2022 SA National Swimming Championships
2022 SA National Swimming Championships | |
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Host city | Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
Date(s) | 6–11 April 2022 |
Venue(s) | Newton Park Swimming Pool |
Nations participating | 9 |
Events | 44 (men: 21; women: 21; mixed: 2) 18 para swimming (men: 9; women: 9) |
The 2022 SA National Swimming Championships was held from 6 to 11 April 2022 in Gqeberha, South Africa at the Newton Park Swimming Pool.[1][2] Events were competed in a long course (50 metres long) swimming pool.[2] It served as a selection meet for determining the swimmers to represent South Africa at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships and 2022 Commonwealth Games.[3] It was held concurrently with the 2022 SA National Junior Swimming Championships as part of the multi-sport 2022 Telkom SA National Aquatic Championships.[1] The meet was open to international competition and included multi-class para swimming events.[4]
Event schedule
A total of 62 events were competed over six days, including 18 para swimming events. For para swimming events, men and women had the same schedule. Heats started at 07:30 on days one and four, and started at 08:30 on days two, three, five, and six. Senior finals started at 18:00 each day.[5]
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Finals |
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50 m freestyle | H | ![]() |
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100 m freestyle | H | ![]() |
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200 m freestyle | H | ![]() |
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400 m freestyle | H | ![]() |
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50 m backstroke | H | ![]() |
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100 m backstroke | H | ![]() |
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200 m backstroke | H | ![]() |
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50 m breaststroke | H | ![]() |
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100 m breaststroke | H | ![]() |
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200 m breaststroke | H | ![]() |
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50 m butterfly | H | ![]() |
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100 m butterfly | H | ![]() |
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200 m butterfly | H | ![]() |
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200 m individual medley | H | ![]() | ||||||||||
400 m individual medley | H | ![]() |
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4×50 m freestyle relay | ![]() |
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4×100 m freestyle relay | ![]() |
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4×200 m freestyle relay | ![]() |
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4×100 m medley relay | ![]() |
Date → | Wed 6 | Thu 7 | Fri 8 | Sat 9 | Sun 10 | Mon 11 | ||||||
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Event ↓ | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
50 m freestyle | H | ![]() |
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100 m freestyle | H | ![]() |
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200 m freestyle | H | ![]() |
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800 m freestyle | ![]() |
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1500 m freestyle | ![]() |
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50 m backstroke | H | ![]() |
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100 m backstroke | H | ![]() |
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200 m backstroke | H | ![]() |
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50 m breaststroke | H | ![]() |
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100 m breaststroke | H | ![]() |
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200 m breaststroke | H | ![]() |
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50 m butterfly | H | ![]() |
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100 m butterfly | H | ![]() |
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200 m butterfly | H | ![]() |
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200 m individual medley | H | ![]() |
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400 m individual medley | H | ![]() |
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4×50 m freestyle relay | ![]() |
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4×100 m freestyle relay | ![]() |
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4×200 m freestyle relay | ![]() |
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4×100 m medley relay | ![]() |
Date → | Wed 6 | Thu 7 | Fri 8 | Sat 9 | Sun 10 | Mon 11 | ||||||
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Event ↓ | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
4×100 m freestyle relay | ![]() |
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4×100 m medley relay | ![]() |
Date → | Wed 6 | Thu 7 | Fri 8 | Sat 9 | Sun 10 | Mon 11 | ||||||
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Event ↓ | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E |
50 m freestyle | H | ![]() |
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100 m freestyle | H | ![]() |
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50 m backstroke | H | ![]() |
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100 m backstroke | H | ![]() |
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50 m breaststroke | H | ![]() |
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100 m breaststroke | H | ![]() |
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50 m butterfly | H | ![]() |
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100 m butterfly | H | ![]() |
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200 m individual medley | H | ![]() |
