Friday, 17 June 2022 – A team of 66 swimmers, divers, water polo players and artistic swimmers and their coaches are headed for Budapest to represent South Africa at the FINA World Aquatics Championships from 18 June to 3 July. Heading the medal charge will be a strong team of swimmers, many of them competing at their first World Championships. Among them is Matt Sates, who last year made a name for himself by claiming the overall FINA World Cup title in the short course pool (25m) and recently took the Mare Nostrum series by storm, se... Read More

27 May 2022 – Matt Sates found himself in a familiar position on top of the podium after claiming another gold medal on the second night of racing at the second leg of the Mare Nostrum series in Barcelona on Thursday. The 18-year-old South African claimed two golds on Wednesday night and added a third in the 200m individual medley in Spain. Sates finished over a body-length ahead of the chasing pack, reaching the finish in 1:58.31 with Switzerland’s Jeremy Desplanches second in 2:00.30 and Italian Alberto Razzetti third i... Read More

26 May 2022 - Maritzburg teenager Matt Sates defeated an Olympic champion on his way to winning two more gold medals at the second leg of the Mare Nostrum swimming series in Barcelona on Wednesday. The 18-year-old was once again in sensationally speedy form, claiming both 400m individual medley and 200m freestyle golds – both in personal best times. Sates claimed the 400IM title in 4:11.58 – over a second faster than a few days ago in Monaco – finishing ahead of Hungarian David Verraszto (4:13.54) and Britain's ... Read More

Monday, 23 May 2022 – Matt Sates picked up where he left off on day two of the Mare Nostrum meeting in Monaco on Sunday, adding two more gold medals to his identical haul from Saturday. First up was the 400m individual medley where the Maritzburg swimmer claimed victory in 4:12.74 – almost five seconds ahead of Britain’s Olympic fourth-place finisher in Tokyo, Max Litchfield. Sates then added another gold in the 200m freestyle, powering home in 1:46.69 with Brazil’s Fernando Scheffer second in 1:47.48. &ldq... Read More

The Angolan Swimming Federation had the privilege of receiving a visit from HE Mr. Vice President of the Republic of Angola, Dr. Bornito de Sousa, in what was the first time that this happened with the federation. On this visit, he got to know the (humble) facilities of the Federation, we took a guided tour of the Alvalade swimming pool (our swimming cathedral), met and talked with the athletes who have been part of the national teams since 2021 (those in Angola) and at the end, there was a working meeting with the Federation's boar... Read More