South Africa women's national water polo team
| FINA code | RSA |
|---|---|
| Association | Swimming South Africa |
| Confederation | CANA (Africa) |
| Head coach | Dean Whyte |
| Asst coach | Masi Namba |
| Captain | Shakira January |
| Most caps | Megan Schooling |
| Home venue | Kings Park |
| FINA ranking (since 2008) | |
| Current | 12 (as of 9 August 2021) |
| Highest | 12 (2021) |
| Olympic Games | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2020) |
| Best result | 10th place (2020) |
| World Championship | |
| Appearances | 10 (first in 2009) |
| Best result | 14th place (2019) |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2014) |
| Best result | 7th place (2014) |
| Media | |
| Website | swimsa |
The South Africa women's national water polo team represents the South Africa in international women's water polo competitions and friendly matches.
The team competed in the 2020 Olympics for the first time. The team also qualified for the 2024 Olympics, but was controversially withdrawn by Swimming South Africa for not being realistic medal contenders.[1]
Results
Olympic Games
World Championship
World Cup
Current squad
Roster for the 2025 World Championships.[4]
Head coach: Dean Whyte
- 1 Lucy Davis GK
- 2 Tumi Macdonell FP
- 3 Tia Caswell FP
- 4 Boati Motau FP
- 5 Skye Murray FP
- 6 Mia Loizides FP
- 7 Shakira January FP
- 8 Esihle Zondo FP
- 9 Hannah Weppelman FP
- 10 Jo Williams FP
- 11 Chloe Meecham FP
- 12 Hannah Banks FP
- 13 Kyla Moolman GK
- 14 Georgia Eccles FP
Under-20 team
South Africa lastly competed at the 2021 FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships.[5]
References
- ^ Hemmonsbey, Keanan (20 February 2024). "Swimming SA dashes water polo players' Paris Olympics dreams despite teams qualifying". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ^ "In last-second reversal, Canada's women's water polo team qualifies for Olympics". cbc.ca. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ a b "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 56, 57, 67, 78, 83. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Women's Water Polo Team Roster RSA" (PDF). Omega Timing. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ Russia after fourth title at FINA World Women's Junior Water Polo Championship Owen Lloyd (Inside the Games), 9 October 2021. Accessed 7 November 2021.
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