# South Africa at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships

South Africa competed at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China between July 16 and 31, 2011.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Bronze | Cameron van der Burgh | Swimming | Men's 100m Breaststroke | 25 July |
| Bronze | Cameron van der Burgh | Swimming | Men's 50m Breaststroke | 27 July |
| Bronze | Gerhard Zandberg | Swimming | Men's 50m Backstroke | 31 July |

## Open water swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Position |
| Danie Marais | Men's 5km | 59:46.9 | 32 |
| Troy Prinsloo | Men's 5km | 56:37.3 | 21 |
| Troy Prinsloo | Men's 10km | 1:58:48.5 | 38 |
| Chad Ho | Men's 10km | 1:54:58.6 | 20 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Position |
| Nicole Brits | Women's 5km | 1:04:53.1 | 33 |
| Jessica Roux | Women's 5km | 1:07:46.2 | 38 |
| Jessica Roux | Women's 10km | 2:16:34.5 | 45 |
| Natalie Du Toit | Women's 10km | 2:08:27.1 | 39 |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Position |
| Natalie du Toit Chad Ho Troy Prinsloo | Team | DNS | DNS |

## Swimming

South Africa qualified 23 swimmers.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Gideon Louw | Men's 50m Freestyle | 22.21 | 11 Q | 22.02 | 6 Q | 22.11 | 8 |
| Gideon Louw | Men's 100m Freestyle | 48.74 | 10 Q | 48.96 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Roland Schoeman | Men's 50m Freestyle | 22.32 | 15 Q | 22.42 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Roland Schoeman | Men's 50m Butterfly | 23.64 | 10 Q | 23.48 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Graeme Moore | Men's 100m Freestyle | 48.65 | 9 Q | 48.59 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jean Basson | Men's 200m Freestyle | 1:48.95 | 25 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Heerden Herman | Men's 400m Freestyle | 3:49.55 | 16 | | | did not advance | did not advance |
| Heerden Herman | Men's 800m Freestyle | 8:01.79 | 18 | | | did not advance | did not advance |
| Heerden Herman | Men's 1500m Freestyle | 15:21.92 | 17 | | | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mark Randall | Men's 800m Freestyle | 8:02.45 | 20 | | | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gerhard Zandberg | Men's 50m Backstroke | 24.72 | 1 Q | 24.91 | 3 Q | 24.66 | |
| Gerhard Zandberg | Men's 100m Backstroke | 55.21 | 31 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Charl Crous | Men's 100m Backstroke | 55.14 | 30 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Darren Murray | Men's 200m Backstroke | 1:58.73 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Cameron van der Burgh | Men's 50m Breaststroke | 27.58 | 7 Q | 26.90 | 1 Q | 27.19 | |
| Cameron van der Burgh | Men's 100m Breaststroke | 1:00.39 | 10 Q | 1:00.07 | 5 Q | 59.49 | |
| Neil Versfeld | Men's 100m Breaststroke | 1:01.72 | 34 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Neil Versfeld | Men's 200m Breaststroke | 2:12.54 | 11 Q | 2:12.32 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Chad le Clos | Men's 100m Butterfly | 52.54 | 13 Q | 52.44 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Chad le Clos | Men's 200m Butterfly | 1:56.37 | 7 Q | 1:55.56 | 7 Q | 1:55.07 | 5 |
| Sebastien Rousseau | Men's 200m Butterfly | 1:57.15 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Darian Townsend | Men's 200m IM | 1:59.97 | 14 Q | 1:59.49 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Riaan Schoeman | Men's 400m IM | 4:16.53 | 9 | | | did not advance | did not advance |
| Graeme Moore Darian Townsend Gideon Louw Leith Shankland | Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay | 3:14.72 | 7 Q | | | 3:13.38 | 6 |
| Darian Townsend Jean Basson Jan Venter Sebastien Rousseau | Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay | 7:15.65 | 12 | | | did not advance | did not advance |
| Charl Crous Cameron van der Burgh Chad le Clos Graeme Moore | Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay | 3:36.47 | 10 | | | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Karin Prinsloo | Women's 50m Freestyle | 25.89 | 25 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Karin Prinsloo | Women's 100m Freestyle | 55.57 | 26 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Karin Prinsloo | Women's 200m Freestyle | 1:59.52 | 25 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Karin Prinsloo | Women's 50m Backstroke | 29.03 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Karin Prinsloo | Women's 100m Backstroke | 1:01.34 | 14 Q | 1:01.54 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Wendy Trott | Women's 400m Freestyle | 4:10.57 | 18 | | | did not advance | did not advance |
| Wendy Trott | Women's 800m Freestyle | 8:28.75 | 8 Q | | | 8:30.45 | 7 |
| Wendy Trott | Women's 1500m Freestyle | 16:05.63 | 5 Q | | | 16:06.02 | 6 |
| Leone Vorster | Women's 200m Backstroke | 2:16.45 | 31 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Suzaan van Biljon | Women's 50m Breaststroke | 31.96 | 15 Q | 31.97 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Suzaan van Biljon | Women's 100m Breaststroke | 1:09.64 | 25 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Vanessa Mohr | Women's 50m Butterfly | 26.69 | 15 Q | 26.74 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Vanessa Mohr | Women's 100m Butterfly | 58.96 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Katheryn Anne Meaklim | Women's 200m IM | 2:15.15 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Katheryn Anne Meaklim | Women's 400m IM | 4:41.07 | 11 | | | did not advance | did not advance |
| Karin Prinsloo Suzaan van Biljon Vanessa Mohr Leone Vorster | Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay | 4:04.97 | 15 | | | did not advance | did not advance |

