16th place semifinals
23 July 2023
10:30 		Report[dead link‍] Argentina  15–6  South Africa Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Nóra Debreceni (HUN), David Couper (NZL)
Score by quarters: 3–0, 4–2, 5–1, 3–3
Camnasio 4 Goals Wheeler 2
15th place game
25 July 2023
09:00 		Report[dead link‍] China  16–8  South Africa Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Germán Moller (ARG), Hélène Painchaud (CAN)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 4–2, 4–1, 5–3
Chen Z. 7 Goals Badenhorst, Howard 2

Women's tournament

Main article: Water polo at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament
Team roster

The following is the South African roster.[10]

Head coach: Nicola Barrett

Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W PSW PSL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Greece 3 3 0 0 0 61 16 +45 9 Quarterfinals
2  Italy 3 2 0 0 1 63 19 +44 6 Playoffs
3  South Africa 3 1 0 0 2 16 57 −41 3
4  Argentina 3 0 0 0 3 12 60 −48 0
Source: Sportresult[dead link‍]
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.


16 July 2023
17:30 		Report[dead link‍] Greece  24–2  South Africa Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Nicola Johnson (AUS), Darren Spiritsanto (USA)
Score by quarters: 7–1, 6–1, 6–0, 5–0
Fountotou, E. Plevritou 4 Goals Sileno, Zondo 1
18 July 2023
12:00 		Report[dead link‍] South Africa  2–24  Italy Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Jennifer McCall (USA), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 0–7, 1–7, 0–8
MacDonell, Meecham 1 Goals Bettini, Giustini 4
20 July 2023
09:00 		Report[dead link‍] Argentina  9–12  South Africa Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
David Gómez (ESP), Jennifer McCall (USA),
Score by quarters: 2–2, 3–5, 2–2, 2–3
Auliel 4 Goals Meecham 3
Playoffs
22 July 2023
18:30 		Report[dead link‍] South Africa  6–21  Canada Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Nicola Johnson (AUS), David Couper (NZL)
Score by quarters: 1–6, 1–4, 1–4, 3–7
Thornton-Dibb 2 Goals Wright 4
9–12th place semifinals
24 July 2023
13:30 		Report[dead link‍] France  20–6  South Africa Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Hélène Painchaud (CAN), Germán Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters: 4–1, 6–0, 5–4, 5–1
Vernoux 6 Goals Thornton-Dibb 3
Eleventh place game
26 July 2023
09:00 		Report[dead link‍] New Zealand  25–6  South Africa Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Chisato Kurosaki (JPN), Adil Aimbetov (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 7–0, 6–3, 6–1, 6–2
Houghton 7 Goals Meecham, Versfeld 2

References

  1. ^ "Artistic Swimming Team Announcement" (pdf). Swimming South Africa. 10 June 2023. Archived from the original on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Diving Team Announcement" (pdf). Swimming South Africa. 26 May 2023. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  3. ^ "20th World Aquatics World Championships Diving Entry List" (PDF). Omega Timing. 12 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Open Water Swimming Team Announcement" (pdf). Swimming South Africa. 2 June 2023. Archived from the original on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  5. ^ "20th World Aquatics World Championships Open Water Swimming Entry List - Men" (PDF). Omega Timing. 12 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  6. ^ "20th World Aquatics World Championships Open Water Swimming Entry List - Women" (PDF). Omega Timing. 12 July 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  7. ^ Pelshaw, Anya (16 June 2023). "Matt Sates and Pieter Coetze Missing From Updated South African Roster For Worlds". SwimSwam. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Following Illness, Multi-Time Titlist Chad Le Clos Opting Out of World Championships". Swimming World. 10 July 2023. Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  9. ^ "20th World Aquatics World Championships Men's Water Polo Team Roster RSA" (PDF). waterpolo.sportresult.com. Omega Timing. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.[dead link‍]
  10. ^ "20th World Aquatics World Championships Women's Water Polo Team Roster RSA" (PDF). waterpolo.sportresult.com. Omega Timing. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.[dead link‍]