# 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.

## Medalists

| 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

South Africa has entered 4 divers (four female).

### Women

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

## Open water swimming

South Africa has entered six open water swimmers
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Chad Ho | Men's 5 km | 54:48.6 | 11 |
| Chad Ho | 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 |
| Robyn Kinghorn | 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

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):

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Martin Binedell | 200 m backstroke | 1:59.15 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Myles Brown | 200 m freestyle | 1:47.09 | 13 Q | 1:47.19 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Douglas Erasmus | 50 m freestyle | 22.56 | 31 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Douglas Erasmus | 50 m butterfly | 24.17 | 32 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Chad le Clos | 200 m freestyle | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Chad le Clos | 100 m butterfly | 51.28 | 6 Q | 51.48 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Chad le Clos | 200 m butterfly | 1:55.90 | 5 Q | 1:55.09 | 4 Q | 1:53.33 | |
| Ayrton Sweeney | 200 m breaststroke | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ayrton Sweeney | 200 m individual medley | 2:04.18 | 32 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ayrton Sweeney | 400 m individual medley | 4:20.10 | 20 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Brent Szurdoki | 400 m freestyle | 3:54.34 | 33 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Brent Szurdoki | 1500 m freestyle | 15:18.84 | 23 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Cameron van der Burgh | 50 m breaststroke | 26.54 AF | 2 Q | 26.74 | 3 Q | 26.60 | |
| Cameron van der Burgh | 100 m breaststroke | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Zane Waddell | 50 m freestyle | 22.86 | 45 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Zane Waddell | 100 m freestyle | 49.99 | 46 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Myles Brown Douglas Erasmus Clayton Jimmie Zane Waddell | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:17.41 | 12 | — | — | did not advance | 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 | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Kate Beavon | 400 m freestyle | 4:20.82 | 27 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kate Beavon | 800 m freestyle | 8:58.31 | 29 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Emma Chellius | 50 m freestyle | 25.73 | 34 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kaylene Corbett | 50 m breaststroke | 31.91 | 25 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kaylene Corbett | 100 m breaststroke | 1:10.16 | 31 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kaylene Corbett | 200 m breaststroke | 2:31.36 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Erin Gallagher | 100 m freestyle | 55.46 | 24 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Erin Gallagher | 50 m butterfly | 27.36 | 34 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Samantha Randle | 1500 m freestyle | 17:22.42 | 21 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Samantha Randle | 200 m backstroke | 2:17.14 | 27 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kate Beavon Kaylene Corbett Erin Gallagher Samantha Randle | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:57.83 | 13 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Emma Chellius Kaylene Corbett Erin Gallagher Samantha Randle | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:15.47 | 17 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | 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 | did not advance |
| Martin Binedell Clayton Jimmie Kaylene Corbett Erin Gallagher | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:57.02 AF | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Synchronized swimming

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

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Emma Manners-Wood Laura Strugnell Lisa Wimmer (R) | Duet technical routine | 67.3661 | 36 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Emma Manners-Wood Laura Strugnell Faith Adonis (R) | Duet free routine | 67.4667 | 39 | did not advance | 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 | did not advance |
Legend: (R) = Reserve Athlete

## Water polo

South Africa qualified both a men's and women's teams.

### Men's tournament
#### Team roster

* Julian Lewis
* Etienne le Roux
* Devon Card
* Nardus Badenhorst
* Chris Brown
* Jon de Carvalho
* Lood Radie
* Nicholas Rodda
* Dean Whyte
* Pierre le Roux (C)
* Nicholas Molyneux
* Roarke Olver
* Themba Mthembu