## Synchronised swimming

South Africa has qualified 12 athletes in synchronised swimming.

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Preliminary | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Laura Strugnell | Solo Technical Routine | 61.800 | 33 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Laura Strugnell | Solo Free Routine | 62.690 | 31 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Emma Manners-Wood Nicola David | Duet Technical Routine | 61.500 | 42 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Emma Manners-Wood Laura Strugnell | Duet Free Routine | 63.900 | 42 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jessica Broughton Shannon Crowder Nicola David Jessica Domiro Jessica Hayes Hill Lucy McCarthy Kerry Norden Kelly Sloley | Team Technical Routine | 64.400 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jessica Broughton Shannon Crowder Jessica Domiro Natasha Domiro Jessica Hayes Hill Lucy McCarthy Kerry Norden Kelly Sloley | Team Free Routine | 60.290 | 24 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Reserve

* Fatima Isaacs

## Water polo
### Men
#### Team Roster

* Grant Duane Belcher
* Pat McCarthy
* Jared Wingate Pearse
* Wesley Bohata – Captain
* Bevan Manson
* Jason Ray Kyte
* Gavin John Kyte
* Ryan Mckay Bell
* Gareth Seth Samuel
* Donn Stewart
* Adam Kajee
* Nicholas Jon Molyneux
* Matthew Andrew Chris Kemp

#### Group D

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 12 | +20 | 6 |
| Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 4 |
| United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 2 |
| South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 53 | –41 | 0 |
| July 18, 2011 19:40 | Report | Italy | 17–1 | South Africa | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 450 Referees: Balfanvayev (KAZ), Menedez (CUB) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 450 Referees: Balfanvayev (KAZ), Menedez (CUB) |||
| July 18, 2011 19:40 | Report | Deserti 4 | Goals | Kyte 1 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 450 Referees: Balfanvayev (KAZ), Menedez (CUB) |
| July 20, 2011 13:30 | Report | South Africa | 8–16 | Germany | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 500 Referees: Ciric (SRB), Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 500 Referees: Ciric (SRB), Alexandrescu (ROU) |||
| July 20, 2011 13:30 | Report | Kyte, Bell 3 | Goals | Oeler 6 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 500 Referees: Ciric (SRB), Alexandrescu (ROU) |
| July 22, 2011 12:10 | Report | United States | 20–3 | South Africa | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 450 Referees: Reemnet (NED), Menendez (CUB) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 450 Referees: Reemnet (NED), Menendez (CUB) |||
| July 22, 2011 12:10 | Report | Azevedo 5 | Goals | three players 1 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 450 Referees: Reemnet (NED), Menendez (CUB) |