Overall results
Key: Highlighted swimmers achieved the "A" qualifying time for the 2022 World Aquatics Championships and the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the event.[6][7] Highlighted swimmers achieved a "B" qualifying time and were named to the 2022 World Aquatics Championships roster for South Africa in the event.[6][8]
Men
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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50 m freestyle[9] | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
22.34 | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal |
22.49 | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal |
22.82 |
100 m freestyle[10] | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal |
48.97 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
50.17 | ![]() Namibia |
50.43 |
200 m freestyle[11] | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal |
1:46.15 | ![]() Great Britain |
1:49.49 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
1:49.59 |
400 m freestyle[12] | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal |
3:49.37 | ![]() Great Britain |
3:51.37 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
3:56.92 |
800 m freestyle[13] | ![]() India |
8:14.45 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
8:19.10 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
8:20.30 |
1500 m freestyle[14] | ![]() Western Cape Aquatics |
15.36.70 | ![]() India |
15:48.89 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
16:03.42 |
50 m backstroke[10] | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
24.74 | ![]() Western Cape Aquatics |
26.32 | ![]() Western Cape Aquatics |
26.56 |
100 m backstroke[12] | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
54.08[a] | ![]() Western Cape Aquatics |
57.04 | ![]() Eastern Cape Aquatics |
58.03 |
200 m backstroke[9] | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
2:05.03 | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal |
2:05.33 | ![]() India |
2:07.21 |
50 m breaststroke[13] | ![]() Western Cape Aquatics |
27.22[b] | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Ekurhuleni |
28.12 | ![]() Western Cape Aquatics |
28.98 |
100 m breaststroke[11] | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Ekurhuleni |
1:01.00 | ![]() Western Cape Aquatics |
1:01.56 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
1:02.96 |
200 m breaststroke[12] | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Ekurhuleni |
2:14.47 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
2:14.49 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
2:16.50 |
50 m butterfly[12] | ![]() Western Cape Aquatics |
23.93 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
24.14 | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal |
24.28 |
100 m butterfly[13] | ![]() Western Cape Aquatics |
51.88 | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal |
52.06 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
53.52 |
200 m butterfly[10] | ![]() Western Cape Aquatics |
1:55.75 | ![]() Great Britain |
1:57.66 | ![]() Western Cape Aquatics |
1:59.57 |
200 m individual medley[14] | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal |
1:58.37 | ![]() Great Britain |
1:59.96 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Ekurhuleni |
2:04.52 |
400 m individual medley[11] | ![]() Great Britain |
4:15.39 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
4:27.14 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
4:27.34 |
4×50 m freestyle relay[13] | Aquatics Guateng Tshwane Pieter Coetze (22.15)[c] |
1:30.75 | KwaZulu-Natal | 1:31.05 | Western Cape Aquatics | 1:31.42 |
4×100 m freestyle relay[11] | KwaZulu-Natal | 3:22.68 | Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 3:23.05 | Western Cape Aquatics | 3:24.55 |
4×200 m freestyle relay[10] | Aquatics Guateng Tshwane (a-relay) | 7:36.53 | Aquatics Guateng Tshwane (b-relay) | 7:36.75 | KwaZulu-Natal | 7:41.27 |
4×100 m medley relay[14] | Western Cape Aquatics | 3:47.97 | Aquatics Guateng Tshwane (a-relay) | 3:50.49 | Aquatics Guateng Tshwane (b-relay) | 3:53.75 |
- a Coetze swam a FINA "A" cut time of 53.96 seconds in the heats.[15][16]
- b Houlie swam a FINA "A" cut time, though was not automatically qualified for the 2022 World Aquatics Championships team as he did not qualify in an Olympic event.[17]
- c Coetze swam a FINA "A" cut time of 22.15 seconds in the 50 metre freestyle for the lead-off leg of the relay.[17]
Women
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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50 m freestyle[11] | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal |
25.08 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
25.39 | ![]() Western Cape Aquatics ![]() Western Cape Aquatics |
25.62 |
100 m freestyle[13] | ![]() Western Cape Aquatics |
54.71 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
54.73 | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal |
55.70 |
200 m freestyle[12] | ![]() Western Cape Aquatics |
1:58.34 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
2:00.60 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
2:00.72 |
400 m freestyle[14] | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
4:12.35 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Ekurhuleni |
4:15.93 | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal |
4:20.47 |
800 m freestyle[9] | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Ekurhuleni |
8:46.33 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
8:53.55 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Johannesburg |
8:58.50 |
1500 m freestyle[10] | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
16:55.55 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
17:04.28 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Johannesburg |
17:08.30 |
50 m backstroke[9] | ![]() Western Cape Aquatics |
28.81 | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal |
28.86 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
29.43 |
100 m backstroke[11] | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal |
1:02.55 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
1:02.98 | ![]() Western Cape Aquatics |
1:03.00 |
200 m backstroke[13] | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
2:15.78 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
![]() Aquatics Guateng Johannesburg |
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50 m breaststroke[12] | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
30.60 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
30.87 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
31.94 |
100 m breaststroke[13] | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
1:05.67 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
1:06.06 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
1:08.63 |
200 m breaststroke[10] | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
2:24.01 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
2:24.66 | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal |
2:32.57 |
50 m butterfly[10] | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
26.39 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
27.24 | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal |
27.35 |
100 m butterfly[12] | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
59.78 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
1:00.82 | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal |
1:01.50 |
200 m butterfly[9] | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
2:11.88 | ![]() Western Cape Aquatics |
2:15.46 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Johannesburg |
2:17.88 |
200 m individual medley[13] | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal |
2:15.01 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Johannesburg |
2:18.26 | ![]() Western Cape Aquatics |
2:18.98 |
400 m individual medley[12] | ![]() KwaZulu-Natal |
4:49.04 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
4:55.81 | ![]() Aquatics Guateng Tshwane |
4:56.26 |
4×50 m freestyle relay[10] | Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 1:43.45 | Western Cape Aquatics | 1:44.06 | KwaZulu-Natal | 1:44.08 |
4×100 m freestyle relay[11] | Western Cape Aquatics | 3:46.42 | KwaZulu-Natal | 3:50.11 | Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 3:54.05 |
4×200 m freestyle relay[13] | Aquatics Guateng Tshwane (a-relay) | 8:23.15 | Aquatics Guateng Tshwane (b-relay) | 8:33.80 | Western Cape Aquatics | 8:37.74 |
4×100 m medley relay[14] | Aquatics Guateng Tshwane (a-relay) | Western Cape Aquatics | Aquatics Guateng Tshwane (b-relay) |
Mixed
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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4×100 m freestyle relay[12] | Western Cape Aquatics | 3:33.52 | Aquatics Guateng Tshwane | 3:35.57 | KwaZulu-Natal | 3:41.69 |
4×100 m medley relay[9] | Aquatics Guateng Tshwane (a-relay) | 3:54.34 | Western Cape Aquatics | 3:57.22 | Aquatics Guateng Tshwane (b-relay) | 4:02.73 |
Medal table
* Host nation (Eastern Cape Aquatics)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 19 | 23 | 17 | 59 |
2 | ![]() | 11 | 7 | 10 | 28 |
3 | ![]() | 9 | 6 | 10 | 25 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
7 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (9 entries) | 44 | 44 | 45 | 133 |
Qualification via time trial
The following qualifying time was achieved during a time trial conducted as part of the Championships.
Event | Name | Time | Date | Day | Qualification meet | Ref |
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200 m backstroke | ![]() |
1:56.92 | 11 April 2022 | 6 | 2022 World Aquatics Championships, 2022 Commonwealth Games | [7] |
Records set
Men
Event | Stage | Name | Time | Date | Day | Record | Ref |
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200 m freestyle | Heats | ![]() |
1:52.11 | 7 April 2022 | 2 | Namibian record | [11] |
100 m freestyle | Final | ![]() |
50.43 | 8 April 2022 | 3 | Namibian record | [10] |
Women
Event | Stage | Name | Time | Date | Day | Record | Ref |
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50 m breaststroke | Heats | ![]() |
29.72 | 6 April 2022 | 1 | Commonwealth record, African record, South African record | [18][19][20][21] |
Broadcast
A live broadcast of day one was aired on YouTube by Swimming South Africa.[22][12] Days two, three, four, five, and six were streamed live as well.[11][10][13][9][14] Aired broadcasts were continuous stream format, meaning they covered heats through finals, and were segmented into two videos if exceeding 12 hours in length.[22][12][11]
Participating nations
Athletes from countries including the following participated at the Championships.[4]
Botswana (BOTS)
Great Britain (GBR)
India (IND)
Mozambique (CDTM)
Namibia (NAM)
South Africa (RSA, by region)
Seychelles (SEY)
Zambia (ZAM)
Zimbabwe (ZIM)
South Africa regional representation
Athletes from South Africa competed on teams by province/region, including the following.[4]
- Ekurhuleni, Gauteng (Aquatics Guateng Ekurhuleni - AGA)
- Johannesburg, Gauteng (Aquatics Guateng Johannesburg - AGB)
- Tshwane, Gauteng (Aquatics Guateng Tshwane - AGC)
- Eastern Cape (Eastern Cape Aquatics - ECA)
- FAAC
- Free State (FSA)
- HAM
- KwaZulu-Natal (KZNA)
- Limpopo (LP)
- Mpumalanga (MPA)
- North West (North West Swimming - NWS)
- Western Cape (Western Cape Aquatics - WCA)
Incidents
On the morning of the last day of competition, Monday 11 April 2022, 45-year-old security guard Monde Qheru was found dead in the Newton Park Swimming Pool.[23][24]
See also
- South Africa at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- South Africa at the 2022 World Aquatics Championships
- Telkom SA National Aquatic Championships
- List of swimming competitions
References
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