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Pieter Coetze and Kaylene Corbett at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore.
South African swimmer, Pieter Coetze, has added a second world championship medal to his collection from the FINA World Aquatics Championships in Singapore this time silver.
The 21-year-old University of Pretoria student came second in the 200-meter backstroke final in a new national and continental record. He touched the wall in one minute, 53,36 seconds – almost nine tenths of a second quicker that the record he set in Thursday’s semifinal.
🚨 NEW AFRICAN RECORD ALERT! 🚨
Pieter Coetzé powers to 2nd place in the men’s 200m backstroke final with a blistering 1:53.36 a brand new African Record! ⚡
SILVER MEDAL SECURED! 🥈#TeamSA #ForMyCountry pic.twitter.com/Ps4Z7o6Fp8
— Team South Africa (@OfficialTeamRSA) August 1, 2025
It took a personal best from Hungary’s Hubert Kos to beat Coetze into second place. Kos, the Olympic and World Short Course champion in the event, won gold in one minute, 53-point-one-nine seconds. Coetze also won gold in the 100 meters backstroke on Tuesday.
Soon after Coetze’s second medal of the Championships, 26-year-old Kaylene Corbett won her first medal at a major event.
BRONZE FOR KAYLENE! 🥉🇿🇦
Kaylene Corbett clocks 2:23.52 in the 200m breaststroke final at The World Games 2025.
A proud podium moment for Team South Africa as she brings home another medal 🌟💚#TeamSA #ForMyCountry #WorldGames2025 pic.twitter.com/zzovrtGhr3
— Team South Africa (@OfficialTeamRSA) August 1, 2025
The South African finished joint third in the women’s 200 meters breaststroke final for a bronze medal – a race won by American Kate Douglas in a new national record time.
