South_Africa_men's_national_water_polo_team
South Africa men's national water polo team
Men's national water polo team representing South Africa
The South Africa men's national water polo team is the representative for South Africa in international men's water polo.
Quick Facts FINA code, Nickname(s) ...
FINA code | RSA |
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Nickname(s) | Black Mamba |
Association | Swimming South Africa |
Confederation | CANA (Africa) |
Head coach | Jon Marc De Carvalho |
Asst coach | Mervyn Coetzee Hadyn Skinner |
Captain | Lwazi Madi |
FINA ranking (since 2008) | |
Current | 15 (as of 9 August 2021) |
Highest | 15 (2021) |
Biggest win | |
South Africa 60–0 Libya (Casablanca, Morocco; 24 May 2009) | |
Biggest defeat | |
Spain 28–2 South Africa (Budapest, Hungary; 23 June 2022) | |
Olympic Games | |
Appearances | 2 (first in 1952) |
Best result | 9th place (1960) |
World Championship | |
Appearances | 13 (first in 1994) |
Best result | 12th place (2015, 2019, 2022) |
World Cup | |
Appearances | 2 (first in 2014) |
Best result | 8th place (2014, 2018) |
World League | |
Appearances | 2 (first in 2009) |
Best result | 8th place (2009, 2010) |
Commonwealth Championship | |
Appearances | 3 (first in 2002) |
Best result | 4th place (2006, 2014) |
Media | |
Website | swimsa |
Last updated: 1 May 2020 |
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Olympic Games
World Championship
World Cup
World League
Commonwealth Championshi
- 2002 – 7th place
- 2006 – 4th place
- 2014 – 4th place
Roster for the 2024 World Aquatics Championships.[3]
Head coach: Jon Marc De Carvalho
- 1 Lwazi Madi GK
- 2 Farouk Mayman FP
- 3 Niall Wheeler FP
- 4 Cameron Laurenson FP
- 5 Todd Howard FP
- 6 Ross Stone FP
- 7 Sven van Zyl FP
- 8 Manqoba Bungane FP
- 9 Dane Tucker FP
- 10 Joshua Faber FP
- 11 Matthew Neser FP
- 12 Jonathan Swanepoel FP
- 13 Gareth May GK
- 14 Liam Neill FP
- 15 Janco Rademeyer FP
- "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 4, 14, 25, 40, 48, 55. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- "Vis la Paris – Uluitor cum au primit tricolorii vestea că vor juca la Jocurile Olimpice! Prioteasa: "N-am știut nimic"". eurosport.ro. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- "21st World Aquatics World Championships Men's Water Polo Team Roster RSA" (PDF). Omega Timing. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.