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South Africa at the
2017 World Aquatics Championships
South Africa at the; 2017 World Aquatics Championships
	Flag of South Africa
FINA code	RSA
National federation	Swimming South Africa
Website	www.swimsa.co.za
in Budapest, Hungary
Competitors	60 in 5 sports
Medals; Ranked 14th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 2
World Aquatics Championships appearances
	1973; 1975; 1978; 1982; 1986; 1991; 1994; 1998; 2001; 2003; 2005; 2007; 2009; 2011; 2013; 2015; 2017; 2019; 2022; 2023; 2024;

South Africa competed at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary from 14 to 30 July 2017.

Medalists[edit]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Chad le Clos	Swimming	Men's 200 m butterfly	July 26
Bronze	Cameron van der Burgh	Swimming	Men's 50 m breaststroke	July 26

Diving[edit]

South Africa has entered 4 divers (four female).^[1]

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Nicole Gillis	1 m springboard	241.70	18	—		did not advance
Julia Vincent	1 m springboard	221.80	28	—		did not advance
Micaela Bouter	3 m springboard	231.40	30	did not advance
Julia Vincent	3 m springboard	270.20	17 Q	289.65	12 Q	265.90	12
Jaimee Gundry	10 m platform	230.60	35	did not advance
Micaela Bouter Nicole Gillis	3 m synchronized springboard	249.66	14	—		did not advance

Open water swimming[edit]

South Africa has entered six open water swimmers^[2]^[3]

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Chad Ho	Men's 5 km	54:48.6	11
Chad Ho	Men's 10 km	1:52:29.9	13
Danie Marais	Men's 5 km	55:01.0	21
Nico Manoussakis	Men's 10 km	1:56:30.0	45
Robyn Kinghorn	Women's 5 km	1:03:41.5	41
Robyn Kinghorn	Women's 10 km	2:11:25.8	43
Sasha-Lee Nordengen-Corris	Women's 10 km	2:14:43.4	50
Michelle Weber	Women's 5 km	59:27.5	=7
Chad Ho Nico Manoussakis Danie Marais Robyn Kinghorn	Mixed team	56:05.3	12

Swimming[edit]

South African swimmers have achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard entry time, and 1 at the B-standard):^[4]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Martin Binedell	200 m backstroke	1:59.15	22	did not advance
Myles Brown	200 m freestyle	1:47.09	13 Q	1:47.19	14	did not advance
Douglas Erasmus	50 m freestyle	22.56	31	did not advance
Douglas Erasmus	50 m butterfly	24.17	32	did not advance
Chad le Clos	200 m freestyle	DNS		did not advance
	100 m butterfly	51.28	6 Q	51.48	12	did not advance
	200 m butterfly	1:55.90	5 Q	1:55.09	4 Q	1:53.33
Ayrton Sweeney	200 m breaststroke	DNS		did not advance
	200 m individual medley	2:04.18	32	did not advance
	400 m individual medley	4:20.10	20	—		did not advance
Brent Szurdoki	400 m freestyle	3:54.34	33	—		did not advance
Brent Szurdoki	1500 m freestyle	15:18.84	23	—		did not advance
Cameron van der Burgh	50 m breaststroke	26.54 AF	2 Q	26.74	3 Q	26.60
Cameron van der Burgh	100 m breaststroke	DNS		did not advance
Zane Waddell	50 m freestyle	22.86	45	did not advance
Zane Waddell	100 m freestyle	49.99	46	did not advance
Myles Brown Douglas Erasmus Clayton Jimmie Zane Waddell	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:17.41	12	—		did not advance
Martin Binedell Myles Brown Chad le Clos Cameron van der Burgh	4 × 100 m medley relay	3:36.31	15	—		did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Kate Beavon	400 m freestyle	4:20.82	27	—		did not advance
Kate Beavon	800 m freestyle	8:58.31	29	—		did not advance
Emma Chellius	50 m freestyle	25.73	34	did not advance
Kaylene Corbett	50 m breaststroke	31.91	25	did not advance
	100 m breaststroke	1:10.16	31	did not advance
	200 m breaststroke	2:31.36	23	did not advance
Erin Gallagher	100 m freestyle	55.46	24	did not advance
Erin Gallagher	50 m butterfly	27.36	34	did not advance
Samantha Randle	1500 m freestyle	17:22.42	21	—		did not advance
Samantha Randle	200 m backstroke	2:17.14	27	did not advance
Kate Beavon Kaylene Corbett Erin Gallagher Samantha Randle	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:57.83	13	—		did not advance
Emma Chellius Kaylene Corbett Erin Gallagher Samantha Randle	4 × 100 m medley relay	4:15.47	17	—		did not advance

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Douglas Erasmus Zane Waddell Emma Chellius Erin Gallagher	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:31.38 AF	12	did not advance
Martin Binedell Clayton Jimmie Kaylene Corbett Erin Gallagher	4 × 100 m medley relay	3:57.02 AF	14	did not advance

Synchronized swimming[edit]

South Africa's synchronized swimming team consisted of 10 athletes (10 female).^[5]

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Emma Manners-Wood Laura Strugnell Lisa Wimmer (R)	Duet technical routine	67.3661	36	did not advance
Emma Manners-Wood Laura Strugnell Faith Adonis (R)	Duet free routine	67.4667	39	did not advance
Faith Adonis Ceri Bezuidenhout Phindy Makhaye Sonal Reddi Nina Smith Giulia Torino Tayla-Jade van Huyssteen Lisa Wimmer	Team free routine	62.1333	25	did not advance

Legend: (R) = Reserve Athlete

Water polo[edit]

South Africa qualified both a men's and women's teams.^[6]^[7]

Men's tournament[edit]

Team roster

Group play

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Serbia	3	3	0	43	16	+27	6	Quarterfinals
2	Greece	3	2	1	32	20	+12	4	Playoffs
3	Spain	3	1	2	28	23	+5	2	Playoffs
4	South Africa	3	0	3	11	55	−44	0

Source: Sportresult
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) better result against higher placed team.

