# South Africa at the 2012 Summer Olympics

South Africa competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's eighteenth participation overall and sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics in the post-apartheid era. The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) sent a total of 125 athletes to the Games, 67 men and 58 women, to compete in 17 sports. Field hockey and women's football were the only team-based sports in which South Africa were representation at these Olympic Games. There was only a single competitor in archery, BMX cycling, judo, shooting and weightlifting.
Notable South African athletes included track stars Oscar Pistorius and Caster Semenya. Pistorius, a four-time Paralympic champion, set South Africa's historical record as the first double-leg amputee to compete at the Olympics. Semenya, a middle-distance runner and a world champion who had been subjected to gender testing in 2009, became the nation's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. The South African team also featured past Olympic medalists, including swimmer Roland Mark Schoeman, who won a full set of medals in Athens, and long jumper Godfrey Khotso Mokoena, who took silver in Beijing.
After suffering a major setback in Beijing, South Africa recaptured its previous successes in London with a total of six Olympic medals (four gold, one silver, and one bronze). Among the nation's medalists were swimmers Cameron van der Burgh and Chad le Clos, who each won gold in their events, with Le Clos also winning a silver. Van der Burgh broke both an Olympic record and a world record in men's breaststroke swimming. Meanwhile, le Clos surpassed the defending champion Michael Phelps to claim the title in one of the men's butterfly events. For the first time in its history, South Africa won Olympic medals in rowing and in sprint canoeing.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Cameron van der Burgh | Swimming | Men's 100 m breaststroke | 29 July |
| Gold | Chad le Clos | Swimming | Men's 200 m butterfly | 31 July |
| Gold | James Thompson Matthew Brittain John Smith Sizwe Ndlovu | Rowing | Men's lightweight coxless four | 2 August |
| Gold | Caster Semenya | Athletics | Women's 800 m | 11 August |
| Silver | Chad le Clos | Swimming | Men's 100 m butterfly | 3 August |
| Bronze | Bridgitte Hartley | Canoeing | Women's K-1 500 m | 9 August |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Swimming | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Rowing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Canoeing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |

## Archery

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Karen Hultzer | Women's individual | 631 | 46 | Lionetti (ITA) (19) L 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Athletics

South African athletes have entered the following events:

### Key

* Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

### Men

Ofentse Mogawane was injured in a crash during the first heat of the 4 × 400 m relay. On appeal, South Africa was entered into the final with Louis van Zyl replacing Mogawane. Oscar Pistorius made Olympic history, becoming the first double leg amputee ever to participate in the Olympic Games.

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Lusapho April | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:19:00 | 43 |
| Lehann Fourie | 110 m hurdles | 13.49 | 2 Q | 13.28 | 3 q | 13.53 | 7 |
| Cornel Fredericks | 400 m hurdles | 52.29 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Anaso Jobodwana | 200 m | 20.46 | 2 Q | 20.27 | 2 Q | 20.69 | 8 |
| Stephen Mokoka | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:19:52 | 49 |
| Marc Mundell | 50 km walk | — | — | — | — | 3:55:32 AF | 32 |
| Coolboy Ngamole | Marathon | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| André Olivier | 800 m | 1:46.42 | 3 Q | 1:45.44 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Oscar Pistorius | 400 m | 45.44 | 2 Q | 46.54 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Louis van Zyl | 400 m hurdles | 50.31 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Willem de Beer Shaun de Jager Ofentse Mogawane Oscar Pistorius Louis van Zyl | 4 × 400 m relay | DNF* | DNF* | — | — | 3:03.46 SB | 7 |
* Allowed into final on appeal

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Godfrey Khotso Mokoena | Long jump | 8.02 | 7 q | 7.93 | 8 |

