Lara van Niekerk

Team SA swimmers help push the country's medal tally to 16 on day 5 of the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday after an eventful evening at the Sandwell Aquatics ...

Pieter Coetze (Gallo) Tatjana Schoenmaker and Lara van Niekerk (Getty) Lara van Niekerk (Gallo)

Teenager Lara van Niekerk dethroned Tatjana Schoenmaker as the Commonwealth Games 100m breaststroke champion on Tuesday night, but the duo still gave SA an ...

Le Clos missed another opportunity earlier in the evening, finishing fourth in the men’s 100m butterfly. The win also gave SA a clean sweep of gold in the three women’s breaststroke events. Gold-silver for SA was achieved in track and field at Gold Coast 2018, in the men’s 100m, and it was done twice at the 1912 Olympics, in the men’s marathon and men’s single tennis competition. Coetzé was the only swimmer to make the podium in all three events. His second lap of 30.07, however, was the second-slowest of the field. Australian Chelsea Hodges was third in 1:07.05 and the third SA swimmer in the race, Kaylene Corbett, the 200m breaststroke bronze medallist, was seventh.

South Africa added to their medal haul by winning the gold and silver medals in the women's 100m breaststroke at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

South Africa added to their medal haul by winning the gold and silver medals in the women’s 100m breaststroke at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Photo: Anton Geyser South Africa added to their medal haul by winning the gold and silver medals in the women’s 100m breaststroke at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. South Africa added to their medal haul by winning the gold and silver medals in the women’s 100m breaststroke at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Photo: Anton Geyser

South African swimmer Lara van Niekerk won her second gold medal of the Games when she held off teammate Tatjana Schoenmaker (who won Silver!) in the ...

Women’s 100m breaststroke, final: Lara van Niekerk claimed GOLD and Tatjana Schoenmaker SILVER in the while Kaylene Corbett finished seventh. Women’s T37/38, 100m, heats: Sheryl James produced a Games and African record 13.53 to finish fourth in her heat and qualify for the final. Coetzee is a reserve for the final South Africa are fourth in the group on three points with one match remaining South Africa replied with 140-4 (Laura Wolvaardt 41*, Anneke Bosch 32). South Africa have lost both their matches and need Sri Lanka to beat New Zealand to stand a chance of reaching the semi-finals South African swimmer Lara van Niekerk won her second gold medal of the Games when she held off teammate Tatjana Schoenmaker (who won Silver!) in the women’s 100m breaststroke…

South Africa added a gold, two silver and three bronze medals to their tally. Judoka Michaela Whitebooi won gold in the 48 kilogram division, while compatriot ...

There are prospects of more medals on Tuesday, particularly in the women’s 100 metres breaststroke where Lara van Niekerk and Tatjana Schoenmaker set the two fastest times in the semi-finals. Pieter Coetze and Erin Gallagher won silver in the men’s 50 metres backstroke and women’s 100 metres butterfly respectively, while Christian Sadie won bronze in the men’s S7 freestyle. Team South Africa has moved up to fifth on the medals table at the Commonwealth Games, winning six more medals on day four of the event in Birmingham.

Lara van Niekerk ensured the South African women completed a clean sweep of the Commonwealth Games breaststroke golds in Birmingham by securing victory in ...

Teenager Lara van Niekerk dethroned Tatjana Schoenmaker as the Commonwealth Games 100m breaststroke champion on Tuesday night, but the duo still gave SA an ...

Gold-silver for SA was achieved in track and field at Gold Coast 2018, in the men’s 100m, and it was done twice at the 1912 Olympics, in the men’s marathon and men’s single tennis competition. Of the nine medals across the three events, SA pocketed five — one in the 50m, two in the 200m and now two in the 100m. Her win also gave SA a clean-sweep of gold in the three women’s breaststroke events, with Schoenmaker winning the 200m and Van Niekerk taking the 50m.

Lara van Niekerk was the face of a magical night for South African swimming at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Tuesday.

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Lara van Niekerk celebrates with Tatjana Schoenmaker after winning gold in 100m breaststroke at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday.

The 25-year-old made a great start, edging into an early lead. Cape Town — Lara van Niekerk, the new 100m breaststroke queen! But 200m breaststroke world record-holder and Olympic champion Schoenmaker flexed her muscles in the 200m race a few days ago to grab the gold medal in that event.

Lara van Niekerk led from start to finish to claim the gold medal in the women's 100m breaststroke at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Tuesday night.

CAPE TOWN - Lara van Niekerk led from start to finish to claim the gold medal in the women’s 100m breaststroke at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Tuesday night. Lara van Niekerk led from start to finish to claim the gold medal in the women’s 100m breaststroke at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Tuesday night. In the men’s 200m backstroke final, Pieter Coetze claimed his third medal of the Games when he finished in third place in 1:56.77. England's Brodie Williams won gold in 1:56.40.

For the second time in 72 hours Lara van Niekerk blew away the opposition on the way to winning gold at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

I came to do my best and that was the best on the day for me. “I came here to take in the experience. All three will take medals home with them, and they have claimed five of the nine breaststroke medals on offer here. I looked and thought, ‘Where’s Tatjana?’ I thought it would come down to the last touch and was preparing myself for it.” Schoenmaker (1:06.68) held on to take silver ahead of Australia’s Chelsea Hodges. If anything, it highlights how dominant South Africa is in the world of women’s breaststroke swimming.

Lara van Niekerk became the first South African athlete at the 2022 Commonwealth Games to win two gold medals on Tuesday night – highlighting how dominant ...

I came to do my best and that was the best on the day for me. “I came here to take in the experience. Would her nerves hold against the formidable champion in the lane next to her? At just 19, Van Niekerk has come out of the shadows and is now set to blaze a breaststroke trail. If anything, it highlights how dominant South Africa is in the world of women’s breaststroke swimming. The Commonwealth is conquered, now bring on the world.