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 |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
Results
editOlympic Games
editWorld Championship
editWorld Cup
editWorld League
editCommonwealth Championship
edit- 2002 – 7th place
- 2006 – 4th place
- 2014 – 4th place
Current squad
editRoster 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
References
edit- ^ a b c d "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). waterpolo.sportresult.com. Omega Timing. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.[dead link]
