Mail & Guardian
Mail & Guardian
roland schoemanlatest news & developments
Roland Schoeman

The return of the ‘Awesome Foursome’

Defying swimming stars like Michael Phelps sand Pieter van den Hoogenband, the South African freestyle relay four blazed to Olympic glory.

Chad le Clos. (AFP)

Le Clos and Schoeman earn podium spots for SA

Swimmers Chad le Clos and Roland Schoeman have done South Africa proud at the World Cup series in China.

The 33 year-old veteran improved on both performances in Eindhoven, earlier in the week, as he edged closer to the world records. (Gallo)

Fina World Cup: Roland Schoeman defies age to take two golds

Four-time Olympian Roland Schoeman has raced to a double gold on the first day of the second leg of the Fina World Cup Swimming in Berlin.

Le Clos flies through Olympic qualifiers

Le Clos flies through Olympic qualifiers

Swimming sensation Chad le Clos is headed to the London Olympics after swimming qualifying times for four butterfly medal events in Durban.

SA swimmers shine in Europe

Preparations for next month’s world championships in Shanghai are off to a good start with a 14-medal haul for SA’s swimmers at Europe’s Mare Nostrum.

Marvellous Meaklim makes it seven

Durban-based Olympic swim star Kathryn Meaklim chalks up seven gold-medal performances at the South African Short-Course Championships.

Schoeman smashes two swimming records

Roland Schoeman smashed two African records on the second day of the four-day Telkom South African Short-Course Championships on Friday.

Tension flares in SA swimming camp

Tensions in South Africa’s swimming camp boiled over on Sunday as Roland Schoeman took a massive swipe at Gerhard Zandberg.

Mixed Olympic fortunes for South Africa

On the sunniest day so far of the Olympics Games, South African fortunes took a turn for the better.

Schoeman powers into 50m freestyle final

Roland Schoeman became the fifth South African swimmer to make a final after he finished third in his semifinal of the 50m freestyle on Friday.

Schoeman surges ahead in Olympic pool

South Africa’s Roland Schoeman proved in Beijing on Thursday night that there is no reason to write him off just yet.

Schoeman hopes to win SA an Olympic medal

Roland Schoeman, a silver medallist in the 100m freestyle at the Athens Games, is looking to give struggling South Africa an Olympic medal boost.

SA look to the pool for Olympic medal hopes

Teams will soon line up for the event in which South Africa won their sole gold medal of the previous Olympics — the 4x100m freestyle relay.

Swimming to Beijing

Karien Jonckheere looks at South African swimmers at the Olympics and their medal hopes.

Rainbow nation looks for gold in Beijing

SA go into their fifth Olympic Games since sporting isolation with their medal hopes once again pinned on their swimmers and track and field athletes.

Schoeman won’t swim 100m freestyle at Olympics

SA’s hopes of a gold in the 100m freestyle at the Olympic Games received a major blow when it was confirmed that Roland Schoeman would not take part.

SA swimmers gear up for Olympics

South Africa’s swim stars are set to gather in Cape Town this weekend for the final national swimming camp in home waters before they take up the challenge in a series of…

Financial troubles could sink SA swimmers

South Africa’s ”awesome foursome” are making waves less than three months before the Olympic Games in Beijing — despite revelations that the support for the South African Olympic…

First SA athletes named for Beijing team

South African athletes will not be given specific targets for Beijing, but will aim to better previous records and enjoy the challenging experience of the Olympic Games. The…

Recipients named for 2008 national orders

Awards will be bestowed on a musician, a judge and a former chief of state of protocol, Billy Modise, during next week’s 11th national orders ceremony. Modise, United States…