### Combined events – Decathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
| Willem Coertzen | Result | 11.09 | 7.17 | 13.79 | 2.05 | 48.56 | 14.15 | 43.58 | 4.50 | 64.79 | 4:26.52 | 8173 | 9 |
| Willem Coertzen | Points | 841 | 854 | 715 | 850 | 882 | 955 | 738 | 760 | 810 | 768 | 8173 | 9 |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Rene Kalmer | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:30:51 | 35 |
| Tanith Maxwell | Marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:40:27 | 81 |
| Caster Semenya | 800 m | 2:00.71 | 2 Q | 1:57.67 SB | 1 Q | 1:57.23 | |
| Irvette van Blerk | Marathon | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Sunette Viljoen | Javelin throw | 65.92 | 3 Q | 64.53 | 4 |

## Badminton

| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Dorian James Willem Viljoen | Men's doubles | Boe / Mogensen (DEN) L 6–21, 12–21 | Chai B / Guo Zd (CHN) L 8–21, 13–21 | Ivanov / Sozonov (RUS) L 13–21, 15–21 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Michelle Edwards Annari Viljoen | Women's doubles | Choo / Veeran (AUS) L 9–21, 7–21 | Ha J-e / Kim M-j (KOR) L 8–21, 7–21 | Jauhari / Polii (INA) L 18–21, 10–21 | 2 Q | Sorokina / Vislova (RUS) L 9–21, 7–21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

South Africa has entered boxers for the following events

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Ayabonga Sonjica | Bantamweight | Dalakliev (BUL) L 6–15 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Siphiwe Lusizi | Welterweight | Abdul-Karim (IRQ) W 17–13 | Maestre (VEN) L 13–18 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Canoeing
### Sprint

South Africa has entered canoeists for the following events
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Bridgitte Hartley | Women's K-1 500 m | 1:53.051 | 2 Q | 1:51.286 | 1 FA | 1:52.923 | |
| Tiffany Kruger | Women's K-1 200 m | 46.122 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

## Cycling

South Africa has entered nine cyclists.

### Road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Daryl Impey | Men's road race | 5:46:37 | 40 |
| Robyn de Groot | Women's road race | OTL | OTL |
| Ashleigh Moolman | Women's road race | 3:35:56 | 16 |
| Ashleigh Moolman | Women's time trial | 42:23.57 | 24 |
| Joanna van de Winkel | Women's road race | 3:35:56 | 28 |

### Track
#### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round 1 | Repechage 1 | Round 2 | Repechage 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time Speed (km/h) | Rank | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Opposition Time Speed (km/h) | Rank |
| Bernard Esterhuizen | Men's sprint | 10.350 69.565 | 15 | Förstemann (GER) L | Mazquiarán (ESP) Zhang M (CHN) W 10.762 66.902 | Kenny (GBR) L | Förstemann (GER) Kelemen (CZE) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | 9th place final Nakagawa (JPN) Kelemen (CZE) Canelón (VEN) L | 11 |

### Mountain biking

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Phillip Buys | Men's cross-country | 1:40:11 | 35 |
| Burry Stander | Men's cross-country | 1:29:37 | 5 |
| Candice Neethling | Women's cross-country | 1:45:03 | 28 |
* Burry Stander
* Philip Buys
* Candice Neethling

### BMX

| Athlete | Event | Seeding | Seeding | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Sifiso Nhlapo | Men's BMX | 40.788 | 30 | 27 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Equestrian
### Eventing

| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Jumping | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Dressage | Dressage | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Qualifier | Qualifier | Qualifier | Final | Final | Final | | | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Total | Rank | Penalties | Rank |
| Alexander Peternell | Asih | Individual | 70.40 | 72 | 46.00 | 116.40 | 56 | 7.00 | 123.40 | =27 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 123.40 | 49 |

## Field hockey

South Africa has qualified for both the men's and the women's event.
* Men's team event – 1 team of 16 players
* Women's team event – 1 team of 16 players

### Men's tournament
#### Roster

The following is the South African roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Head Coach: Gregg Clark
* Jonathan Robinson
* Wade Paton
* Andrew Cronje
* Lloyd Madsen
* Austin Smith (C)
* Timothy Drummond
* Marvin Harper
* Julian Hykes
* Lloyd Norris-Jones
* Lance Louw
* Rhett Halkett
* Thornton McDade
* Erasmus Pieterse (GK)
* Justin Reid-Ross
* Ian Haley
* Taine Paton
* Clinton Panther
Reserves:
* Jacques Le Roux (GK)

