# Telkom SA National Aquatic Championships

The Telkom SA National Aquatic Championships is a yearly open competition event in South Africa which incorporates all aquatic disciplines under the auspices of Swimming South Africa: swimming, water polo, diving, synchronized swimming and open water swimming. The events are held in major cities across South Africa in April and provide the basis for selection for teams to represent South Africa and compete at the FINA World Championships, All Africa Games, Commonwealth Games and the Olympic Games. Each sport has its own championships, for example the 2022 SA National Swimming Championships, which combined are a given year's Telkom SA National Aquatic Championships.

## Editions
### 2016–2021

| Year | Championships | Venue | Location | Dates | Results |
| 2016 | 2016 SA National Open Water Championships 2016 SA National Water Polo Championships 2016 SA National Artistic Swimming Championships 2016 SA National Swimming Championships 2016 SA National Youth Swimming Championships 2016 SA National Diving Championships | Eikenhof Dam – Kings Park Aquatic Centre Kings Park Aquatic Centre Kings Park Aquatic Centre Kings Park Aquatic Centre | Grabouw – Durban Durban Durban Durban | 5–6 March 31 March – 3 April 7–10 April 10–16 April 10–16 April 12–15 | completed completed completed completed completed completed |
| 2017 | 2017 SA National Open Water Championships 2017 SA National Water Polo Championships 2017 SA National Artistic Swimming Championships 2017 SA National Swimming Championships 2017 SA National Junior Swimming Championships 2017 SA National Diving Championships | Marina Martinique Stellenbosch University Kings Park Aquatic Centre Kings Park Aquatic Centre Kings Park Aquatic Centre Kings Park Aquatic Centre | Jeffreys Bay Stellenbosch Durban Durban Durban Durban | 4–5 March 17–21 March 1–4 April 3–8 April 3–8 April 5–9 April | completed completed completed completed completed completed |
| 2018 | 2018 SA National Open Water Championships 2018 SA National Water Polo Championships 2018 SA National Artistic Swimming Championships 2018 SA National Swimming Championships 2018 SA National Junior Swimming Championships 2018 SA National Diving Championships | Marina Martinique St Stithians College Newton Park Swimming Pool Newton Park Swimming Pool Kings Park Aquatic Centre De Jong Diving Centre | Jeffreys Bay Johannesburg Port Elizabeth Port Elizabeth Durban Pretoria | 3–4 March 5–8 April 19–22 April 23–28 April 21–25 March 17–19 April | completed completed completed completed completed completed |
| 2019 | 2019 SA National Open Water Championships 2019 SA National Water Polo Championships 2019 SA National Artistic Swimming Championships 2019 SA National Swimming Championships 2019 SA National Junior Swimming Championships 2019 SA National Diving Championships | Marina Martinique – Kings Park Aquatic Centre Kings Park Aquatic Centre Kings Park Aquatic Centre Kings Park Aquatic Centre | Jeffreys Bay Gauteng Durban Durban Durban Durban | 2–3 March – 5–9 April 8–12 April 8–12 April 10–14 April | completed completed completed completed completed completed |
| 2020 | 2020 SA National Open Water Championships | Marina Martinique | Jeffreys Bay | 7–8 March | completed |
| 2021 | 2021 SA National Open Water Championships 2021 SA National Water Polo Championships 2021 SA National Artistic Swimming Championships 2021 SA National Swimming Championships 2021 SA National Junior Swimming Championships 2021 SA National Diving Championships | Marina Martinique cancelled Newton Park Swimming Pool Newton Park Swimming Pool Newton Park Swimming Pool – | Jeffreys Bay cancelled Port Elizabeth Port Elizabeth Port Elizabeth Gauteng | 3–4 March cancelled 1–6 April 7–12 April 7–12 April 1–6 April | completed n/a completed completed completed completed |

### 2022–2024

The following are the planned Championships for 2022 thru 2024.
| Year | Championships | Venue | Location | Dates | Results |
| 2022 | 2022 SA National Open Water Championships 2022 SA National Water Polo Championships 2022 SA National Artistic Swimming Championships 2022 SA National Swimming Championships 2022 SA National Junior Swimming Championships 2022 SA National Diving Championships | Marina Martinique Joan Harrison Newton Park Swimming Pool Newton Park Swimming Pool Newton Park Swimming Pool Kings Park Aquatic Centre | Jeffreys Bay Buffalo City Gqeberha Gqeberha Gqeberha Durban | 4–6 March 18–21 March 3–5 April 6–11 April 6–11 April 11–15 April | completed completed completed completed completed completed |
| 2023 | 2023 SA National Open Water Championships 2023 SA National Water Polo Championships 2023 SA National Artistic Swimming Championships 2023 SA National Swimming Championships 2023 SA National Junior Swimming Championships 2023 SA National Diving Championships | Marina Martinique TBC TBC Newton Park Swimming Pool Kings Park Aquatic Centre TBC | Jeffreys Bay TBC TBC Gqeberha Durban TBC | 10–12 March TBC TBC 12–16 April 21–25 March TBC | completed to be competed to be competed completed completed to be competed |
| 2024 | 2024 SA National Open Water Championships 2024 SA National Water Polo Championships 2024 SA National Artistic Swimming Championships 2024 SA National Swimming Championships 2024 SA National Junior Swimming Championships 2024 SA National Diving Championships | TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC | TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC | TBC 1–3 March TBC TBC 3–8 April 9–13 April TBC | to be competed to be competed to be competed to be competed to be competed to be competed |

## 2011

In 2011, the open water swimming was held at Marina Martinique, Jeffreys Bay from 17–18 April.
| M/V | Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
| Men | 3 km | Danie Marais | 2:24:11.79 | Jan Petrus van der Merwe | 36:19.29 | Martin Binedell | 36:56.98 |
| Men | 5 km | Troyden Prinsloo | 55:44.12 | Chad Ho | 55:44.44 | Danie Marais | 56:06.00 |
| Men | 10 km | Troyden Prinsloo Chad Ho | 1:57:18.37 | | | Michael Marais | 2:24:11.79 |
| Women | 3 km | Michelle Weber | 37:25.09 | Nina Nicholas | 37:54.56 | Dominique Dryding | 38:04.62 |
| Women | 5 km | Natalie Du Toit | 1:00:27.09 | Michelle Weber | 1:01:23.33 | Nicole Brits | 1:02:43.50 |
| Women | 10 km | Natalie Du Toit | 2:02:21.21 | Jessica Roux | 2:09:30.70 | Nicole Brits | 2:11:07.38 |
In 2011, the event was held on 11–16 April at Newton Park, Port Elizabeth.