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Townsend wins two more medals at Swimming World Cup

South Africa’s Darian Townsend won a gold and a bronze medal at the Berlin leg of the Fina Swimming World Cup on Sunday.

SA’s Townsend shines in swimming World Cup

Darian Townsend continued his fine form in the swimming World Cup series as he clinched a gold and silver medal on the second day of the Doha leg.

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.

There is still Olympic hope for SA, apparently

All is not lost yet, but there is a fair bit of panic in some SA circles as, after almost a week in Beijing, the country is yet to win a medal.

Records but no medals for SA swimmers

Jean Basson in the 200m freestyle offered some Olympic hope for a first SA medal on a day that saw the US victorious in the 4x100m relay final.

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.

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…

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…

SA swimmers sparkle in Games trials

The Telkom South African National Aquatic Championships came to a thrilling climax at the Kings Park Aquatic Centre in Durban on Sunday evening with an unprecedented 20 swimmers…