South Africa at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

South Africa at the
2015 World Aquatics Championships
Flag of South Africa
World Aquatics codeRSA
National federationSwimming South Africa
Websitewww.swimsa.co.za
in Kazan, Russia
Competitors43 in 5 sports
Medals
Ranked 11th
Gold
2
Silver
3
Bronze
0
Total
5
World Aquatics Championships appearances

South Africa competed at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Chad Ho Open water swimming Men's 5 km July 25
 Gold Chad le Clos Swimming Men's 100 m butterfly August 8
 Silver Cameron van der Burgh Swimming Men's 100 m breaststroke August 3
 Silver Cameron van der Burgh Swimming Men's 50 m breaststroke August 5
 Silver Chad le Clos Swimming Men's 200 m butterfly August 5

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

South African divers qualified for the individual spots and the synchronized teams at the World Championships.[1]

Women
Athlete Event Preliminaries Semifinals Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Micaela Bouter 1 m springboard 227.50 22 — did not advance
Julia Vincent 229.15 21 — did not advance
Micaela Bouter 3 m springboard 258.30 27 did not advance
Julia Vincent 238.95 33 did not advance
Jaimee Gundry 10 m platform 245.60 34 did not advance
Nicola Gillis
Julia Vincent 		3 m synchronized springboard 237.93 15 — did not advance

Open water swimming

Main article: Open water swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

South Africa has fielded a team of six swimmers to compete in the open water marathon.[2]

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Chad Ho 5 km 55:17.6 1st place, gold medalist(s)
10 km 1:50:47.9 19
Daniel Marais 10 km did not finish
Nicolaos Manoussakis 5 km 55:26.5 16
25 km 5:20:47.2 23
Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Carmen Le Roux 5 km 1:04:06.3 27
10 km 2:06:37.5 41
Clarice Le Roux 5 km 1:05:50.8 32
Michelle Weber 10 km 1:59:28.7 19
Mixed
Athlete Event Time Rank
Chad Ho
Daniel Marais
Michelle Weber 		Team 1:00:31.2 18

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

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):[3]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Myles Brown 200 m freestyle 1:47.48 15 Q 1:47.55 12 did not advance
400 m freestyle 3:48.86 18 — did not advance
800 m freestyle 8:04.47 28 — did not advance
Chad le Clos 200 m freestyle 1:47.17 12 Q 1:46.10 4 Q 1:46.53 6
50 m butterfly 23.45 8 Q 23.49 14 did not advance
100 m butterfly 51.83 8 Q 51.11 3 Q 50.56 AF 1st place, gold medalist(s)
200 m butterfly 1:56.92 =14 Q 1:54.50 2 Q 1:53.68 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Sebastien Rousseau 200 m butterfly 1:56.29 11 Q 1:56.96 13 did not advance
400 m individual medley 4:20.16 21 — did not advance
Ayrton Sweeney 200 m breaststroke 2:14.98 33 did not advance
Cameron van der Burgh 50 m breaststroke 26.62 WR 1 Q 26.74 2 Q 26.66 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
100 m breaststroke 58.59 2 Q 58.49 2 Q 58.59 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
200 m breaststroke 2:12.37 21 did not advance

Synchronized swimming

Main article: Synchronized swimming at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

South Africa has qualified three synchronized swimmers in the following events.[1]

Athlete Event Preliminaries Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Kerry Norden Solo technical routine 61.7306 34 did not advance
Solo free routine 65.6667 27 did not advance
Emma Manners-Wood
Laura Strugnell 		Duet technical routine 65.3539 37 did not advance
Duet free routine 66.0000 =35 did not advance

