South Africa competed at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan from 14 to 30 July.
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Date Tatjana Schoenmaker Swimming Women's 200 m breaststroke Tatjana Schoenmaker Swimming Women's 100 m breaststroke Athletes by discipline The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Championships per discipline. SportMenWomenTotalArtistic swimming 033Diving 134Open water swimming 336Swimming 4711Water polo 141327 Total222951
Artistic swimming
South Africa entered 3 artistic swimmers.
Women AthleteEventPreliminariesFinalPointsRankPointsRank Skye MacDonald Solo technical routine 158.9600 26Did not advance Solo free routine 122.4375 22Did not advance Jess Hayes-Hill Laura Strugnell Duet technical routine 126.7933 38Did not advance Duet free routine 121.1624 28 Did not advance
Diving
South Africa entered 4 divers.
Men AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRank Stefan Steenkamp 1 m springboard 219.30 61 colspan=2 Did not advance
Women AthleteEventPreliminariesSemifinalFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRank Bailey Heydra 1 m springboard 202.00 36 colspan=2 Did not advance 3 m springboard 188.40 49 Did not advance Julia Vincent 1 m springboard 242.25 6 Q colspan=2 227.05 11 3 m springboard 277.70 14 Q 295.95 11 Q 297.30 10 Bailey Heydra Zalika Methula 3 m synchro springboard 220.14 17 colspan=2 Did not advance
Open water swimming
South Africa entered 6 open water swimmers.
Men AthleteEventTimeRank Joshua Ashley Men's 10 km 2:04:53.6 52 Connor Buck Men's 5 km 56:52.4 23 Men's 10 km 2:01:34.7 43 Matthew Caldwell Men's 5 km
Women AthleteEventTimeRank Kate Beavon Women's 5 km 1:02:46.5 42 Amica de Jager Women's 5 km 1:01:28.9 24 Women's 10 km 2:10:31.9 40 Tory Earle Women's 10 km 2:19:27.7 51
Mixed AthleteEventTimeRank Amica de JagerKate BeavonMatthew CaldwellConnor Buck Team relay 1:16:12.1 14
Swimming
South Africa entered 11 swimmers. Chad Le Clos was originally named in the team, however withdrew due to illness.
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank Michael Houlie 50 m breaststroke 27.31 14 Q 27.57 16 Did not advance 100 m breaststroke 1:01.58 30 Did not advance Clayton Jimmie 100 m freestyle 49.95 43 Did not advance 50 m backstroke 25.97 37 Did not advance Righardt Muller 200 m freestyle 1:52.25 44Did not advance 800 m freestyle 8:07.08 31 colspan="2" Did not advance 1500 m freestyle 15:33.82 23 colspan="2" Did not advance Roland Schoeman 50 m freestyle 22.87 50 Did not advance 50 m butterfly24.0244 Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank Aimee Canny 100 m freestyle 54.60 14 Q 54.87 16 Did not advance 200 m freestyle 1:59.30 24 Did not advance Emma Chelius 50 m freestyle 25.34 23 Did not advance Milla Drakopoulos 50 m backstroke29.3137 Did not advance 100 m backstroke 1:02.77 35 Did not advance Trinity Hearne 100 m butterfly 1:00.27 29 Did not advance 200 m butterfly2:14.7826Did not advance Rebecca Meder 200 m individual medley 2:10.95 NR 11 Q 2:11.16 10 Did not advance 400 m individual medley 4:45.68 21 colspan=2 Did not advance Tatjana Schoenmaker 50 m breaststroke 30.70 14 Withdraw 100 m breaststroke 1:05.56 3 Q 1:05.53 3 Q 1:05.84 200 m breaststroke 2:22.92 2 Q 2:21.31 1 Q 2:20.80 Lara van Niekerk 50 m breaststroke 30.76 17 Q 29.91 3 Q 30.09 4 100 m breaststroke 1:07.03 18 Did not advance Aimee Canny Emma Chelius Milla Drakopoulos Trinity Hearne freestyle relay 3:45.54 17 colspan=2 Did not advance Mixed AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRank Clayton Jimmie Aimee Canny Roland Schoeman Rebecca Meder 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 3:30.16 AF 18 Did not advance
Water polo
Summary TeamEventGroup stagePlayoffQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMen's tournament L 10–35 L 5–30 L 6–27 4 L 6–15 L 8–16 16Women's tournament L 2–24 L 2–24 W 12–9 3 QP L 6–21 L 6–20 L 6–25 12
Men's tournament
Team roster
Group play
13–16th place semifinals
15th place game
Women's tournament
Team roster
Group play
Playoffs
9–12th place semifinals
Eleventh place game
References