# South Africa at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships

South Africa competed at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Zane Waddell | Swimming | Men's 50 metre backstroke | July 28 |
| Silver | Tatjana Schoenmaker | Swimming | Women's 200 metre breaststroke | July 26 |
| Bronze | Chad Le Clos | Swimming | Men's 200 metre butterfly | July 24 |
| Bronze | Chad Le Clos | Swimming | Men's 100 metre butterfly | July 27 |

## Artistic swimming

South Africa has entered 12 artistic swimmers.

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Emma Manners-Wood Laura Strugnell | Duet technical routine | 65.4588 | 42 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Emma Manners-Wood Laura Strugnell | Duet free routine | 67.3333 | 40 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Faith Adonis Emma Manners-Wood Courtney Musson Nina Smith Laura Strugnell Nadine Vaarland Tayla-Jade van Huyssteen Sarah Williams Giulia Torino (R) Shannon Whyte (R) | Team free routine | 67.1333 | 26 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Faith Adonis Emma Manners-Wood Courtney Musson Nina Smith Laura Strugnell Giulia Torino Nadine Vaarland Tayla-Jade van Huyssteen Shannon Whyte Sarah Williams Chloe Dundas-Starr (R) Sabrina Otto (R) | Free routine combination | 66.7000 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
Legend: (R) = Reserve Athlete

## Diving

South Africa has entered two divers.

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Julia Vincent | 1 m springboard | 241.35 | 4 Q | — | — | 236.40 | 12 |
| Julia Vincent | 3 m springboard | 268.30 | 16 Q | 275.85 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Micaela Bouter | 3 m springboard | 233.15 | 35 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Open water swimming

South Africa qualified four male and two female open water swimmers.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Chad Ho | Men's 10 km | 1:49:37.9 | 23 |
| Danie Marais | Men's 10 km | 1:50:14.2 | 30 |
| Michael McGlynn | Men's 5 km | 53:42.4 | 22 |
| Christopher McGlynn | Men's 5 km | 54:06.2 | 43 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Robyn Kinghorn | Women's 5 km | 1:01:50.0 | 42 |
| Robyn Kinghorn | Women's 10 km | 2:03:05.1 | 46 |
| Michelle Weber | Women's 5 km | 59:54.6 | 32 |
| Michelle Weber | Women's 10 km | 1:56:25.8 | 31 |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Michelle Weber Robyn Kinghorn Chad Ho Danie Marais | Team | 56:52.9 | 15 |

## Swimming

South Africa has entered 18 swimmers.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Alaric Basson | 200 m breaststroke | 2:13.73 | 32 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ryan Coetzee | 50 m butterfly | 24.13 | 36 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ryan Coetzee | 100 m butterfly | 53.46 | 30 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Michael Houlie | 50 m breaststroke | 27.41 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Michael Houlie | 100 m breaststroke | 1:01.18 | =29 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Chad le Clos | 100 m freestyle | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Chad le Clos | 100 m butterfly | 51.58 | 4 Q | 51.40 | 4 Q | 51.16 | |
| Chad le Clos | 200 m butterfly | 1:56.17 | 5 Q | 1:55.88 | 5 Q | 1:54.15 | |
| Christopher Reid | 100 m backstroke | 54.12 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Christopher Reid | 200 m backstroke | 1:58.44 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ayrton Sweeney | 400 m individual medley | 4:20.32 | 19 | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Bradley Tandy | 50 m freestyle | 22.24 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Eben Vorster | 200 m freestyle | 1:51.70 | 44 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Eben Vorster | 200 m individual medley | 2:05.69 | 39 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Zane Waddell | 50 m backstroke | 24.84 | 4 Q | 24.72 | 5 Q | 24.43 | |
| Christopher Reid Michael Houlie Chad le Clos Ryan Coetzee | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:38.18 | 23 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Kaylene Corbett | 200 m breaststroke | 2:24.83 | 3 Q | 2:24.18 | 8 Q | 2:26.62 | 8 |
| Duné Coetzee | 400 m freestyle | 4:14.39 | 23 | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Duné Coetzee | 800 m freestyle | 8:47.97 | 24 | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Duné Coetzee | 200 m butterfly | 2:11.92 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Erin Gallagher | 50 m freestyle | 25.48 | 27 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Erin Gallagher | 100 m freestyle | 54.64 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Erin Gallagher | 50 m butterfly | 26.45 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Erin Gallagher | 100 m butterfly | 59.21 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Rebecca Meder | 200 m freestyle | 2:02.70 | 30 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Rebecca Meder | 200 m individual medley | 2:15.96 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Rebecca Meder | 400 m individual medley | 4:53.99 | 22 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tatjana Schoenmaker | 50 m breaststroke | 31.40 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tatjana Schoenmaker | 100 m breaststroke | 1:06.76 | 4 Q | 1:06.61 | 5 Q | 1:06.60 | 6 |
| Tatjana Schoenmaker | 200 m breaststroke | 2:24.66 | 2 Q | 2:21.79 AF | 2 Q | 2:22.52 | |
| Nathania van Niekerk | 200 m backstroke | 2:13.37 | 26 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mariella Venter | 100 m backstroke | 1:02.95 | 39 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Erin Gallagher Tayla Lovemore Emma Chelius Rebecca Meder | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:43.35 AF | 18 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Mariella Venter Tatjana Schoenmaker Tayla Lovemore Emma Chelius | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:05.12 | 17 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Christopher Reid Ryan Coetzee Emma Chelius Tayla Lovemore | 4 × 100 m mixed freestyle relay | 3:32.89 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Christopher Reid Tatjana Schoenmaker Ryan Coetzee Erin Gallagher | 4 × 100 m mixed medley relay | 3:49.90 AF | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Water polo
### Men's tournament
#### Team roster

