Final Day of the CANA Zone IV Swimming Championships in Windhoek
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Windhoek, Wednesday, 20th February 2019 - The CANA Zone IV Championships came to a close in Namibia today and the South African team topped the medal table with an overall total of 102 medals across three disciplines (Swimming, Open Water and Water Polo), followed closely by the host nation with 90 medals, Mauritius with 47 medals and Zimbabwe with 39 medals.
South Africa’s Kelly-Ann Brown (14) won two gold medals and one silver medal, posting a new Championship Record time of 1:01.42 in the 100m freestyle, winning the 200m butterfly title in 2:36.16 and finishing second in the 200m individual medley in 2:35.28.
SA’s Lise Coetzee and Mauritius’ Alicia Kok Shun finished second and third in the 100m freestyle in 1:01.80 and 1:02.92, respectively, the silver and bronze in the 200m butterfly went to Mauritius’ Ines Gebert (14) in 2:38.25 and Zimbabwe’s Mkhuseli Mahobele (13) in 2:49.18, while SA’s Emma Kuhn claimed the gold in the medley with a new Championship Record time of 2:30.46 to Gebert’s bronze time of 2:37.73.
Namibia’s Jose Canjulo (13) concluded the Championships with a gold medal in the 100m freestyle, touching the wall in 57.46 ahead of SA’s Leshen Pillay (14) in 57.69 and Zimbabwe’s Cory Werrett (14) in 59.42, while also adding a silver medal in the 200m butterfly in 2:23.56 to Mauritius’ Victor AH Yong’s new Championship Record time of 2:19.83 and Pillay’s 2:23.78 and a bronze in the 200m individual medley in 2:23.50 behind SA’s Kian Keylock in 2:20.47 and team-mate Mikah Burger in 2:23.49.
Uganda’s Avice Meya (24) claimed a silver in the 200m butterfly in 3:06.88 and later on added the bronze in the 100m freestyle in 1:05.31, while the gold in the butterfly went to Angola’s Lia Ana Lima (17) in 2:33.20 with Namibia’s Zune Weber (17) finishing first in the freestyle in 1:02.31 and Mauritius’ Tessa IP Hen Cheung (17) second in 1:02.37.
Lima also won the 200m individual medley in 2:31.34 to IP Hen Cheung’s 2:34.69 and Namibia’s Vicky Botha’s 2:42.48, while the 200m butterfly 15-16 men’s medals went to Namibia’s Corne Le Roux (16) in 2:13.83, Angola’s Salvador Gordo (16) in 2:17.68 and SA’s Jivall Bodlall (16) in 2:19.78.
Zimbabwe’s Vhenekai Dhemba (12) continued to impress, adding another two gold medals to her tally, the 100m freestyle in 1:06.62 and the 200m individual medley in 2:48.83, while the medal podium in the freestyle was completed by Namibia’s Danielle Mostert (12) in 1:06.69 and Zambia’s Jade Phiri (12) in 1:09.24 and the individual medley by Namibia’s Ariana Naukosho in 2:49.72 and Mozambique’s Melyssa Rocha in 2:52.81.
12 year old Ivan Hart from Kenya made his way to the top of the medal podium in the 100m freestyle in 1:01.50 and the 200m individual medley in 2:36.19, while Namibia’s Quinn Ellis (12) won the silver in the freestyle in 1:03.38 and the bronze in the medley in 2:42.11. Mauritius’ Hugo L’Arrogant in 1:03.85 was third in the freestyle and Namibia’s Oliver Durand was second in the medley in 2:37.63.
In the 200m butterfly, Namibia’s Heleni Stergiadis (16) won in a new Championship Record time of 2:30.12, ahead of Kenya’s Riva Karia in 2:44.71 and Mauritius’ Celia Glover (15) in 3:00.65 and followed that performance with another gold in the 200m individual medley in 2:25.34 to SA’s Megan Shepherd’s 2:25.51 and Zimbabwe’s Paige van der Westhuizen in 2:32.50.
Van der Westhuizen also won the silver in the 100m freestyle in 1:01.21 behind of SA’s Kelsea Munro (16) in a new Championship Record time of 59.82 and ahead of Zambia’s Mia Phiri (15) in 1:03.05.