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships

Men's tournament

Main article: Water polo at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament
Team roster
  • Dwayne Flatscher
  • Etienne Le Roux
  • Devon Card
  • Ignardus Badenhorst
  • Nicholas Hock
  • Joao Marco de Carvalho
  • Dayne Jagga
  • Jared Wingate-Pearse
  • Dean Whyte
  • Pierre Le Roux
  • Nicholas Molyneux
  • Wesley Bohata
  • Julian Lewis
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 3 3 0 0 52 13 +39 6 Advanced to quarterfinals
2  Kazakhstan 3 2 0 1 34 24 +10 4 Advanced to playoffs
3  South Africa 3 1 0 2 17 37 −20 2
4  Argentina 3 0 0 3 17 46 −29 0
Source: SportResult.com
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.
27 July 2015
13:30 		Report South Africa  10–6  Argentina Kazan
Attendance: 913
Referees:
Masoud Rezvani (IRI), Sergey Naumov (RUS)
Score by quarters: 6–2, 1–2, 1–1, 2–1
E. Le Roux, P. Le Roux 3 Goals Yañez 3
29 July 2015
12:10 		Report South Africa  4–17  Hungary Kazan
Attendance: 1,127
Referees:
Fabio Toffoli (BRA), Peter de Jong (NED)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 0–3, 2–4, 1–5
Molyneux 2 Goals Dén. Varga 5
31 July 2015
09:30 		Report South Africa  3–14  Kazakhstan Kazan
Attendance: 884
Referees:
Fabio Toffoli (BRA), Hatem Gaber (EGY)
Score by quarters: 0–4, 1–3, 1–5, 1–2
three players 1 Goals Axenov 5
Playoffs
2 August 2015
20:10 		Report South Africa  1–17  Australia Kazan
Attendance: 213
Referees:
Ni Shi Wei (CHN), German Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 0–6, 0–2, 0–4
E. Le Roux 1 Goals Younger 4
9th–12th place semifinals
4 August 2015
13:30 		Report Brazil  16–5  South Africa Kazan
Attendance: 213
Referees:
Ni Shi Wei (CHN), Hatem Gaber (EGY)
Score by quarters: 7–3, 2–2, 3–0, 4–0
Vrlic 5 Goals five players 1
Eleventh place game
6 August 2015
10:50 		Report Kazakhstan  11–7  South Africa Kazan
Attendance: 450
Referees:
Fabio Toffoli (BRA), Tadao Tahara (JPN)
Score by quarters: 4–2, 1–2, 2–1, 4–2
Axenov 7 Goals P. Le Roux 3

Women's tournament

Main article: Water polo at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament
Team roster
  • Rebecca Thomas
  • Megan Parkes
  • Kieren Paley
  • Ruby Versfeld
  • Megan Schooling
  • Amica Hallendorff
  • Kimberly Kay
  • Delaine Christien
  • Lindsay Killeen
  • Deborah O'Hanlon
  • Kelsey White
  • Alexandre Gaiscoigne
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 35 14 +21 6 Advanced to quarterfinals
2  Netherlands 3 2 0 1 38 18 +20 4 Advanced to playoffs
3  Greece 3 1 0 2 36 22 +14 2
4  South Africa 3 0 0 3 6 61 −55 0
Source: SportResult.com
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.
26 July 2015
13:30 		Report South Africa  1–22  Netherlands Kazan
Attendance: 1,049
Referees:
German Moller (ARG), Ursula Wengenroth (SUI)
Score by quarters: 1–6, 0–5, 0–3, 0–8
Versfeld 1 Goals Klaassen 6
28 July 2015
10:50 		Report Australia  19–1  South Africa Kazan
Attendance: 456
Referees:
Anne Grandin (FRA), Tadao Tahara (JPN)
Score by quarters: 6–0, 3–1, 7–0, 3–0
Southern 5 Goals Versfeld 1
30 July 2015
21:30 		Report South Africa  4–20  Greece Kazan
Attendance: 130
Referees:
Anne Grandin (FRA), Ni Shi Wei (CHN)
Score by quarters: 1–5, 1–6, 1–4, 1–5
Versfeld, White 2 Goals Asimaki 5
13th–16th place semifinals
1 August 2015
10:50 		Report New Zealand  11–3  South Africa Kazan
Attendance: 1,357
Referees:
Anne Grandin (FRA), Tadao Tahara (JPN)
Score by quarters: 2–0, 2–0, 4–3, 3–0
Myles 3 Goals three players 1
15th place game
3 August 2015
09:30 		Report South Africa  7–15  Japan Kazan
Attendance: 329
Referees:
Peter de Jong (NED), German Moller (ARG)
Score by quarters: 0–2, 0–2, 3–8, 4–3
White 2 Goals Nakano 4

References

  1. ^ a b "South African team to Kazan announced". ZwemZa. 3 June 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  2. ^ Race, Loretta (21 July 2015). "South Africa Sending Just Five Swimmers to 2015 Worlds". SwimSwam.com. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Kazan 2015 (Swimming) – Qualifying Procedures". FINA. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
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