The Telkom SA National Aquatic Championships is a yearly open competition event in
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
which incorporates all aquatic disciplines under the auspices of
Swimming South Africa
Swimming South Africa is the national governing body for the sport of swimming in South Africa, recognised by the FINA
Swimmers
Competitions
* Telkom SA National Aquatic Championships
* 2022 SA National Swimming Championships
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: swimming, water polo, diving, synchronized swimming and open water swimming. The events are held in major cities across South Africa in April and provide the basis for selection for teams to represent South Africa and compete at the
FINA World Championships
The FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are the World Championships for aquatics sports: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. They are run by FINA, and all swimming events a ...
,
All Africa Games,
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...
and the
Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a vari ...
. Each sport has its own championships, for example the
, which combined are a given year's Telkom SA National Aquatic Championships.
Editions
2016–2021
2022–2024
The following are the planned Championships for 2022 thru 2024.
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Swimming South Africa is the national governing body for the sport of swimming in South Africa, recognised by the FINA
Swimmers
Competitions
* Telkom SA National Aquatic Championships
* 2022 SA National Swimming Championships
YouTube channel ...
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2011
In 2011, the open water swimming was held at Marina Martinique,
Jeffreys Bay
Jeffreys Bay ( af, Jeffreysbaai, nicknamed J-bay) is a town of 27,107 inhabitants as of the 2011 census in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It Is the seat of the Kouga municipality and is famous amongst surfers as a surf capital due ...
from 17–18 April.
In 2011, the event was held on 11–16 April at Newton Park,
Port Elizabeth.
See also
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Sport in South Africa
Sport in South Africa has a very significant role in South African culture. The three most popular mainstream sports in the country — football, rugby, and cricket — reflect the country's early British colonial influence.
Association foo ...
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List of swimming competitions
This is a list of swimming competitions conducted in pool and open water environments. Pool competitions include long course metres (50 metre pool), short course metres (25 metre pool), and short course yards (25 yard pool) formats.
Olympic co ...
References
External links
Telkom's sponsorship of swimming on their official website
National swimming competitions
National championships in South Africa
Swimming in South Africa
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