17 July 2017 17:30	Report	Serbia	21–5	South Africa	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Michael Brooks (NZL), Nader Ghafouri (IRI)
		Score by quarters: 6–1, 7–1, 5–1, 3–2
		three players 3	Goals	Le Roux 2

19 July 2017 10:50	Report	South Africa	2–18	Greece	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Péter Molnár (HUN), Maged El Shamy (AUS)
		Score by quarters: 0–5, 2–3, 0–5, 0–5
		Le Roux, Molyneux 1	Goals	Fountoulis 6

21 July 2017 09:30	Report	Spain	16–4	South Africa	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Ni Shiwei (CHN), Michael Brooks (NZL)
		Score by quarters: 3–2, 1–0, 6–1, 6–1
		three players 3	Goals	four players 1

13th–16th place semifinals

23 July 2017 12:00	Report	South Africa	4–13	United States	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Radosław Koryzna (POL), Maged El-Shamy (EGY)
		Score by quarters: 0–1, 3–6, 1–3, 0–3
		four players 1	Goals	Irving, Obert 3

15th place game

25 July 2017 09:30	Report	Canada	9–6	South Africa	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Diego Garibaldi (ARG), Michael Brooks (NZL)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 4–1, 2–1, 2–2
		Constantin-Bicari 5	Goals	Le Roux 2

Women's tournament[edit]

Team roster

Group play

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	58	17	+41	6	Quarterfinals
2	Spain	3	2	1	35	17	+18	4	Playoffs
3	New Zealand	3	1	2	17	38	−21	2	Playoffs
4	South Africa	3	0	3	11	49	−38	0

Updated to match(es) played on 20 July 2017. Source: Sportresult
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) Goal difference.

16 July 2017 13:30	Report	South Africa	2–24	United States	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Diego Caribaldi (ARG), Daniel Daners (URU)
		Score by quarters: 0–6, 0–7, 2–5, 0–6
		Barrett, Penney 1	Goals	Neushul 6

18 July 2017 10:50	Report	New Zealand	8–6	South Africa	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Diego Garibaldi (ARG), Benjamin Mercier (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 2–1, 1–2, 1–1, 4–2
		Hudson, Mason 3	Goals	Schooling 2

20 July 2017 21:30	Report	South Africa	3–17	Spain	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Diana Dutilh-Dumas (NED), Viktor Salnichenko (KAZ)
		Score by quarters: 1–4, 0–6, 1–2, 1–5
		three players 1	Goals	Forca 5

13th–16th place semifinals

22 July 2017 10:30	Report	Brazil	10–5	South Africa	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Ni Shiwei (CHN), Daniel Daners (URU)
		Score by quarters: 3–1, 2–1, 3–1, 2–2
		Abla 5	Goals	Hallendorff 2

15th place game

24 July 2017 09:30	Report	South Africa	4–6	Kazakhstan	Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium, Budapest Referees: Ni Shiwei (CHN), Benjamin Mercier (FRA)
		Score by quarters: 1–2, 2–2, 1–0, 0–2
		Smit 2	Goals	Akilbayeva 2

References[edit]

^ "Entry List by NAT (Diving)". www.omegatiming.com. Omega Timing. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
^ "Open Water Entry List by NAT - Men". www.omegatiming.com/. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
^ "Open Water Entry List by NAT - Women". www.omegatiming.com/. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
^ "Entry List by Nation (Swimming)". www.omegatiming.com. Omega Timing. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
^ "Entry List by Nation (Synchronized swimming)". www.omegatiming.com. Omega Timing. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
^ "Entry List by Nation (Water Polo Men)" (PDF). www.omegatiming.com. Omega Timing. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
^ "Entry List by Nation (Water Polo Women)" (PDF). www.omegatiming.com. Omega Timing. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.

[1] "Entry List by NAT (Diving)". www.omegatiming.com. Omega Timing. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.

[2] "Open Water Entry List by NAT - Men". www.omegatiming.com/. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

[3] "Open Water Entry List by NAT - Women". www.omegatiming.com/. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.

[4] "Entry List by Nation (Swimming)". www.omegatiming.com. Omega Timing. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.

[5] "Entry List by Nation (Synchronized swimming)". www.omegatiming.com. Omega Timing. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.

[6] "Entry List by Nation (Water Polo Men)" (PDF). www.omegatiming.com. Omega Timing. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.

[7] "Entry List by Nation (Water Polo Women)" (PDF). www.omegatiming.com. Omega Timing. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.

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Nations at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary
Africa	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Central African Republic Comoros Djibouti Egypt The Gambia Ghana Guinea Ivory Coast Kenya Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone South Africa Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
Americas	Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bolivia Brazil British Virgin Islands Canada Cayman Islands Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Curaçao Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Trinidad and Tobago United States Uruguay Venezuela Virgin Islands
Asia	Afghanistan Bahrain Bangladesh Brunei Cambodia China East Timor Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Jordan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Nepal Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines Qatar Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Chinese Taipei Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
Europe	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Georgia Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine
Oceania	American Samoa Australia Cook Islands Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Guam Marshall Islands New Zealand Northern Mariana Islands Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Tonga
Others	Independent FINA Athletes Suspended Member Federation