Cameron van der Burgh won SA’s first medal at the Rio Games in the 100m breaststroke, while Chad le Clos reached the final of the 200m freestyle.
The 26-year-old Olympic swimming champion is hoping to avoid surgery over a troublesome shoulder.
A total of 54 people will receive national orders from President Jacob Zuma in a ceremony themed "South Africa: A better place to live in".
Cameron van der Burgh and Chad le Clos have both walked away with gold medals at the 15th Fina World Championships in Barcelona.
Cameron van der Burgh and team-mate Giulio Zorzi have qualified for the men’s 50m breaststroke final at the World Swimming Championships in Barcelona.
Cameron van der Burgh secured South Africa’s first medal at the 15th Fina world championships in Barcelona.
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.
Not all Olympic medals were created equal. Or at least, some Olympic medallists are cheaper than others.
Cameron van der Burgh gives the Mail & Guardian’s Charles Leonard a stroke-by-stroke account of his record-breaking race at the Olympics.
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.
Olympic gold medallists Chad le Clos and Cameron van der Burgh were greeted by hundreds of fans who gathered at OR Tambo airport to welcome them home.
Sascoc says it has not been told of any "untoward" behaviour by the swimmers on South Africa’s Olympic team at the London Games.
From Angie and Limpopo (again) to Juju in London, Sipho Hotstix, and our Olympians, get up to speed on what everyone will be talking about this weekend.
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.
It is early, but not too early, to celebrate London 2012 as one of South Africa’s best-ever Olympics. The challenge now will be to learn from this.
Olympic champion Cameron van der Burgh talks candidly about the immense pressure he felt ahead of his race, and how listening to John Mayer helped.
Cameron van der Burgh has won the men’s 100m breaststroke final, finishing in 58.46 seconds and securing SA’s first medal at the London Olympic Games.
Cameron van der Burgh has set a new South African, African and Olympic record after winning his 100m breaststroke semifinal at the London Olympics.
SA’s Olympic team have been set a target of 12 medals at the London Games, but their performance should be deemed a success if they return with two.
Cameron van der Burgh, long-inspired by Penny Heyns’s Olympic win, is chasing his own dream, writes Dylan Rogers.
