The history of competitive water sports in southern Africa

Swimming

As a seperate compitive sport, swimming has been a central part of the annual National Championships right from the start. The earliest recorded club is Queens Park, founded in Durban in 1893, with the Port Elizabeth Amateur Swimming Association following in 1899. In Rhodesia 5 clubs were present at the founding of their national body in 1915.

Other clubs followed, and the Nationals - known as 'Currie Cup' after the trophy donated by Sir Donald Currie awarded to the winner of the inter provincial water polo competition - was staged from 1900. See the Early Years page

Standing: George Jacobsen, Charl Meyer, Frank Myburgh, Mr Vic Myburgh,(manager), Mrs E Cartwright (chaperone), Robert van der Merwe, Lee McGregor(capt)

Transvaal team - Cape Town, 1977 - K Woodhead, Steven Schraibman, G Nickolas, P Chait, Jeffery Wiggill, S Scott, Steven Amoils, Robin Teifel, Mike Renwick, Greg Price, A Norrish, Paul Napier Jameson (photos), Stephen Nathan, S Manson, Dave Abraham, J Finn, Leon Piennaar, Jackie Sleigh, Malcolm Webster (photos), Mo Lamont, Loren Taylor (photos), Bill Otto, Mark Cawood, Sue Duncan, G Scott, A Needham, K Bessin, Ria van Zyl, Eric v d Jagt, V Jacobs, Anita Luijendijk, Anne Prout, Laurie Stegmann, B Moresby, H Strathern, Bruce Stilleto, A Kinnear, A Mathews, H Cavalie, G Cawood, Roy Jacobson, S Oliver, Estelle Farrell, Steven Burstein, G Evans, Tanya Watt, K Evans, L Robertson, M Lundie, S Meyer