South Africa women's national water polo team

South Africa
FINA code	RSA
Association	Swimming South Africa
Confederation	CANA (Africa)
Head coach	Dean Whyte
Asst coach	Masi Namba
Captain	Shakira January
Most caps	Megan Schooling
Home venue	Kings Park
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current	12 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest	12 (2021)
Olympic Games
Appearances	1 (first in 2020 )
Best result	10th place (2020)
World Championship
Appearances	10 (first in 2009 )
Best result	14th place (2019)
World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2014 )
Best result	7th place (2014)
Media
Website	swimsa.org

Last updated August 06, 2025

The South Africa women's national water polo team represents the South Africa in international women's water polo competitions and friendly matches.

Results

Olympic Games

2020 – 10th place
2024 – Withdrew^[1]

World Championship

2009 – 16th place^[2]
2011 – 15th place
2013 – 15th place
2015 – 16th place
2017 – 16th place
2019 – 14th place
2022 – 13th place
2023 – 12th place
2024 – 14th place
2025 – 15th place

World Cup

2014 – 7th place^[2]
2018 – 8th place

Current squad

Roster for the 2025 World Championships.^[3]

Head coach: Dean Whyte

1 Lucy Davis GK
2 Tumi Macdonell FP
3 Tia Caswell FP
4 Boati Motau FP
5 Skye Murray FP
6 Mia Loizides FP
7 Shakira January FP
8 Esihle Zondo FP
9 Hannah Weppelman FP
10 Jo Williams FP
11 Chloe Meecham FP
12 Hannah Banks FP
13 Kyla Moolman GK
14 Georgia Eccles FP

Under-20 team

South Africa lastly competed at the 2021 FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships.^[4]

References

↑ "In last-second reversal, Canada's women's water polo team qualifies for Olympics". cbc.ca. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
1 2 "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 56, 57, 67, 78, 83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
↑ "Women's Water Polo Team Roster RSA" (PDF). Omega Timing. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
↑ Russia after fourth title at FINA World Women's Junior Water Polo Championship Owen Lloyd (Inside the Games), 9 October 2021. Accessed 7 November 2021.

External links

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[1] "In last-second reversal, Canada's women's water polo team qualifies for Olympics". cbc.ca. Retrieved 16 February 2024.

[HistoFINA_PDF-2] 1 2 "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 56, 57, 67, 78, 83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.

[3] "Women's Water Polo Team Roster RSA" (PDF). Omega Timing. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.

[4] Russia after fourth title at FINA World Women's Junior Water Polo Championship Owen Lloyd (Inside the Games), 9 October 2021. Accessed 7 November 2021.

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