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RankingSubject

South Africa

Career 1952 - 2026

Best year 1952

Total points 45

Best results 1x 1. Olympic Games

All-time rank

#21

10-year rank

#27

Ranking Development

Points distribution

Disciplines

Contests

Year	Contest	Discipline	Category	Position	Points	Name
1952	Olympic Games	100m backstroke	Women	1	30	Joan Harrison
1954	Commonwealth Games	110 yard backstroke	Women	1	7	Joan Harrison
1996	Olympic Games	100m backstroke	Women	3	6	Marianne Kriel
2026	Commonwealth Games	100m backstroke	Women	3	2	Olivia Nel

Paris 2026: Records re-written at momentous European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026

EuropeanAquatics.org | 17.08.2026

As the last ripples flow from an outstanding European Aquatics Championships Paris 2026 its legacy in terms of world and continental swimming can be partly expressed by the list of records broken during the seven-day programme at the Olympic Aquatic Centre.

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