South Africa at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships

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

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

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  
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  
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.