Kayla Swarts (b. 24 May 2003)[2] is a South African field hockey player for the South African national team.
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| Born | 24 May 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Central[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Maties | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | NWU Pukke | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Central | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023-present | South Africa U21 | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022-present | South Africa | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022-present | South Africa Hockey5 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 14 January 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Career
editUnder–21
editSwarts made her debut for the 2023 Junior Africa Cup in Ismailia[3] and 2023 Hockey Junior World Cup in Santiago.[4]
National team
editSwarts made her debut for the FIH Nations Cup in Valencia.[5][6]
Personal life
editShe was living with her mother and father, Odessa Swarts (née Krause)[7] and Steven Swarts, in Bloemfontein.[8] Her brother, Wayde van Niekerk also is a South African track and field sprinter who competes in the 200 and 400 metres.[9][10][11][12] She is the cousin of South African World Cup-winning rugby union and rugby sevens player Cheslin Kolbe.[13]
She attended Eunice High School.[14]
References
edit- ^ @kayla.swarts (31 March 2024). "Central girlies" – via Instagram.
- ^ "FIH Hockey Women's Nations Cup Spain 2022 - Teams". FIH.
- ^ "South African Women's U21 team named for the African Qualifier". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "SA Hockey U21 Women named for Junior World Cup". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "Team Details – South Africa". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "SOUTH AFRICAN WOMEN'S HOCKEY SQUADS HAVE BEEN SELECTED". sasportspress.co.za. SA Sports Press. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ du Plessis, Clement. "How Wayde's mom blazed the trail for her son". News24. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ Wayde's Olympic glory: what his parents have to say Archived 24 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine, IOL
- ^ Abrahams, Celine (7 June 2020). "gsport4girls - Kayla Swarts Running Her Own Race". gsport4girls. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ Jager, Johann de. "Wayde se suster haal SA vrouehokkiespan". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ Piek, Morgan (22 August 2016). "Wayde's family arrives back in Bloem". Bloemfontein Courant. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ de Villiers, Ockert (12 January 2024). "Wayde van Niekerk and sister set to share Olympic stage at Paris 2024". Olympics.
- ^ Roberts, Cheryl. "Wayde van Niekerk and Cheslin Kolbe are both products of champion parents". Cape Argus.
- ^ "Two Eunice ladies in SA U21 hockey team Congratulations to Kayla Swarts (2021) … – Eunice High School".
External links
edit- Kayla Swarts at the International Hockey Federation
- Kayla Swarts at the South African Hockey Association
- Kayla Swarts at Olympics.com
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