ARTICLES RELATING TO FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Embarrassment for Swim SA

2013-03-31 17:00
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SA swimmers, including Olympic hero Chad le Clos, will have to pay their own way to compete in the World Championships in Barcelona.

Le Clos bags butterfly gold

2012-12-13 21:12

South Africa's Chad le Clos has stormed to victory in the men's 100m butterfly at the short-course world championships in Istanbul.

Lochte bags two gold medals

2012-12-12 20:03

Ryan Lochte won two gold medals as the United States dominated the first day of the short-course world championships in Istanbul.

Lochte equals Phelps' haul

2011-07-31 12:49

America's Ryan Lochte has claimed his fifth gold medal of the World Championships in Shanghai - matching Michael Phelps' haul.

Versfeld falls short in semis

2011-07-28 15:58

SA's Neil Versfeld has failed in his attempt to reach the men's 200m breaststroke final at the FINA World Championships.

Phelps qualifies in fifth spot

2011-07-25 15:27

America's Michael Phelps has qualified fifth fastest for the 200 metres freestyle final at the FINA World Championships.

SA swimmers slow out of blocks

2011-07-24 19:10

South Africa's swimmers have started slowly in their bid for glory at the FINA World Championships in Shanghai.

Park wins 400 freestyle gold

2011-07-24 13:50

Olympic champion Park Tae-hwan has won the men's 400 metres freestyle gold medal at the FINA World Championships.

Heat plays havoc in Shanghai

2011-07-23 09:16

US swimmers were among those to pull out of 25k at the open water World Championships because of high water temperatures.

Ishchenko wins third gold

2011-07-20 20:48

Russia's Natalia Ishchenko has won her third gold medal in synchronised swimming at the World Aquatic Championships.

Ishchenko claims hat-trick

2011-07-17 18:56

Russia's Natalia Ishchenko has won her third successive world championships synchronised swimming Solo Technical gold medal.

SA synchro-team aiming high

2011-07-12 17:21

South Africa's first synchronised swimming team in 13 years at the FINA World Championships are intent on becoming Africa's No 1.

Final test for SA swimmers

2011-06-17 16:10

The South African swimming team will take to the pool in Rome in their final preparations before the World Championships in China.

 

Lochte bags fifth gold medal

2012-12-16 20:33

Ryan Lochte captured his fifth gold medal at the short-course world championships in Turkey by winning the 100m individual medley.

Le Clos reaches butterfly final

2012-12-12 21:05

South Africa's Chad le Clos has booked his place in the final of the 100m butterfly at the short-course world championships in Istanbul.

Zandberg bags third bronze

2011-07-31 15:36

SA's Gerhard Zandberg has secured his third bronze medal on the final day of the FINA World Championships in Shanghai.

SA struggle at World Champs

2011-07-29 19:08

South Africa's have failed to secure silverware for the second successive day at the Fina World Championships.

Phelps: I'm getting 'killed'

2011-07-26 16:57

US legend Michael Phelps admits he was "killed' by Ryan Lochte in the 200m freestyle, but insists he is on course for the Olympics.

Bronze for Van der Burgh

2011-07-25 13:37

Cameron van der Burgh has finished in third position in the men's 100m breaststroke at the FINA World Championships in Shanghai.

Aussies stun Phelps-led US

2011-07-24 15:20

Australia's swimmers have stunned defending champions the United States in the World Championships' men's 4x100m relay.

Mixed fortunes for SA swimmers

2011-07-24 12:42

Roland Schoeman and Cameron van der Burgh are the only SA swimmers who qualified for the evening races at the FINA Champs.

Phelps: I'm back on track

2011-07-22 17:05

Michael Phelps has fired a warning shot and China eyed a historic sweep of the diving medals at the Shanghai World Championships.

Ishchenko looking unbeatable

2011-07-18 22:17

Natalia Ishchenko scooped her 12th World Championships gold medal in the synchronised swimming duets technical competition.

China claim second gold

2011-07-17 13:36

China have blown away the competition with an emphatic display of diving to grab their second World Championships gold medal.

SA swimmers off to Singapore

2011-07-11 19:44

The South African swimming team for the FINA World Championships in Shanghai have jetted off to Singapore for a training camp.

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