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 | Vaughn Marlow |
| Asst coach | Thabang Madi Jabulani Sibiya |
| 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 | 12 (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
World Championship
Commonwealth Championshi
- 2002 – 7th place
- 2006 – 4th place
- 2014 – 4th place
Current squad
Roster for the 2023 World Aquatics Championships.[2]
Head coach: Vaughn Marlow
- 1 Lwazi Madi GK
- 2 Chad Roman FP
- 3 Niall Wheeler FP
- 4 Ignardus Badenhorst FP
- 5 Cameron Laurenson FP
- 6 Ross Stone FP
- 7 Dane Tucker FP
- 8 Manqoba Bungane FP
- 9 Dylan Cronje FP
- 10 Joshua Faber FP
- 11 Todd Howard FP
- 12 Jonathan Swanepoel FP
- 13 Gareth May GK
- Sven van Zyl FP
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 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- "20th World Aquatics World Championships Men's Water Polo Team Roster RSA" (PDF). Omega Timing. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
External links
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