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 11 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Great Britain (H) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 8 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Pakistan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 7 | Seventh place game |
| 5 | Argentina | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 4 | Ninth place game |
| 6 | South Africa | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 1 | Eleventh place game |
* 30 July 2012 10:45
| Australia | 6–0 | South Africa |
| Dywer 16', 48', 58' Butturini 33' Ciriello 46' Turner 62' | Report | |
* Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED) Marcin Grochal (POL)
* 1 August 2012 16:00
| South Africa | 2–2 | Great Britain |
| Smith 60' Robinson 64' | Report | Jackson 14', 68' |
* Umpires: Nigel Iggo (NZL) Roel van Eert (NED)
* 3 August 2012 19:00
| South Africa | 2–3 | Spain |
| Reid-Ross 26' Norris-Jones 63' | Report | Salles 30' Quemada 42' Delas 55' |
* Umpires: German Montes de Oca (ARG) Tim Pullman (AUS)
* 5 August 2012 10:45
| Pakistan | 5–4 | South Africa |
| Khan 20', 26' Rasool 23' Abbas 64' Ahmed 67' | Report | McDade 2' Reid-Ross 22', 35' Paton 48' |
* Umpires: Marcelo Servetto (ESP) Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
* 7 August 2012 13:45
| Argentina | 6–3 | South Africa |
| Peillat 25', 39', 65' Rossi 33' Callioni 45', 50' | Report | Reid-Ross 7' Norris-Jones 8' Robinson 64' |
* Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Nathan Stagno (GIB)

#### 11th/12th place

* 11 August 2012 08:30
| South Africa | 3–2 | India |
| Cronje 8' Drummond 34' Norris-Jones 65' | Report | San. Singh 14' D. Singh 67' |
* Umpires: Kim Hong-lae (KOR) German Montes de Oca (ARG)

### Women's tournament
#### Roster

The following is the South Africa roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Head Coach: Giles Bonnet
* Mariette Rix (GK)
* Kate Woods
* Illse Davids
* Marsha Marescia (C)
* Shelley Russell
* Dirkie Chamberlain
* Lisa-Marie Deetlefs
* Pietie Coetzee
* Jennifer Wilson
* Lesle-Ann George
* Nicolene Terblanche
* Lenise Marais
* Kathleen Taylor
* Bernadette Coston
* Tarryn Bright
* Sulette Damons
Reserves:
* Vuyisanani Mangisa (GK)
* Lauren Penny

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 10 | |
| 4 | Germany | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 7 | |
| 5 | South Africa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 3 | |
| 6 | United States | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 | |
* 29 July 2012 16:00
| Argentina | 7–1 | South Africa |
| Aymar 8', 29' J. Sruoga 20' Cavallero 25' Rebecchi 31' Barrionuevo 62' D'Elía 68' | Report | Chamberlain 23' |
* Umpires: Miao Lin (CHN) Lisa Roach (AUS)
* 31 July 2012 10:45
| South Africa | 1–4 | New Zealand |
| Coetzee 52' | Report | C. Harrison 2' Eshuis 22' Sharland 29', 61' |
* Umpires: Chieko Soma (JPN) Amy Hassick (USA)
* 2 August 2012 16:00
| South Africa | 0–2 | Germany |
| | Report | Mavers 25' Rinne 44' |
* Umpires: Elena Eskina (RUS) Kang Hyun-young (KOR)
* 4 August 2012 08:30
| Australia | 1–0 | South Africa |
| Close 8' | Report | |
* Umpires: Miao Lin (CHN) Amy Hassick (USA)
* 6 August 2012 10:45
| United States | 0–7 | South Africa |
| | Report | Bright 14', 44' George 20' Wilson 25' Coetzee 33', 62' Chamberlain 54' |
* Umpires: Frances Block (GBR) Claire Adenot (FRA)

#### 9th/10th place

* 8 August 2012 08:30
| Japan | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | South Africa |
| Murakami 63', 80' | Report | Deetlefs 27' |
* Umpires: Stella Bartlema (NED) Amy Hassick (USA)

