South Africa at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships

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South Africa at the
2023 World Aquatics Championships
Flag of South Africa.svg
FINA code RSA
National federation Swimming South Africa
Website swimsa.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.

Contents

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Tatjana Schoenmaker Swimming Women's 200 m breaststroke July 28
Silver medal icon.svg 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.

SportMenWomenTotal
Artistic swimming 033
Diving 134
Open water swimming 336
Swimming 4711
Water polo 141327
Total222951

Artistic swimming

South Africa entered 3 artistic swimmers. [1]

Women
AthleteEventPreliminariesFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
Skye MacDonald Solo technical routine 158.960026Did not advance
Solo free routine 122.437522Did not advance
Jess Hayes-Hill

Laura Strugnell

Duet technical routine 126.793338Did not advance
Duet free routine 121.162428Did not advance

Diving

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

Men
AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Stefan Steenkamp 1 m springboard 219.3061Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalFinal
PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
Bailey Heydra 1 m springboard 202.0036Did not advance
3 m springboard 188.4049Did not advance
Julia Vincent 1 m springboard 242.256 Q227.0511
3 m springboard 277.7014 Q295.9511 Q297.3010
Bailey Heydra
Zalika Methula
3 m synchro springboard 220.1417Did not advance

Open water swimming

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

Men
AthleteEventTimeRank
Joshua Ashley Men's 10 km 2:04:53.652
Connor Buck Men's 5 km 56:52.423
Men's 10 km 2:01:34.743
Matthew Caldwell Men's 5 km DNF
Women
AthleteEventTimeRank
Kate Beavon Women's 5 km 1:02:46.542
Amica de Jager Women's 5 km 1:01:28.924
Women's 10 km 2:10:31.940
Tory Earle Women's 10 km 2:19:27.751
Mixed
AthleteEventTimeRank
Amica de Jager
Kate Beavon
Matthew Caldwell
Connor Buck
Team relay 1:16:12.114

Swimming

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

Men
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Michael Houlie 50 m breaststroke 27.3114 Q27.5716Did not advance
100 m breaststroke 1:01.5830Did not advance
Clayton Jimmie 100 m freestyle 49.9543Did not advance
50 m backstroke 25.9737Did not advance
Righardt Muller 200 m freestyle 1:52.2544Did not advance
800 m freestyle 8:07.0831Did not advance
1500 m freestyle 15:33.8223Did not advance
Roland Schoeman 50 m freestyle 22.8750Did not advance
50 m butterfly 24.0244Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Aimee Canny 100 m freestyle 54.6014 Q54.8716Did not advance
200 m freestyle 1:59.3024Did not advance
Emma Chelius 50 m freestyle 25.3423Did not advance
Milla Drakopoulos 50 m backstroke 29.3137Did not advance
100 m backstroke 1:02.7735Did not advance
Trinity Hearne 100 m butterfly 1:00.2729Did not advance
200 m butterfly 2:14.7826Did not advance
Rebecca Meder 200 m individual medley 2:10.95 NR 11 Q2:11.1610Did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:45.6821Did not advance
Tatjana Schoenmaker 50 m breaststroke 30.7014Withdraw
100 m breaststroke 1:05.563 Q1:05.533 Q1:05.84Silver medal icon.svg
200 m breaststroke 2:22.922 Q2:21.311 Q2:20.80Gold medal icon.svg
Lara van Niekerk 50 m breaststroke 30.7617 Q29.913 Q30.094
100 m breaststroke 1:07.0318Did not advance
Aimee Canny
Emma Chelius
Milla Drakopoulos
Trinity Hearne
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:45.5417Did not advance
Mixed
AthleteEventHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Clayton Jimmie
Aimee Canny
Roland Schoeman
Rebecca Meder
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:30.16 AF 18Did not advance

Water polo

Summary
TeamEventGroup stagePlayoffQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
RankOpposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Men's tournament Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
L 10–35
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
L 5–30
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
L 6–27
4Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
L 6–15
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
L 8–16
16
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Women's tournament Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
L 2–24
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
L 2–24
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
W 12–9
3 QPFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
L 6–21
Flag of France.svg  France
L 6–20
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
L 6–25
12

Men's tournament

Team roster

The following is the South African roster. [9]

Head coach: Vaughn Marlow

Group play
PosTeamPldWPSWPSLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 330005427+279 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 311015734+235 Playoffs
3Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 310115534+214
4Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 300032192710
Source: Sportresult
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 Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg3510Flag of South Africa.svg  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 7Goalsfour players 2

19 July 2023
16:00
Report South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg530Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
David Couper (NZL), Chisato Kurosaki (JPN)
Score by quarters: 1–8, 1–9, 1–7, 2–6
Laurenson 2Goals Jakšić, Rašović 6

21 July 2023
10:30
Report South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg627Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Marine Messe Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Referees:
Sebastien Dervieux (FRA), Natalia Markopoulou (GRE)
Score by quarters: 2–8, 2–7, 2–8, 0–4
Badenhorst 2Goals Valera 5
13–16th place semifinals
23 July 2023
10:30
Report Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg156Flag of South Africa.svg  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 4Goals Wheeler 2
15th place game
25 July 2023
09:00
Report China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg168Flag of South Africa.svg  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. 7Goals Badenhorst, Howard 2

Women's tournament

Team roster

The following is the South African roster. [10]

Head coach: Nicola Barrett

Group play
PosTeamPldWPSWPSLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 330006116+459 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 320016319+446 Playoffs
3Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 310021657413
4Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 300031260480
Source: Sportresult
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 Greece  Flag of Greece.svg242Flag of South Africa.svg  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 4Goals Sileno, Zondo 1

18 July 2023
12:00
Report South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg224Flag of Italy.svg  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 1Goals Bettini, Giustini 4

20 July 2023
09:00
Report Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg912Flag of South Africa.svg  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 4Goals Meecham 3
Playoffs
22 July 2023
18:30
Report South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg621Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  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 2Goals Wright 4
9–12th place semifinals
24 July 2023
13:30
Report France  Flag of France.svg206Flag of South Africa.svg  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 6Goals Thornton-Dibb 3
Eleventh place game
26 July 2023
09:00
Report New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg256Flag of South Africa.svg  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 7Goals Meecham, Versfeld 2

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