In the 15-16 age group 200m individual medley, SA’s Cameron Casali (16) posted a new Championship Record time of 2:15.77, followed by Mauritius’ Ryan Kok Shun (16) in 2:19.36 and Namibia’s Martin Oosthuizen (16) in 2:20.81.
Kok Shun went one better in the 100m freestyle, winning the gold in 54.20, ahead of the Seychelles’ Tyler Fred (16) in 55.19 and SA’s Felix Maseko (16) in 55.51, while the gold and silver in the 200m butterfly went to the Seychelles’ Mathieu Bachmann (22) in 2:20.88 and Zimbabwe’s Quintin Tayali (17) in 2:26.02.
Bachmann managed a silver medal later in the day in the 200m individual medley in 2:18.54, with the gold going to Namibia’s Ronan Wantenaar (18) in 2:12.75 and the bronze to Botswana’s James Freeman (18) in 2:19.04.
The three winners in the Over 17 men’s 100m freestyle were Mauritius’ Gregory Anodin (19) in 53.53, Malawi’s Filipe Gomes (21) in 53.89 and Mauritius’ Ovesh Purahoo (17) in 54.66.
The boys’ U14 200m freestyle relay gold was claimed by Namibia in 1:48.23 followed by South Africa in 1:52.30 and Mozambique in 1:52.75, while the South African Over 15 ladies’ team grabbed the gold in their respective relay in 1:53.78 ahead of Mauritius in 1:54.43 and Zimbabwe in 1:57.72.
The gold in the men’s Over 15 200m freestyle relay was won by the Seychelles in 1:39.31 ahead of Botswana in 1:39.41 and Mauritius in 1:40.58, while South Africa scooped the girls’ U14 gold in a new Championship Record time of 1:55.27 to Botswana’s 2:01.13 and Namibia’s 2:02.70.
In the masters’ 100m freestyle race, the 25-44 age group medals went to Angola’s Carlos Alberto (26) in 57.23, Zambia’s Mulenga Kangololo (29) in 59.94 and Namibia’s Dentie Louw (35) in 1:08.29, with the gold and silver in the Over 45 section going to Namibia’s Gabor Salamon (62) in 1:11.51 and Angola’s Jorge Lima (50) in 1:21.29.
Namibia won all three masters gold medals in the 200m individual medley, with Sunel Badenhorst (36), Jane Samson (52) and Dantie Louw (35) clocking, 3:29.46, 3:22.13 and 3:06.05, respectively.
It was a hard-fought victory for Zimbabwe’s U18 Water Polo ladies team as they won the gold medal by defeating South Africa’s U16 team by 12 goals to 11. The game ended in a 7-7 draw after the full time whistle and after the penalties also ended at a 4-4 draw, Zimbabwe scored the golden goal to win them the title.
The South African U16 men’s team won the Championship title after they came out victorious against Zimbabwe’s U18 team by 12 goals to 5 and topped their log, followed by Zimbabwe and the Namibia Master.
The South African U15 men’s development team won their final match of the tournament, beating Zimbabwe’s U15 team by 12 goals to 3 and claiming the gold medal in the process. Zimbabwe finished second by overpowering Namibia
The South African U15 ladies’ development team also topped their log with a final win against Zimbabwe’s U15 by 9 goals to 1.
