When I was a child, my younger brother, Bob Kizito, drowned in a pond at the age of just eight
A split second can make the difference between winning and losing, fuelling the quest for excellence
The artist reflects on the homecoming of his exhibition, and how it interacts with the gallery and its environment
Revisiting a childhood holiday spot — Chintsa in the Eastern Cape — helped to kickstart recovery from burnout and depression
South Africa will be hoping to build on an impressive Rio, but face a number of challenges
NLC funds will help to maintain, expand and upgrade its infrastructure
Commonwealth gold came as a surprise to her — now Tokyo 2020 is beckoning and she could end South Africa’s drought in women’s Olympic swimming
"Do I go Winnie or Mandela on him? Urrrggghhhh, I’m just trying to get fit, I don’t want to think about racism right now bletty shet".
After learning how to snowboard in 14 days, the Sri Lankan woman takes to the steep slopes.
Transformation isn’t just a sporting issue; it’s a social, cultural and historical one – something the minister has failed to grasp.
South Africa’s top swimmers are making their Olympic dreams come true by qualifying for Rio.
A 43-member strong South African swimming team is preparing itself for this year’s Fina World Championship in Russia from next week.
Swimming isn’t a pastime you’d expect to revel in in Jozi’s CBD, but opportunities exist.
Defying swimming stars like Michael Phelps sand Pieter van den Hoogenband, the South African freestyle relay four blazed to Olympic glory.
He has emerged as the rising star of Team South Africa and has his eyes fixed on the next challenge – Rio.
After taking six medals at the 2012 Olympics, it has been announced that retired Olympic swimming superstar Michael Phelps is returning to the sport.
Australia’s most decorated Olympian, swimmer Ian Thorpe, has been booked into intensive care with two potentially deadly infections.
Unbeaten in national galas, Westville Boys High School is sending swimming champions out into the world.
Swimmers Chad le Clos and Roland Schoeman have done South Africa proud at the World Cup series in China.
The 21-year-old will officially be crowned champion for the second time in three years at the eighth and final stop in Beijing.
Chad le Clos has smashed his own individual medley record following the new 200m butterfly short-course world record he set earlier this week.
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.
Olympic golden boy Chad le Clos will carry SA’s medal hope at swimming’s world championships after the country’s swim team solved its cash concerns.
SA’s world championships campaign will start in earnest when the country’s top swimmers aim for qualifying standards at the SA Aquatics Championships.
Not all Olympic medals were created equal. Or at least, some Olympic medallists are cheaper than others.
An objectification amnesty has been declared for the duration of the Olympic Games – a smorgasbord of physical perfection, whatever your taste.
South Africans came out in full force to welcome home Olympic gold medallists Chad le Clos and Cameron van der Burgh at OR Tambo International.
Cameron van der Burgh and Chad Le Clos have shown what can be done if money’s available, sparking calls for a new tier of funding for SA swimmers.
Chad le Clos may have stunned the world with his winning performance in the pool this week, but his childhood swimming coach was not surprised.
China’s teenage swimming sensation has ascribed her stunning Olympic success to the quality training she has received since childhood.
Michael Phelps celebrated his 27th birthday by beating his great rival Ryan Lochte in their penultimate showdown before the London Olympics.
Cameron van der Burgh, long-inspired by Penny Heyns’s Olympic win, is chasing his own dream, writes Dylan Rogers.