Eighty-seven-year-old Mike “Buthie” Arbuthnot will be taking to the water on February 8 to 9 to compete in the Midmar Mile.
Wondering where you can swim in Johannesburg? Here are all of the pools worth heading to in the city for a visit this summer season.
Many of us can’t wait to hit the beach or the swimming pool but before you do, remember these safety tips to avoid drowning.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus and captain Siya Kolisi were among the winners at the SA Sports Awards in Durban on Sunday.
This is no way to behave. Terence Parkin, an Olympic medalist for South Africa, was on the receiving end of a nasty road rage incident this week.
Rocco Meiring has been nominated for the SA Sports Award Coach of the Year honour thanks to his efforts coaching South African swimmers.
Led by Erin Gallagher, the SA swimming team left the African Games with an impressive tally of 45 medals.
This edition of the weekend sports review covers the highlights of the first sporting weekend in August.
Tatjana Schoenmaker clinched the 100m breaststroke gold at the FINA World Cup meeting in Tokyo on Saturday to claim her second gold of the event.
Tatjana Schoenmaker is having a tremendous time in the pool of late following up her World Champs silver last week with FINA World Cup gold in Tokyo.
Swimming gold at the Olympics and the Golden Lions winning in Super Rugby, I guess you could say 29 July is a golden day.
Zane Waddell claimed South Africa’s first gold medal at the FINA World Championships in Gwangju South Korea on Sunday winning the 50m backstroke final.
Chad Le Clos finished third in 51.16 seconds in the 100m butterfly behind America’s new world record holder Caeleb Dressel.
South Africa bagged its second medal at the Fina Long_Course World Championships on Friday, courtesy of Tatjana Schoenmaker.
Tatjana Schoenmaker established a new African record on her way to booking a place in the 200m breaststroke final at the Fina World Championships.
Chad Le Clos begins his assault on the World Championships tomorrow while Tatjana Schoenmaker has an outside shot at a medal.
Team South Africa have made a slow start to the FINA World Championships with little success to speak of ion the opening two days.
The FINA World Championships get underway in South Korea this weekend and South Africa has a strong presence.
The NSRI have warned visitors to beaches, oceans and dams to be extra safe over the Easter weekend.
South Africa’s very own “Aquaman” sprang into action this week, as a pool cleaner from Johannesburg had to react quickly to save a stricken swimmer.
We can’t even deal, right now. Candice Swanepoel looks absolutely stunning while on this Tropic of C swimwear photoshoot.
Four more Cape Town public pools will be in operation over the summer, meaning that locals have a great way of keeping cool.
Theodore Yach, veteran cold-water swimmer and Robben Island record-holder, passed away suddenly last week from asthma complications. He was 60.
Pugh has urged the UK government to protect its waters.
Sarah Ferguson is an ambassador for SPAR Eastern Cape’s Stop Plastic campaign and recently swam 100km over a six-day period.