Final Water Polo Logs:
|
Team (Men – Section A) |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
Goals For |
Goals Against |
Goal Diff |
Points |
|
South Africa U16 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
57 |
14 |
43 |
8 |
|
Zimbabwe U18 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
43 |
42 |
1 |
4 |
|
Namibia Masters |
4 |
0 |
4 |
19 |
63 |
-44 |
0 |
|
Team (Men - Development) |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
Goals For |
Goals Against |
Goal Diff |
Points |
|
South Africa U15 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
50 |
6 |
44 |
8 |
|
Zimbabwe U15 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
17 |
27 |
-10 |
4 |
|
Namibia Opens |
4 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
41 |
-34 |
0 |
|
Team (Women) – Section A |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
Goals For |
Goals Against |
Goal Diff |
Points |
|
Zimbabwe U18 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
28 |
27 |
1 |
4 |
|
South Africa U16 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
27 |
28 |
-1 |
2 |
|
Team (Women - Development) |
Played |
Won |
Lost |
Goals For |
Goals Against |
Goal Diff |
Points |
|
South Africa U15 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
33 |
2 |
31 |
6 |
|
Zimbabwe U15 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
33 |
-31 |
0 |
Final Swimming Medal rankings:
|
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
|
South Africa |
35 |
25 |
21 |
81 |
|
Namibia |
28 |
31 |
27 |
86 |
|
Mauritius |
15 |
14 |
18 |
47 |
|
Zimbabwe |
13 |
11 |
12 |
36 |
|
Seychelles |
7 |
7 |
5 |
19 |
|
Angola |
6 |
4 |
3 |
13 |
|
Kenya |
6 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
|
Botswana |
4 |
9 |
11 |
24 |
|
Zambia |
4 |
4 |
5 |
13 |
|
Mozambique |
2 |
5 |
8 |
15 |
|
Uganda |
2 |
4 |
8 |
14 |
|
Malawi |
1 |
5 |
2 |
8 |
Final Masters Medal Rankings:
|
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
|
Namibia |
23 |
4 |
3 |
30 |
|
Angola |
5 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
|
Botswana |
2 |
5 |
3 |
10 |
|
Mozambique |
2 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
|
Zambia |
2 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
Final Open Water Medal Rankings:
|
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
|
South Africa |
12 |
8 |
0 |
20 |
|
Namibia |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
|
Seychelles |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
Zimbabwe |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
Kenya |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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The 2020 SA National Short Course Championships concluded today with a total of 5 athletes swimming ...Read More
CANA GIVES UNANIMOUS SUPPORT TO HUSAIN AL MUSALLAM FOR FINA PRESIDENCY
Delegates from over 40 countries gathered today (12 December 2020) for the virtual General Congress ...Read More
CANA NOMINATES 1st AFRICAN WOMAN FOR FINA BUREAU
The newly elected CANA Bureau held its first meeting on Saturday 19 December 2020. The Bureau member...Read More
INDIA & SOUTH AFRICA PARTNER ON SWIMMING & WATER POLO
Johannesburg, Thursday, 21st January 2021 – The Indian and South African Swimming Federations ...Read More
SUDANESE SUPERSTAR SWIMMER SETS HIS EYES ON TOKYO
Sudanese swimmer Yousif Ibrahim has made it clear, he is gunning for the Tokyo Olympic Games, after ...Read More
GHANA'S JACKSON RECEIVES KAZAN SCHOLARSHIP
Ghana Swimming Association today officially announced that Ghanaian swimmer Abeiku Jackson...Read More
CAMEROON SWIMMING RETURNS TO THE POOL
The Cameroonian Swimming and Lifesaving Federation (FECANAS) inaugurated its sports season on the 15...Read More
Angolan Swimming On The Rise In Coimbra
The athletes pre-selected by the Angolan Swimming Federation who train in Portugal and fight for acc...Read More
A New African Record for Tatjana Schoenmaker during the opening day of the 2021 SA National Aquatic Championships
Gqeberha, Wednesday, 7th April 2021 – The battle for fast times has begun as Mzansi’s sw...Read More
Deux Nageurs de l’Equipe du Sénégal au Stage et à la Compétition pré-olympique de la CANA à Cape Town
Une semaine de stage sportif studieuse et fructueuse à Cape Town en Afrique du Sud du 1 au 9 ...Read More
CANA Supports Mr Husain Al Musallam For FINA Presidency
