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]
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]
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Date → | Wed 6 | Thu 7 | Fri 8 | Sat 9 | Sun 10 | Mon 11 | ||||||
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Date → | Wed 6 | Thu 7 | Fri 8 | Sat 9 | Sun 10 | Mon 11 | ||||||
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Date → | Wed 6 | Thu 7 | Fri 8 | Sat 9 | Sun 10 | Mon 11 | ||||||
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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]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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50 m freestyle [9] | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 22.34 | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal | 22.49 | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal | 22.82 |
100 m freestyle [10] | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal | 48.97 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 50.17 | ![]() Namibia | 50.43 |
200 m freestyle [11] | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal | 1:46.15 | ![]() Great Britain | 1:49.49 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 1:49.59 |
400 m freestyle [12] | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal | 3:49.37 | ![]() Great Britain | 3:51.37 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 3:56.92 |
800 m freestyle [13] | ![]() India | 8:14.45 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 8:19.10 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 8:20.30 |
1500 m freestyle [14] | ![]() Western Cape Aquatics | 15.36.70 | ![]() India | 15:48.89 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 16:03.42 |
50 m backstroke [10] | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 24.74 | ![]() Western Cape Aquatics | 26.32 | ![]() Western Cape Aquatics | 26.56 |
100 m backstroke [12] | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 54.08 [a] | ![]() Western Cape Aquatics | 57.04 | ![]() Eastern Cape Aquatics | 58.03 |
200 m backstroke [9] | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 2:05.03 | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal | 2:05.33 | ![]() India | 2:07.21 |
50 m breaststroke [13] | ![]() Western Cape Aquatics | 27.22 [b] | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Ekurhuleni | 28.12 | ![]() Western Cape Aquatics | 28.98 |
100 m breaststroke [11] | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Ekurhuleni | 1:01.00 | ![]() Western Cape Aquatics | 1:01.56 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 1:02.96 |
200 m breaststroke [12] | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Ekurhuleni | 2:14.47 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 2:14.49 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 2:16.50 |
50 m butterfly [12] | ![]() Western Cape Aquatics | 23.93 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 24.14 | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal | 24.28 |
100 m butterfly [13] | ![]() Western Cape Aquatics | 51.88 | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal | 52.06 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 53.52 |
200 m butterfly [10] | ![]() Western Cape Aquatics | 1:55.75 | ![]() Great Britain | 1:57.66 | ![]() Western Cape Aquatics | 1:59.57 |
200 m individual medley [14] | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal | 1:58.37 | ![]() Great Britain | 1:59.96 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Ekurhuleni | 2:04.52 |
400 m individual medley [11] | ![]() Great Britain | 4:15.39 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 4:27.14 | ![]() 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 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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50 m freestyle [11] | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal | 25.08 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 25.39 | ![]() Western Cape Aquatics ![]() Western Cape Aquatics | 25.62 |
100 m freestyle [13] | ![]() Western Cape Aquatics | 54.71 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 54.73 | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal | 55.70 |
200 m freestyle [12] | ![]() Western Cape Aquatics | 1:58.34 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 2:00.60 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 2:00.72 |
400 m freestyle [14] | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 4:12.35 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Ekurhuleni | 4:15.93 | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal | 4:20.47 |
800 m freestyle [9] | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Ekurhuleni | 8:46.33 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 8:53.55 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Johannesburg | 8:58.50 |
1500 m freestyle [10] | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 16:55.55 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 17:04.28 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Johannesburg | 17:08.30 |
50 m backstroke [9] | ![]() Western Cape Aquatics | 28.81 | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal | 28.86 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 29.43 |
100 m backstroke [11] | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal | 1:02.55 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 1:02.98 | ![]() Western Cape Aquatics | 1:03.00 |
200 m backstroke [13] | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 2:15.78 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Johannesburg | ||
50 m breaststroke [12] | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 30.60 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 30.87 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 31.94 |
100 m breaststroke [13] | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 1:05.67 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 1:06.06 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 1:08.63 |
200 m breaststroke [10] | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 2:24.01 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 2:24.66 | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal | 2:32.57 |
50 m butterfly [10] | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 26.39 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 27.24 | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal | 27.35 |
100 m butterfly [12] | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 59.78 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 1:00.82 | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal | 1:01.50 |
200 m butterfly [9] | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 2:11.88 | ![]() Western Cape Aquatics | 2:15.46 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Johannesburg | 2:17.88 |
200 m individual medley [13] | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal | 2:15.01 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Johannesburg | 2:18.26 | ![]() Western Cape Aquatics | 2:18.98 |
400 m individual medley [12] | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal | 4:49.04 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 4:55.81 | ![]() 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) |
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 |
* Host nation (Eastern Cape Aquatics)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 19 | 23 | 17 | 59 |
2 | ![]() | 11 | 7 | 10 | 28 |
3 | ![]() | 9 | 6 | 10 | 25 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (9 entries) | 44 | 44 | 45 | 133 |
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 | ![]() | 1:56.92 | 11 April 2022 | 6 | 2022 World Aquatics Championships, 2022 Commonwealth Games | [7] |
Event | Stage | Name | Time | Date | Day | Record | Ref |
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200 m freestyle | Heats | ![]() | 1:52.11 | 7 April 2022 | 2 | Namibian record | [11] |
100 m freestyle | Final | ![]() | 50.43 | 8 April 2022 | 3 | Namibian record | [10] |
Event | Stage | Name | Time | Date | Day | Record | Ref |
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50 m breaststroke | Heats | ![]() | 29.72 | 6 April 2022 | 1 | Commonwealth record, African record, South African record | [18] [19] [20] [21] |
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]
Athletes from countries including the following participated at the Championships. [4]
Athletes from South Africa competed on teams by province/region, including the following. [4]
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]
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