# South Africa at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships

South Africa competed at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain between 19 July and 4 August 2013.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Chad le Clos | Swimming | Men's 200 m butterfly | 31 July |
| Gold | Cameron van der Burgh | Swimming | Men's 50 m breaststroke | 31 July |
| Gold | Chad le Clos | Swimming | Men's 100 m butterfly | 3 August |
| Silver | Cameron van der Burgh | Swimming | Men's 100 m breaststroke | 29 July |
| Bronze | Giulio Zorzi | Swimming | Men's 50 m breaststroke | 31 July |

## Diving

South Africa qualified four quota places for the following diving events.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Addy van der Sluys | 1 m springboard | 239.15 | 41 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Nicole Gillis | 1 m springboard | 198.70 | 35 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Julia Vincent | 1 m springboard | 222.40 | 20 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nicole Gillis | 3 m springboard | 235.80 | 25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Julia Vincent | 3 m springboard | 215.75 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jaimee Gundry | 10 m platform | 248.95 | 27 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nicole Gillis Julia Vincent | 3 m synchronized springboard | 241.38 | 16 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Open water swimming

South Africa qualified six quotas for the following events in open water swimming.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Chad Ho | 5 km | 53:33.7 | 4 |
| Chad Ho | 10 km | 1:49:26.3 | 8 |
| Daniel Marais | 5 km | 53:51.0 | 27 |
| Troyden Prinsloo | 10 km | 1:51:48.0 | 51 |
| Troyden Prinsloo | 25 km | 5:03:19.8 | 28 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Clarice Le Roux | 10 km | 2:15:35.7 | 46 |
| Kyna Pereira | 5 km | 57:30.8 | 25 |
| Michelle Weber | 5 km | DNF | DNF |
| Michelle Weber | 10 km | DNS | DNS |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Chad Ho Daniel Marais Clarice Le Roux | Team | 56:34.7 | 11 |

## Swimming

South African swimmers 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 |
| Devon Myles Brown | 400 m freestyle | 3:47.17 | 5 Q | — | — | 3:48.40 | =6 |
| Devon Myles Brown | 800 m freestyle | 7:57.69 | 16 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Devon Myles Brown | 1500 m freestyle | 15:14.51 | 17 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chad le Clos | 50 m butterfly | 23.76 | 23 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chad le Clos | 100 m butterfly | 51.88 | 2 Q | 51.52 | 2 Q | 51.06 NR | |
| Chad le Clos | 200 m butterfly | 1:56.21 | 2 Q | 1:55.33 | 1 Q | 1:54.32 | |
| Michael Meyer | 200 m individual medley | 2:01.96 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Michael Meyer | 400 m individual medley | 4:21.17 | 17 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Darren Murray | 100 m backstroke | 54.64 | 15 Q | 55.02 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Darren Murray | 200 m backstroke | 1:59.19 | 16 Q | 2:02.12 | 16 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Roland Mark Schoeman | 50 m freestyle | 22.04 | 11 Q | 21.67 =AF | 7 Q | 21.85 | 7 |
| Roland Mark Schoeman | 50 m butterfly | 23.02 | 1 Q | 23.25 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Leith Shankland | 100 m freestyle | 50.21 | 34 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Leith Shankland | 200 m freestyle | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Cameron van der Burgh | 50 m breaststroke | 26.78 | 1 Q | 26.81 | 1 Q | 26.77 | |
| Cameron van der Burgh | 100 m breaststroke | 1:00.02 | 7 Q | 59.78 | =2 Q | 58.97 | |
| Gerhard Zandberg | 50 m backstroke | 24.85 | 4 Q | 25.24 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Giulio Zorzi | 50 m breaststroke | 27.37 | 6 Q | 27.44 | 8 Q | 27.04 | |
| Devon Myles Brown Chad le Clos Leith Shankland Roland Mark Schoeman | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:17.91 | 11 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Chad le Clos Darren Murray Leith Shankland Cameron van der Burgh | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:36.22 | 11 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Jessica Ashley-Cooper | 50 m backstroke | 29.08 | =25 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marne Erasmus | 100 m butterfly | 1:00.73 | 30 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Trudi Maree | 50 m freestyle | 26.02 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Trudi Maree | 50 m butterfly | 27.40 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tara-Lynn Nicholas | 50 m breaststroke | 33.04 | 45 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tara-Lynn Nicholas | 100 m breaststroke | 1:10.22 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tara-Lynn Nicholas | 200 m breaststroke | 2:34.41 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kyna Pereira | 400 m freestyle | 4:19.66 | 25 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kyna Pereira | 800 m freestyle | 8:54.10 | 28 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Karin Prinsloo | 100 m freestyle | 55.05 | 16 Q | 55.00 | 14 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Karin Prinsloo | 200 m freestyle | 1:59.15 | 19 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Karin Prinsloo | 100 m backstroke | 1:01.25 | 16 Q | 1:01.05 | 13 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Karin Prinsloo | 200 m backstroke | 2:10.71 | 11 Q | 2:10.04 | 10 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marlies Ross | 200 m individual medley | 2:16.94 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Rene Warnes | 400 m individual medley | 4:48.11 | 22 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jessica Ashley-Cooper Marne Erasmus Tara-Lynn Nicholas Karin Prinsloo | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 4:06.46 | 11 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Synchronized swimming