At the recent CANA General Assembly, the CANA members unanimously agreed to support Mr Husain A...Read More
FINA President signs pioneering agreement with Swimming South Africa
FINA teamed up with Swimming South Africa to form a hub for the development and growth of Aquatics i...Read More
14th CANA African Swimming Championship Results
14th CANA African Swimming & Open Water Championship Results Juniors: htt...Read More
ANOCA Commits To Climate Change
The African Olympic and Sports Movement strongly backs the international effort to fight climate cha...Read More
Sates Secures First Qualifying Time At SA Swimming Championships
7 April 2022 – Rising SA swimming sensation Matt Sates claimed his first World Championships a...Read More
Van Niekerk Shines On Opening Day Of National Swimming Championships
6 April 2022 – Up and coming breaststroker Lara van Niekerk provided the highlight of day one ...Read More
Van Niekerk Beats Schoenmaker to 100m Breaststroke Gold
9 April 2022 – Lara van Niekerk stunned Olympic star Tatjana Schoenmaker to claim the 100m bre...Read More
Le Clos Shakes Off Nerves To Secure Qualifying Time At SA Swimming Championships
8 April 2022 – Chad le Clos added his name to the list of qualifiers for the World Championshi...Read More
Tandy Hands Over Sprint Baton To Teenage Star
10 April 2022 – Brad Tandy officially handed over the sprint freestyle baton to teenage star P...Read More
Sates Wraps Up SA Championships With 4th National Title
11 April 2022 – Matt Sates provided one final highlight on the last night of action at the SA ...Read More
FINA Swimming World Cup 2022 Calendar Revealed
LAUSANNE (Switzerland) – The FINA Swimming World Cup 2022 will touch dow...Read More
Veteran Le Clos Joins Teenage Brigade in SA team For Swimming World Championships
Monday, 9 May 2022 – Chad le Clos has been included in the team to represent South Africa at t...Read More
NOC South Africa Honour Sam Ramsamy With Inaugural Honorary President Award
The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has presented an Honorary Pres...Read More
Angolan Vice President Dr. de Sousa Visits Angolan Swimming Federation
The Angolan Swimming Federation had the privilege of receiving a visit from HE Mr. Vice President of...Read More
Another Golden Evening For SA swimmers In Monaco
Monday, 23 May 2022 – Matt Sates picked up where he left off on day two of the Mare Nostr...Read More
2 More Golds For Sizzling Sates In Barcelona
26 May 2022 - Maritzburg teenager Matt Sates defeated an Olympic champion on his way to winning...Read More
4 More Medals For SA Swimmers In Barcelona
27 May 2022 – Matt Sates found himself in a familiar position on top of the podium after ...Read More
Semi-final Performances From Van Niekerk And Sates At Swimming World Champs
Sunday, 19 June 2022 – Two of South Africa’s teenage swimmers reached their respective s...Read More
Sates Secures Spot In His First Ever World Champs Final
Wednesday, 22 June 2022 – Matt Sates booked a place in his first ever World Championships fina...Read More
Sates 8th In First World Champs Final As SA Water Polo Women Just Miss Out
Thursday, 23 June 2022 – South Africa’s Matt Sates finished in eighth place in his ...Read More
Van Niekerk Edges Close To African Record En Route To World Champs Semi-Final
Friday, 24 June 2022 – SA’s Lara van Niekerk came within five hundredths of a secon...Read More
SA Teen Van Niekerk Cruises Into World Champs Final
25 June 2022 – Lara van Niekerk stormed to victory in her 50m breaststroke semi-final in ...Read More
Van Niekerk claims 1st World Champs Medal
Saturday, 25 June 2022 – Lara van Niekerk ensured South Africa’s proud record in th...Read More
Lunkuse, Sates & Saafan Elected To FINA Athletes Committee
BUDAPEST (29 June 2022) – FINA has today announced its inaugural elected Athletes&rs...Read More
FINA Announces Competition Dates For 21st FINA World Championships Doha 2024
LAUSANNE (Switzerland) – FINA has today announced that the 21st FINA World Champions...Read More
Van Niekerk Beaks Games Record As 3 South Africans Book Spot In same final
Friday, 29 July 2022 – Four South African swimmers booked their places in their respective Com...Read More
Double Gold For SA Swimmers In Birmingham
Saturday, 30 July 2022 – Teen swimming sensations Lara van Niekerk and Pieter Coetzé le...Read More