## Football

South Africa is qualified for the women's event.
* Women's team event – 1 team of 18 players

### Women's tournament
#### Team roster

Head coach: Joseph Mkhonza
South Africa named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Roxanne Barker | (1991-05-06)6 May 1991 (aged 21) | 6 | 0 | Pepperdine University |
| 2 | 3MF | Robyn Moodaly | (1994-06-16)16 June 1994 (aged 18) | 12 | 1 | High Performance Centre |
| 3 | 2DF | Nothando Vilakazi | (1988-10-28)28 October 1988 (aged 23) | 30 | 6 | Palace Super Falcons |
| 4 | 2DF | Amanda Sister | (1990-03-01)1 March 1990 (aged 22) | 33 | 1 | Liverpool Eastern Cape |
| 5 | 2DF | Janine van Wyk | (1987-04-17)17 April 1987 (aged 25) | 76 | 8 | Palace Super Falcons |
| 6 | 2DF | Zamandosi Cele | (1990-12-26)26 December 1990 (aged 21) | 18 | 0 | Durban Ladies |
| 7 | 3MF | Leandra Smeda | (1989-07-22)22 July 1989 (aged 23) | 19 | 3 | Cape Town Roses |
| 8 | 3MF | Kylie Louw | (1989-01-15)15 January 1989 (aged 23) | 72 | 7 | Stephen F. Austin State University |
| 9 | 3MF | Amanda Dlamini (captain) | (1988-07-22)22 July 1988 (aged 24) | 49 | 16 | University of Johannesburg |
| 10 | 3MF | Marry Ntsweng | (1989-12-19)19 December 1989 (aged 22) | 41 | 1 | Tshwane University |
| 11 | 4FW | Noko Matlou | (1985-09-30)30 September 1985 (aged 26) | 74 | 55 | University of Johannesburg |
| 12 | 4FW | Portia Modise | (1983-06-20)20 June 1983 (aged 29) | 92 | 71 | Palace Super Falcons |
| 13 | 3MF | Gabisile Hlumbane | (1986-12-20)20 December 1986 (aged 25) | 33 | 0 | University of the Free State |
| 14 | 4FW | Sanah Mollo | (1987-01-30)30 January 1987 (aged 25) | 26 | 8 | Bloemfontein Celtic Ladies |
| 15 | 2DF | Refiloe Jane | (1992-08-04)4 August 1992 (aged 19) | 5 | 0 | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies |
| 16 | 3MF | Mpumi Nyandeni | (1987-08-19)19 August 1987 (aged 24) | 93 | 7 | WFC Rossiyanka |
| 17 | 4FW | Andisiwe Mgcoyi | (1988-07-03)3 July 1988 (aged 24) | 21 | 4 | Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies |
| 18 | 1GK | Thokozile Mndaweni | (1981-08-08)8 August 1981 (aged 30) | 57 | 1 | University of Johannesburg |

#### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | Qualified for the quarter-finals |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | Qualified for the quarter-finals |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | Qualified for the quarter-finals |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 | |

## Judo

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Gideon van Zyl | Men's −73 kg | Bye | Orujov (AZE) L 0101–0100 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Rowing

South Africa has entered the following events.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Matthew Brittain Sizwe Ndlovu John Smith James Thompson | Lightweight four | 5:54.62 | 2 SA/B | Bye | Bye | 6:04.21 | 2 FA | 6:02.84 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Finals | Finals |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Lee-Ann Persse Naydene Smith | Pair | 7:14.31 | 4 R | 7:18.96 | 5 FB | 7:56.40 | 7 |
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

## Sailing

South Africa has entered one boat for the following event.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Asenathi Jim Roger Hudson | 470 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 15 | 25 | 24 | EL | 194 | 26 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;

## Shooting

South Africa has entered one competitor in shooting;

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Alistair Davis | Double trap | 132 | 15 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

Twenty South African swimmers have entered the following events:

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Charl Crous | 100 m backstroke | 55.37 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Heerden Herman | 400 m freestyle | 3:57.28 | 25 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Heerden Herman | 1500 m freestyle | 15:25.71 | 21 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chad le Clos | 100 m butterfly | 51.54 | 1 Q | 51.42 | 2 Q | 51.44 | |
| Chad le Clos | 200 m butterfly | 1:55.23 | 4 Q | 1:54.34 AF | 3 Q | 1:52.96 AF | |
| Chad le Clos | 200 m individual medley | 1:59.45 | 11 Q | 1:58.49 | =7 Q | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| Chad le Clos | 400 m individual medley | 4:12.24 | 2 Q | — | — | 4:12.42 | 5 |
| Gideon Louw | 50 m freestyle | 22.12 | 11 Q | 21.92 | 9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gideon Louw | 100 m freestyle | 48.29 | 2 Q | 48.44 | =9 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Graeme Moore | 100 m freestyle | 49.29 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Darren Murray | 200 m backstroke | 2:00.01 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Troyden Prinsloo | 10 km open water | — | — | — | — | 1:50:52.9 | 12 |
| Riaan Schoeman | 400 m individual medley | 4:17.22 | 19 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Roland Mark Schoeman | 50 m freestyle | 21.92 | 5 Q | 21.88 | =7 Q | 21.80 | 6 |
| Darian Townsend | 200 m individual medley | 2:00.67 | 21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cameron van der Burgh | 100 m breaststroke | 59.79 | 6 Q | 58.83 OR | 1 Q | 58.46 WR | |
| Gideon Louw Graeme Moore Roland Mark Schoeman Darian Townsend | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:13.93 | 7 Q | — | — | 3:13.45 | 5 |
| Jean Basson Chad le Clos Sebastien Rousseau Darian Townsend | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:11.51 | 7 Q | — | — | 7:09.65 | 7 |
| Charl Crous Chad le Clos Gideon Louw Leith Shankland Darian Townsend Cameron van der Burgh | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:35.23 | 13 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Trudi Maree | 50 m freestyle | 25.78 | 36 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kathryn Meaklim | 200 m individual medley | 2:15.25 | 24 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kathryn Meaklim | 400 m individual medley | 4:43.46 | 16 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Karin Prinsloo | 200 m freestyle | 1:59.24 | 20 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Karin Prinsloo | 200 m backstroke | 2:10.34 | 13 Q | 2:11.42 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jessica Roux | 10 km open water | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Wendy Trott | 400 m freestyle | 4:11.63 | 22 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Wendy Trott | 800 m freestyle | 8:28.98 | 12 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Suzaan van Biljon | 100 m breaststroke | 1:07.54 | 12 Q | 1:07.68 | 11 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Suzaan van Biljon | 200 m breaststroke | 2:25.94 | 9 Q | 2:23.21 AF | 5 Q | 2:23.72 | 7 |

## Triathlon

South Africa has entered one man and two women.
| Athlete | Event | Swim (1.5 km) | Trans 1 | Bike (40 km) | Trans 2 | Run (10 km) | Total Time | Rank |
| Richard Murray | Men's | 18:11 | 0:35 | 59:38 | 0:26 | 30:25 | 1:49:15 | 17 |
| Kate Roberts | Women's | 19:23 | 0:40 | 1:07:21 | 0:34 | 34:48 | 2:02:46 | 22 |
| Gillian Sanders | Women's | 19:29 | 0:38 | 1:05:31 | 0:32 | 36:18 | 2:02:28 | 19 |

## Volleyball
### Beach

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Standing | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Standing | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Freedom Chiya Grant Goldschmidt | Men's | Pool D Gibb – Rosenthal (USA) L 0 – 2 (10–21, 11–21) Samoilovs – Sorokins (LAT) L 0 – 2 (13–21, 10–21) Fijałek – Prudel (POL) L 0 – 2 (19–21, 13–21) | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | 19 |

## Weightlifting

South Africa has entered one weightlifter.
| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Jean Greeff | Men's −94 kg | 137 | 20 | 176 | 20 | 313 | 20 |