South Africa at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships

South Africa at the
2017 World Aquatics Championships
FINA codeRSA
National federationSwimming South Africa
Websitewww.swimsa.co.za
in Budapest, Hungary
Competitors60 in 5 sports
Medals
Ranked 14th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
2
World Aquatics Championships appearances

South Africa competed at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary from 14 to 30 July 2017.

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Chad le Clos Swimming Men's 200 m butterfly July 26
 Bronze Cameron van der Burgh Swimming Men's 50 m breaststroke July 26

Diving

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South Africa has entered 4 divers (four female).[1]

Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Nicole Gillis 1 m springboard 241.70 18 did not advance
Julia Vincent 221.80 28 did not advance
Micaela Bouter 3 m springboard 231.40 30 did not advance
Julia Vincent 270.20 17 Q 289.65 12 Q 265.90 12
Jaimee Gundry 10 m platform 230.60 35 did not advance
Micaela Bouter
Nicole Gillis
3 m synchronized springboard 249.66 14 did not advance

Open water swimming

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South Africa has entered six open water swimmers[2][3]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Chad Ho Men's 5 km 54:48.6 11
Men's 10 km 1:52:29.9 13
Danie Marais Men's 5 km 55:01.0 21
Nico Manoussakis Men's 10 km 1:56:30.0 45
Robyn Kinghorn Women's 5 km 1:03:41.5 41
Women's 10 km 2:11:25.8 43
Sasha-Lee Nordengen-Corris Women's 10 km 2:14:43.4 50
Michelle Weber Women's 5 km 59:27.5 =7
Chad Ho
Nico Manoussakis
Danie Marais
Robyn Kinghorn
Mixed team 56:05.3 12

Swimming

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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):[4]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Martin Binedell 200 m backstroke 1:59.15 22 did not advance
Myles Brown 200 m freestyle 1:47.09 13 Q 1:47.19 14 did not advance
Douglas Erasmus 50 m freestyle 22.56 31 did not advance
50 m butterfly 24.17 32 did not advance
Chad le Clos 200 m freestyle DNS did not advance
100 m butterfly 51.28 6 Q 51.48 12 did not advance
200 m butterfly 1:55.90 5 Q 1:55.09 4 Q 1:53.33 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Ayrton Sweeney 200 m breaststroke DNS did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:04.18 32 did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:20.10 20 did not advance
Brent Szurdoki 400 m freestyle 3:54.34 33 did not advance
1500 m freestyle 15:18.84 23 did not advance
Cameron van der Burgh 50 m breaststroke 26.54 AF 2 Q 26.74 3 Q 26.60 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
100 m breaststroke DNS did not advance
Zane Waddell 50 m freestyle 22.86 45 did not advance
100 m freestyle 49.99 46 did not advance
Myles Brown
Douglas Erasmus
Clayton Jimmie
Zane Waddell
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:17.41 12 did not advance
Martin Binedell
Myles Brown
Chad le Clos
Cameron van der Burgh
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:36.31 15 did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kate Beavon 400 m freestyle 4:20.82 27 did not advance
800 m freestyle 8:58.31 29 did not advance
Emma Chellius 50 m freestyle 25.73 34 did not advance
Kaylene Corbett 50 m breaststroke 31.91 25 did not advance
100 m breaststroke 1:10.16 31 did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:31.36 23 did not advance
Erin Gallagher 100 m freestyle 55.46 24 did not advance
50 m butterfly 27.36 34 did not advance
Samantha Randle 1500 m freestyle 17:22.42 21 did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:17.14 27 did not advance
Kate Beavon
Kaylene Corbett
Erin Gallagher
Samantha Randle
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:57.83 13 did not advance
Emma Chellius
Kaylene Corbett
Erin Gallagher
Samantha Randle
4 × 100 m medley relay 4:15.47 17 did not advance
Mixed
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Douglas Erasmus
Zane Waddell
Emma Chellius
Erin Gallagher
4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:31.38 AF 12 did not advance
Martin Binedell
Clayton Jimmie
Kaylene Corbett
Erin Gallagher
4 × 100 m medley relay 3:57.02 AF 14 did not advance

Synchronized swimming

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South Africa's synchronized swimming team consisted of 10 athletes (10 female).[5]

Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Emma Manners-Wood
Laura Strugnell
Lisa Wimmer (R)
Duet technical routine 67.3661 36 did not advance
Emma Manners-Wood
Laura Strugnell
Faith Adonis (R)
Duet free routine 67.4667 39 did not advance
Faith Adonis
Ceri Bezuidenhout
Phindy Makhaye
Sonal Reddi
Nina Smith
Giulia Torino
Tayla-Jade van Huyssteen
Lisa Wimmer
Team free routine 62.1333 25 did not advance

Legend: (R) = Reserve Athlete

Water polo

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South Africa qualified both a men's and women's teams.[6][7]

Men's tournament

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Team roster
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Serbia 3 3 0 0 43 16 +27 6 Quarterfinals
2  Greece 3 2 0 1 32 20 +12 4 Playoffs
3  Spain 3 1 0 2 28 23 +5 2
4  South Africa 3 0 0 3 11 55 −44 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) better result against higher placed team.
17 July 2017
17:30
Report[dead link] Serbia  21–5  South Africa Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Michael Brooks (NZL), Nader Ghafouri (IRI)
Score by quarters: 6–1, 7–1, 5–1, 3–2
three players 3 Goals Le Roux 2

19 July 2017
10:50
Report[dead link] South Africa  2–18  Greece Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Péter Molnár (HUN), Maged El Shamy (AUS)
Score by quarters: 0–5, 2–3, 0–5, 0–5
Le Roux, Molyneux 1 Goals Fountoulis 6

21 July 2017
09:30
Report[dead link] Spain  16–4  South Africa Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Ni Shiwei (CHN), Michael Brooks (NZL)
Score by quarters: 3–2, 1–0, 6–1, 6–1
three players 3 Goals four players 1
13th–16th place semifinals
23 July 2017
12:00
Report[dead link] South Africa  4–13  United States Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Radosław Koryzna (POL), Maged El-Shamy (EGY)
Score by quarters: 0–1, 3–6, 1–3, 0–3
four players 1 Goals Irving, Obert 3
15th place game
25 July 2017
09:30
Report[dead link] Canada  9–6  South Africa Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Diego Garibaldi (ARG), Michael Brooks (NZL)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 4–1, 2–1, 2–2
Constantin-Bicari 5 Goals Le Roux 2

Women's tournament

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Team roster
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 0 58 17 +41 6 Quarterfinals
2  Spain 3 2 0 1 35 17 +18 4 Playoffs
3  New Zealand 3 1 0 2 17 38 −21 2
4  South Africa 3 0 0 3 11 49 −38 0
Updated to match(es) played on 20 July 2017. 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 2017
13:30
Report[dead link] South Africa  2–24  United States Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Diego Caribaldi (ARG), Daniel Daners (URU)
Score by quarters: 0–6, 0–7, 2–5, 0–6
Barrett, Penney 1 Goals Neushul 6

18 July 2017
10:50
Report[dead link] New Zealand  8–6  South Africa Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Diego Garibaldi (ARG), Benjamin Mercier (FRA)
Score by quarters: 2–1, 1–2, 1–1, 4–2
Hudson, Mason 3 Goals Schooling 2

20 July 2017
21:30
Report[dead link] South Africa  3–17  Spain Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
Score by quarters: 1–4, 0–6, 1–2, 1–5
three players 1 Goals Forca 5
13th–16th place semifinals
22 July 2017
10:30
Report[dead link] Brazil  10–5  South Africa Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Ni Shiwei (CHN), Daniel Daners (URU)
Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–1, 3–1, 2–2
Abla 5 Goals Hallendorff 2
15th place game
24 July 2017
09:30
Report[dead link] South Africa  4–6  Kazakhstan Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest
Referees:
Ni Shiwei (CHN), Benjamin Mercier (FRA)
Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–2, 1–0, 0–2
Smit 2 Goals Akilbayeva 2

References

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  1. ^ "Entry List by NAT (Diving)". www.omegatiming.com. Omega Timing. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Open Water Entry List by NAT - Men". www.omegatiming.com/. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Open Water Entry List by NAT - Women". www.omegatiming.com/. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Entry List by Nation (Swimming)". www.omegatiming.com. Omega Timing. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Entry List by Nation (Synchronized swimming)". www.omegatiming.com. Omega Timing. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Entry List by Nation (Water Polo Men)" (PDF). waterpolo.sportresult.com. Omega Timing. 15 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Entry List by Nation (Water Polo Women)" (PDF). waterpolo.sportresult.com. Omega Timing. 15 July 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 December 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2017.