3 More Medals For Team SA In Birmingham Pool
Sunday, 31 July 2022 – South African swimmers added a full complement of medals to T...Read More
Golden Girl Van Niekerk Makes It 2 From 2 As SA Swimmers Rake In More Medals
2 August 2022 – South African swimmers added three more medals to the team haul on the penulti...Read More
SA Swimmers Wrap Up Commonwealth Campaign With 11 Medals
Wednesday, 3 August 2022 – Team South Africa finished their Commonwealth Games campaign in Bir...Read More
Star Swimmers Back In Action At SA Short Course Championships
Thursday, 11 August 2022 – Several stars of Team South Africa’s recent successful Common...Read More
Another African Record For Speedy Teen Van Niekerk
Saturday, 13 August 2022 – Pretoria teenager Lara van Niekerk continued her sensational form a...Read More
Sates Adds 2 More National Titles To His Hefty Haul
Friday, 12 August 2022 – Relishing being back on home turf, Pietermaritzburg teenager Matt Sat...Read More
SA's Buck Secures Top-10 Spot At World Junior Open Water Championships
Tuesday, 20 September 2022 – The South African junior open water team returned from the World ...Read More
Golden Finish For Coetze At World Junior Swimming Championships
Monday, 5 September 2022 – Pieter Coetze proved to be the star of the South African ...Read More
South Africa's Pieter Coetze Sets Championships Record In The 200m Backstroke
South Africa’s Pieter Coetze set three championship records in Lima, each erased by ...Read More
Team Seychelles Ready To Make Their Mark At CSJOI Games 2022
CJSOI Jeux 2022 Team Seychelles has sent a delegation of 13 swimmers participating...Read More
Golden Start For Sates At World Short Course Championships In Melbourne
13 December 2022 – Matt Sates kicked off the World Short Course Championships in spectacular f...Read More
African Record For Coetze As Van Niekerk Powers Into Breaststroke Final
African record for Coetze as Van Niekerk powers into breaststroke final 14 December 2022 &nd...Read More
World Short Course Championships Melbourne - Day 1 Summary
World Short Course Championships Melbourne - Day 1 Summary Day 1 of the World Short Course Champi...Read More
World Short Course Championships Melbourne - Day 2 Summary
World Short Course Championships Melbourne - Day 2 Summary Stephanie Houtman started day 2 the sa...Read More
World Short Course Championships Melbourne - Day 3 Summary
World Short Course Championships Melbourne - Day 3 Summary Milla Drakopoulos (SA), in a time of 2...Read More
King Chad Returns To Top Spot On World Short Course Podium
King Chad returns to top spot on world short course podium 15 December 2022 – An emotional ...Read More
World Short Course Championships Melbourne - Day 4 Summary
World Short Course Championships Melbourne - Day 4 Summary Meder started the African challenge on...Read More
African Records For Coetze And Meder At World Short Course Championships
African records for Coetze and Meder at World Short Course Championships 6 December 2022 – ...Read More
World Short Course Championships Melbourne - Day 5 Summary
World Short Course Championships Melbourne - Day 5 Summary Day 5 On day 5, Dakota Tucker (SA) ...Read More
World Short Course Championships Melbourne - Day 6 Summary
World Short Course Championships Melbourne - Day 6 Summary Day 6 In the Mens 200m Freestyle Sa...Read More
Golden Butterfly Double For Le Clos As Van Niekerk secures silver
Golden Butterfly Double For Le Clos As Van Niekerk secures silver 18 December 2022 – Chad l...Read More
CANA World Short Course 2022 Wrap Up
CANA World Short Course Wrap Up The World Short Course Championships, recently concluded in Melbo...Read More
US Court Decides In Favour Of World Aquatics In ISL Case
ISL CASE: COURT DECIDES IN FAVOUR OF WORLD AQUATICS The U.S. District Court in San Francisc...Read More
Teen Swimming Stars Van Niekerk and Coetze Find Early Form At Durban Grand Prix
4 March 2022 – Double Commonwealth Games champion Lara van Niekerk wasted no time in getting a...Read More
Speedy Coetzé, Corbett and Van Niekerk Wrap Up Final Meet Ahead of National Champs
5 March 2023 – World junior champion Pieter Coetzé showed his speedwork is well on trac...Read More
Swimmers Aim For World Champs Places at SA Open Water Championships
10 March 2023 – Places on the team to the Swimming World Championships in Japan will be the ch...Read More