* Madi Lwazi
* Etienne Le Roux (C)
* Timothy Rezelman
* Nardus Badenhorst
* Ethan Coryndon-Baker
* Sven van Zyl
* Jason Evezard
* Nicholas Rodda
* Dylan Cronje
* Mark Spencer
* Liam Neill
* Donn Stewart
* Keegan Clark
* Coach: Paul Martin

#### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hungary | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 20 | +40 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 19 | +38 | 4 | Playoffs |
| 3 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 54 | −38 | 1 | Playoffs |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 55 | −40 | 1 | |
| 15 July 2019 16:30 | Report | South Africa | 3–23 | Spain | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: John Waldow (NZL), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |
| Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: John Waldow (NZL), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |||
| 15 July 2019 16:30 | Report | Rodda 2 | Goals | Mallarach 5 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: John Waldow (NZL), Vojin Putniković (SRB) |
| 17 July 2019 12:30 | Report | South Africa | 8–8 | New Zealand | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE) |
| Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE) |||
| 17 July 2019 12:30 | Report | three players 2 | Goals | Small 2 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Georgios Stavridis (GRE), Stanko Ivanovski (MNE) |
| 19 July 2019 08:30 | Report | South Africa | 5–23 | Hungary | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), An Jin-yong (KOR) |
| Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), An Jin-yong (KOR) |||
| 19 July 2019 08:30 | Report | Badenhorst 2 | Goals | Zalánki 5 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Michael Goldenberg (USA), An Jin-yong (KOR) |

#### Playoffs

| 21 July 2019 18:30 | Report | South Africa | 5–25 | Germany | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Jaume Teixidó (ESP), Juan Menéndez (CUB) |
| Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Jaume Teixidó (ESP), Juan Menéndez (CUB) |||
| 21 July 2019 18:30 | Report | five players 1 | Goals | Gielen 6 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Jaume Teixidó (ESP), Juan Menéndez (CUB) |

#### 9th–12th place semifinals

| 23 July 2019 12:30 | Report | United States | 20–3 | South Africa | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Jeremy Cheng (SGP), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |
| Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Jeremy Cheng (SGP), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |||
| 23 July 2019 12:30 | Report | three players 4 | Goals | three players 1 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Jeremy Cheng (SGP), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |

#### 11th place game

| 25 July 2019 09:30 | Report | Japan | 15–5 | South Africa | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Juan Menéndez (CUB) |
| Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Juan Menéndez (CUB) |||
| 25 July 2019 09:30 | Report | Shimizu, Inaba 3 | Goals | Evezard 2 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Juan Menéndez (CUB) |

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

* Lauren Nixon
* Yanah Gerber
* Nthatisi Mota
* Emma Joubert
* Georgia Moir
* Amica Hallendorff (C)
* Lucy Miszewski
* Kate Hinrichs
* Jordan Wedderburn
* Nicola Macleod
* Chloe Meecham
* Christine Abrahamse
* Zanne Smit
* Coach: Pierre le Roux

#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 13 | +47 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 18 | +39 | 4 | Playoffs |
| 3 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 2 | Playoffs |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 76 | −71 | 0 | |
| 14 July 2019 08:30 | Report | South Africa | 0–33 | Netherlands | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Ni Shi Wei (CHN) |
| Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Ni Shi Wei (CHN) |||
| 14 July 2019 08:30 | Report | | Goals | Van de Kraats 7 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ), Ni Shi Wei (CHN) |
| 16 July 2019 20:30 | Report | South Africa | 4–17 | New Zealand | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |
| Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |||
| 16 July 2019 20:30 | Report | Hallendorff 2 | Goals | Doyle, McDowall 4 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), Daniel Flahive (AUS) |
| 18 July 2019 16:30 | Report | South Africa | 1–26 | United States | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), An Jin-yong (KOR) |
| Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), An Jin-yong (KOR) |||
| 18 July 2019 16:30 | Report | Meecham 1 | Goals | Musselman 5 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Alessandro Severo (ITA), An Jin-yong (KOR) |

#### 13th–16th place semifinals

| 20 July 2019 10:30 | Report | South Africa | 26–3 | South Korea | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS), Kunihiro Sato (JPN) |
| Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS), Kunihiro Sato (JPN) |||
| 20 July 2019 10:30 | Report | three players 4 | Goals | three players 1 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: Arkadiy Voevodin (RUS), Kunihiro Sato (JPN) |

#### 13th place game

| 22 July 2019 09:30 | Report | South Africa | 2–21 | Japan | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: John Waldow (NZL), Ni Shi Wei (CHN) |
| Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: John Waldow (NZL), Ni Shi Wei (CHN) |||
| 22 July 2019 09:30 | Report | Moir, Hallendorff 1 | Goals | Arima 5 | Nambu University Aquatics Center, Gwangju Referees: John Waldow (NZL), Ni Shi Wei (CHN) |