South Africa men's national water polo team
The South Africa men's national water polo team is the representative for South Africa in international men's water polo.
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| FINA code | RSA |
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| Nickname(s) | Black Mamba |
| Association | Swimming South Africa |
| Confederation | CANA (Africa) |
| Head coach | Paul Martin |
| Asst coach | Vaughn Marlow Reinart van Schoor |
| Captain | Etienne Le Roux |
| FINA ranking (since 2008) | |
| Current | 19 (as of February 2020) |
| Highest | 17 (2009, 2010) |
| Biggest win | |
South Africa 60–0  Libya (Casablanca, Morocco; 24 May 2009) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Croatia  25–2 South Africa (Berlin, Germany; 12 September 2018) | |
| Olympic Games | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1952) |
| Best result | 9th place (1960) |
| World Championship | |
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1994) |
| Best result | 12th place (2015, 2019) |
| 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 | |
Results
Commonwealth Championship
- 2002 – 7th place
- 2006 – 4th place
- 2014 – 4th place
Current squad
Roster for the 2019 World Championships.[2]
Head coach: Paul Martin
| № | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | L/R | Date of birth | Club |
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| 1 | Madi Lwazi | GK | 12 December 1994 | ||||
| 2 | Etienne Le Roux (C) | FP | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 18 December 1987 | |||
| 3 | Timothy Rezelman | FP | 13 January 1995 | ||||
| 4 | Nardus Badenhorst | FP | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 26 August 1990 | |||
| 5 | Ethan Coryndon-Baker | FP | 23 July 1999 | ||||
| 6 | Sven van Zyl | FP | 28 August 1998 | ||||
| 7 | Jason Evezard | FP | 17 August 1997 | ||||
| 8 | Nicholas Rodda | FP | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 11 October 1992 | |||
| 9 | Dylan Cronje | FP | 11 June 1998 | ||||
| 10 | Mark Spencer | FP | 6 July 1991 | ||||
| 11 | Liam Neill | FP | 26 October 1997 | ||||
| 12 | Donn Stewart | FP | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 22 August 1980 | |||
| 13 | Keegan Clark | GK | 1 February 1999 |
References
- "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 14 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- "2019 World Championships roster" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
External links
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