South Africa at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

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South Africa at the
2015 World Aquatics Championships
Flag of South Africa.svg
FINA code RSA
National federation Swimming South Africa
Website www.swimsa.co.za
in Kazan, Russia
Competitors43 in 5 sports
Medals
Ranked 11th
Gold
2
Silver
3
Bronze
0
Total
5
World Aquatics Championships appearances

South Africa competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015.

Contents

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Chad Ho Open water swimming Men's 5 km July 25
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Chad le Clos Swimming Men's 100 m butterfly August 8
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Cameron van der Burgh Swimming Men's 100 m breaststroke August 3
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Cameron van der Burgh Swimming Men's 50 m breaststroke August 5
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Chad le Clos Swimming Men's 200 m butterfly August 5

Diving

South African divers qualified for the individual spots and the synchronized teams at the World Championships. [1]

Women
AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalsFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Micaela Bouter 1 m springboard 227.5022did not advance
Julia Vincent 229.1521did not advance
Micaela Bouter 3 m springboard 258.3027did not advance
Julia Vincent 238.9533did not advance
Jaimee Gundry 10 m platform 245.6034did not advance
Nicola Gillis
Julia Vincent
3 m synchronized springboard 237.9315did not advance

Open water swimming

South Africa has fielded a team of six swimmers to compete in the open water marathon. [2]

Men
AthleteEventTimeRank
Chad Ho 5 km 55:17.6Gold medal icon.svg
10 km 1:50:47.919
Daniel Marais 10 km did not finish
Nicolaos Manoussakis 5 km 55:26.516
25 km 5:20:47.223
Women
AthleteEventTimeRank
Carmen Le Roux 5 km 1:04:06.327
10 km 2:06:37.541
Clarice Le Roux 5 km 1:05:50.832
Michelle Weber 10 km 1:59:28.719
Mixed
AthleteEventTimeRank
Chad Ho
Daniel Marais
Michelle Weber
Team 1:00:31.218

Swimming

South African swimmers have achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard entry time, and 1 at the B-standard): [3]

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Myles Brown 200 m freestyle 1:47.4815 Q1:47.5512did not advance
400 m freestyle 3:48.8618did not advance
800 m freestyle 8:04.4728did not advance
Chad le Clos 200 m freestyle 1:47.1712 Q1:46.104 Q1:46.536
50 m butterfly 23.458 Q23.4914did not advance
100 m butterfly 51.838 Q51.113 Q50.56 AF Gold medal icon.svg
200 m butterfly 1:56.92=14 Q1:54.502 Q1:53.68Silver medal icon.svg
Sebastien Rousseau 200 m butterfly 1:56.2911 Q1:56.9613did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:20.1621did not advance
Ayrton Sweeney 200 m breaststroke 2:14.9833did not advance
Cameron van der Burgh 50 m breaststroke 26.62 WR 1 Q26.742 Q26.66Silver medal icon.svg
100 m breaststroke 58.592 Q58.492 Q58.59Silver medal icon.svg
200 m breaststroke 2:12.3721did not advance

Synchronized swimming

South Africa has qualified three synchronized swimmers in the following events. [1]

AthleteEventPreliminariesFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Kerry Norden Solo technical routine 61.730634did not advance
Solo free routine 65.666727did not advance
Emma Manners-Wood
Laura Strugnell
Duet technical routine 65.353937did not advance
Duet free routine 66.0000=35did not advance

Water polo

Men's tournament

Team roster
Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 33005213+396Advanced to quarterfinals
2Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 32013424+104Advanced to playoffs
3Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 31021737202
4Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 30031746290
Source: SportResult.com [ 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.
27 July 2015
13:30
Report [ dead link ] South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg106Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Kazan
Attendance: 913
Referees:
Masoud Rezvani (IRI), Sergey Naumov (RUS)
Score by quarters:6–2, 1–2, 1–1, 2–1
E. Le Roux, P. Le Roux 3Goals Yañez 3

29 July 2015
12:10
Report [ dead link ] South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg417Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Kazan
Attendance: 1,127
Referees:
Fabio Toffoli (BRA), Peter de Jong (NED)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 0–3, 2–4, 1–5
Molyneux 2Goals Dén. Varga 5

31 July 2015
09:30
Report [ dead link ] South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg314Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Kazan
Attendance: 884
Referees:
Fabio Toffoli (BRA), Hatem Gaber (EGY)
Score by quarters: 0–4, 1–3, 1–5, 1–2
three players 1Goals Axenov 5
Playoffs
2 August 2015
20:10
Report [ dead link ] South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg117Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Kazan
Attendance: 213
Referees:
Ni Shi Wei (CHN), German Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 0–6, 0–2, 0–4
E. Le Roux 1Goals Younger 4
9th–12th place semifinals
4 August 2015
13:30
Report [ dead link ] Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg165Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Kazan
Attendance: 213
Referees:
Ni Shi Wei (CHN), Hatem Gaber (EGY)
Score by quarters:7–3, 2–2, 3–0, 4–0
Vrlic 5Goalsfive players 1
Eleventh place game
6 August 2015
10:50
Report [ dead link ] Kazakhstan  Flag of Kazakhstan.svg117Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Kazan
Attendance: 450
Referees:
Fabio Toffoli (BRA), Tadao Tahara (JPN)
Score by quarters:4–2, 1–2, 2–1, 4–2
Axenov 7Goals P. Le Roux 3

Women's tournament

Team roster
Group play
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 33003514+216Advanced to quarterfinals
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 32013818+204Advanced to playoffs
3Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 31023622+142
4Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 3003661550
Source: SportResult.com [ 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.
26 July 2015
13:30
Report [ dead link ] South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg122Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Kazan
Attendance: 1,049
Referees:
German Moller (ARG), Ursula Wengenroth (SUI)
Score by quarters: 1–6, 0–5, 0–3, 0–8
Versfeld 1Goals Klaassen 6

28 July 2015
10:50
Report [ dead link ] Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg191Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Kazan
Attendance: 456
Referees:
Anne Grandin (FRA), Tadao Tahara (JPN)
Score by quarters:6–0, 3–1, 7–0, 3–0
Southern 5Goals Versfeld 1

30 July 2015
21:30
Report [ dead link ] South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg420Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Kazan
Attendance: 130
Referees:
Anne Grandin (FRA), Ni Shi Wei (CHN)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 1–6, 1–4, 1–5
Versfeld, White 2Goals Asimaki 5
13th–16th place semifinals
1 August 2015
10:50
Report [ dead link ] New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg113Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Kazan
Attendance: 1,357
Referees:
Anne Grandin (FRA), Tadao Tahara (JPN)
Score by quarters:2–0, 2–0, 4–3, 3–0
Myles 3Goalsthree players 1
15th place game
3 August 2015
09:30
Report [ dead link ] South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg715Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Kazan
Attendance: 329
Referees:
Peter de Jong (NED), German Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 0–2, 3–8, 4–3
White 2Goals Nakano 4

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