#### 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 | Playoffs |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 55 | −44 | 0 | |
| 17 July 2017 17:30 | Report | Serbia | 21–5 | South Africa | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Michael Brooks (NZL), Nader Ghafouri (IRI) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Michael Brooks (NZL), Nader Ghafouri (IRI) |||
| 17 July 2017 17:30 | Report | three players 3 | Goals | Le Roux 2 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Michael Brooks (NZL), Nader Ghafouri (IRI) |
| 19 July 2017 10:50 | Report | South Africa | 2–18 | Greece | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Péter Molnár (HUN), Maged El Shamy (AUS) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Péter Molnár (HUN), Maged El Shamy (AUS) |||
| 19 July 2017 10:50 | Report | Le Roux, Molyneux 1 | Goals | Fountoulis 6 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Péter Molnár (HUN), Maged El Shamy (AUS) |
| 21 July 2017 09:30 | Report | Spain | 16–4 | South Africa | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Ni Shiwei (CHN), Michael Brooks (NZL) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Ni Shiwei (CHN), Michael Brooks (NZL) |||
| 21 July 2017 09:30 | Report | three players 3 | Goals | four players 1 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Ni Shiwei (CHN), Michael Brooks (NZL) |

#### 13th–16th place semifinals

| 23 July 2017 12:00 | Report | South Africa | 4–13 | United States | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Maged El-Shamy (EGY) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Maged El-Shamy (EGY) |||
| 23 July 2017 12:00 | Report | four players 1 | Goals | Irving, Obert 3 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Maged El-Shamy (EGY) |

#### 15th place game

| 25 July 2017 09:30 | Report | Canada | 9–6 | South Africa | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Diego Garibaldi (ARG), Michael Brooks (NZL) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Diego Garibaldi (ARG), Michael Brooks (NZL) |||
| 25 July 2017 09:30 | Report | Constantin-Bicari 5 | Goals | Le Roux 2 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Diego Garibaldi (ARG), Michael Brooks (NZL) |

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

* Rebecca Thomas
* Amber Penney
* Kieren Paley
* Shelley Faulmann
* Megan Schooling (C)
* Amica Hallendorff
* Carly Wessels
* Amy Keevy
* Zandre Smit
* Marcelle Manson
* Nicola Barrett
* Kelsey White (C)
* Lauren Nixon

#### 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 | Playoffs |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 49 | −38 | 0 | |
| 16 July 2017 13:30 | Report | South Africa | 2–24 | United States | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Diego Caribaldi (ARG), Daniel Daners (URU) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Diego Caribaldi (ARG), Daniel Daners (URU) |||
| 16 July 2017 13:30 | Report | Barrett, Penney 1 | Goals | Neushul 6 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Diego Caribaldi (ARG), Daniel Daners (URU) |
| 18 July 2017 10:50 | Report | New Zealand | 8–6 | South Africa | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Diego Garibaldi (ARG), Benjamin Mercier (FRA) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Diego Garibaldi (ARG), Benjamin Mercier (FRA) |||
| 18 July 2017 10:50 | Report | Hudson, Mason 3 | Goals | Schooling 2 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Diego Garibaldi (ARG), Benjamin Mercier (FRA) |
| 20 July 2017 21:30 | Report | South Africa | 3–17 | Spain | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |||
| 20 July 2017 21:30 | Report | three players 1 | Goals | Forca 5 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ) |

#### 13th–16th place semifinals

| 22 July 2017 10:30 | Report | Brazil | 10–5 | South Africa | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Ni Shiwei (CHN), Daniel Daners (URU) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Ni Shiwei (CHN), Daniel Daners (URU) |||
| 22 July 2017 10:30 | Report | Abla 5 | Goals | Hallendorff 2 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Ni Shiwei (CHN), Daniel Daners (URU) |

#### 15th place game

| 24 July 2017 09:30 | Report | South Africa | 4–6 | Kazakhstan | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Ni Shiwei (CHN), Benjamin Mercier (FRA) |
| Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Ni Shiwei (CHN), Benjamin Mercier (FRA) |||
| 24 July 2017 09:30 | Report | Smit 2 | Goals | Akilbayeva 2 | Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Ni Shiwei (CHN), Benjamin Mercier (FRA) |