South Africa has qualified the following synchronized swimmers.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Emma Manners-Wood | Solo free routine | 61.140 | 33 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kerry Beth Norden | Solo technical routine | 62.600 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Emma Manners-Wood Laura Strugnell | Duet free routine | 62.550 | 36 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

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

* Dwayne Flatscher
* Etienne Le Roux
* Devon Card
* Ignardus Badenhorst
* Nicholas Rodda
* Jason Kyte
* Richard Downes
* Ryan Bell
* Dean Whyte
* Pierre Le Roux
* Nicholas Molyneux
* Adam Kajee
* Donn Stewart

#### Group play

| | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 15 | +26 | 6 |
| United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 4 |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 2 |
| South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 52 | −38 | 0 |
| 22 July 2013 12:10 | Report | Canada | 17–11 | South Africa | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 335 Referees: Golijanin (SRB), Rezvani (IRN) |
| Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 335 Referees: Golijanin (SRB), Rezvani (IRN) |||
| 22 July 2013 12:10 | Report | Constantin-Bicari 4 | Goals | Card, Bell 3 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 335 Referees: Golijanin (SRB), Rezvani (IRN) |
| 24 July 2013 09:30 | Report | South Africa | 3–16 | United States | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 600 Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Ni (CHN) |
| Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 600 Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Ni (CHN) |||
| 24 July 2013 09:30 | Report | Bell 2 | Goals | Mann 5 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 600 Referees: Balfanbayev (KAZ), Ni (CHN) |
| 26 July 2013 18:50 | Report | Croatia | 19–0 | South Africa | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 800 Referees: Ni (CHN), Rezvani (IRN) |
| Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 800 Referees: Ni (CHN), Rezvani (IRN) |||
| 26 July 2013 18:50 | Report | Sukno 5 | Goals | | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 800 Referees: Ni (CHN), Rezvani (IRN) |

#### Round of 16

| 28 July 2013 09:30 | Report | Greece | 13–5 | South Africa | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 300 Referees: Abramović (MNE), Cardenuto (BRA) |
| Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 300 Referees: Abramović (MNE), Cardenuto (BRA) |||
| 28 July 2013 09:30 | Report | Gounas 3 | Goals | five players 1 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 300 Referees: Abramović (MNE), Cardenuto (BRA) |

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

* Anke Jacobs
* Kimberly Schmidt
* Kieran Paley
* Christy Rawstron
* Megan Schooling
* Tarryn Schooling
* Kimberly Kay
* Lee-Anne Keet
* Delaine Christian
* Marcelle Keet
* Lindsay Killeen
* Kelsey White
* Thembelihle Mkize

#### Group play

| | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 10 | +35 | 6 |
| China | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 21 | +14 | 4 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 2 |
| South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 46 | −36 | 0 |
| 21 July 2013 12:10 | Report | China | 17–2 | South Africa | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 150 Referees: Drury, Littlejohn (GBR) |
| Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 150 Referees: Drury, Littlejohn (GBR) |||
| 21 July 2013 12:10 | Report | Ma Huanhuan 5 | Goals | L. Keet, M. Keet 1 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 150 Referees: Drury, Littlejohn (GBR) |
| 23 July 2013 09:30 | Report | South Africa | 7–13 | New Zealand | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 200 Referees: Koryzna (POL), Abramović (MNE) |
| Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 200 Referees: Koryzna (POL), Abramović (MNE) |||
| 23 July 2013 09:30 | Report | White 3 | Goals | Hudson, Myles 4 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 200 Referees: Koryzna (POL), Abramović (MNE) |
| 25 July 2013 18:50 | Report | Australia | 16–1 | South Africa | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 200 Referees: Makita (JPN), Balfanbayev (KAZ) |
| Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 200 Referees: Makita (JPN), Balfanbayev (KAZ) |||
| 25 July 2013 18:50 | Report | Lincoln-Smith, Webster 3 | Goals | White 1 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 200 Referees: Makita (JPN), Balfanbayev (KAZ) |

#### Round of 16

| 27 July 2013 09:30 | Report | Russia | 22–3 | South Africa | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 100 Referees: Ni (CHN), Vogel (HUN) |
| Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 100 Referees: Ni (CHN), Vogel (HUN) |||
| 27 July 2013 09:30 | Report | Beliaeva 5 | Goals | three players 1 | Piscines Bernat Picornell, Barcelona Attendance: 100 Referees: Ni (CHN), Vogel (HUN) |