#### Classification 13–16

| July 24, 2011 10:50 | Report | Brazil | 7–4 | South Africa | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 700 Referees: Juhaz (HUN), Rustamova (UZB) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 700 Referees: Juhaz (HUN), Rustamova (UZB) |||
| July 24, 2011 10:50 | Report | Franco 2 | Goals | Manson 2 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 700 Referees: Juhaz (HUN), Rustamova (UZB) |

#### Fifteenth place game

| July 26, 2011 08:40 | Report | China | 9–4 | South Africa | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 250 Referees: Menendez (CUB), Cabral (BRA) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 250 Referees: Menendez (CUB), Cabral (BRA) |||
| July 26, 2011 08:40 | Report | Yu Lijun, Li Bin 2 | Goals | Bell 2 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 250 Referees: Menendez (CUB), Cabral (BRA) |

### Women
#### Team Roster

* Leigh Maarschalk
* Kimberly Patricia Schmidt
* Kimberly Kay
* Shelley Kirsty Faulmann
* Megan Catherine Schooling
* Laura Marie Barrett
* Christine Joan Barretto
* Lee Anne Keet
* Delaine Monique Christian
* Sarah Lee Harris
* Nicolette Poulos – Captain
* Kelsey White
* Jemma Dendy Young

#### Group D

| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Italy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 15 | +25 | 6 |
| China | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 21 | +29 | 4 |
| Cuba | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 40 | −21 | 1 |
| South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 49 | −33 | 1 |
| July 17, 2011 19:00 | Report | South Africa | 5–22 | China | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 450 Referees: Deslieres (CAN) Makita (JPN) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 450 Referees: Deslieres (CAN) Makita (JPN) |||
| July 17, 2011 19:00 | Report | White, Dendy Young 2 | Goals | Ma Huanhuan 6 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 450 Referees: Deslieres (CAN) Makita (JPN) |
| July 19, 2011 17:00 | Report | Italy | 18–2 | South Africa | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 400 Referees: Peris (CRO), Rustamova (UZB) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 400 Referees: Peris (CRO), Rustamova (UZB) |||
| July 19, 2011 17:00 | Report | Casanova 4 | Goals | Schooling, Harris 1 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 400 Referees: Peris (CRO), Rustamova (UZB) |
| July 21, 2011 12:10 | Report | South Africa | 9–9 | Cuba | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 250 Referees: Reemnet (NED), Makita (JPN) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 250 Referees: Reemnet (NED), Makita (JPN) |||
| July 21, 2011 12:10 | Report | Harris 5 | Goals | Bravo Curro, Hernandez Consuegra 3 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 250 Referees: Reemnet (NED), Makita (JPN) |

#### Classification 13–16

| July 23, 2011 10:50 | Report | Brazil | 10–9 | South Africa | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 550 Referees: Alexandrescu (ROU), Wengenroth (SUI) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 550 Referees: Alexandrescu (ROU), Wengenroth (SUI) |||
| July 23, 2011 10:50 | Report | Canetti, Carvalho 2 | Goals | Harris 4 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 550 Referees: Alexandrescu (ROU), Wengenroth (SUI) |

#### Fifteenth place game

| July 25, 2011 8:40 | Report | Uzbekistan | 5–6 | South Africa | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 200 Referees: Gonzalez (PUR), Menendez (CUB) |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 200 Referees: Gonzalez (PUR), Menendez (CUB) |||
| July 25, 2011 8:40 | Report | five players 1 | Goals | Kay, Harris 2 | Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Attendance: 200 Referees: Gonzalez (PUR), Menendez (CUB) |