Aqua Swimming and Fitness Club

What a great weekend away for Aqua Swimming Club at the Short Course Gala 1 in Oranjemund this past Saturday and Sunday.

We travelled down with over 20 athletes and overall it was a really successful trip for the team. Lots of memories were made, great team spirit was shown throughout the weekend, and the swimmers performed exceptionally well considering it was the first build of the season.

A massive congratulations to Jessica Humphrey who delivered two standout performances and broke two Open records:

🏅 100m Butterfly Open Record – 1:03,65
🏅 200m Freestyle Open Record – 2:06,31

Many of our swimmers came home with new personal best times and valuable race experience, which is always great to see this early in the season.

We are really proud of all the swimmers for the effort, attitude, and support they showed throughout the weekend, and we are excited for what’s still to come this season. 💙🏊‍♂️🏊‍♀️

That's a wrap on the 2025/2026 swimming season! 🏊‍♀️💦

Our 4 Aqua swimmers recently competed at the African Aquatics Junior Swimming Championships in Oran, Algeria from the 5th to 10th of May, and we are honestly so proud of what they achieved throughout the week.

Lots of PBs, medals, national records and really solid racing against some of the best junior swimmers in Africa. These swimmers worked incredibly hard this season and it really showed in Algeria.

🏊‍♂️ Luke Beukes
50m Butterfly – 24,91 – new Namibian Open Record and PB 🔥
100m Freestyle – 50,44 – new Namibian Age Group Record and PB 🔥
100m Butterfly – 56,93
100m Backstroke – 1:02,94
50m Freestyle – 22,77 – silver medal 🥈

🏊‍♂️ Nathan Bock
50m Butterfly – 25,71 – PB
100m Breaststroke – 1:09,83 – PB
100m Freestyle – 53,19 – PB
50m Breaststroke – 31,06 – PB

🏊‍♀️ Roselinda Matyayi
50m Butterfly – 28,95 – bronze medal and PB 🥉
200m Backstroke – 2:26,20 – PB
100m Butterfly – 1:08,90
50m Backstroke – 30,19 – bronze medal and PB 🥉
100m Backstroke – 1:06,27 – PB
50m Freestyle – 28,34 – PB
Junior Female 4x100m Medley Relay – bronze medal 🥉

🏊‍♂️ Lorenzo Esterhuizen
200m Freestyle – 2:04,10
200m Butterfly – 2:07,01 – PB
200m Backstroke – 2:09,43
100m Butterfly – 58,34
50m Backstroke – 27,78
100m Backstroke – 58,84
400m IM – 4:47,52

Really proud of these 4 swimmers. They represented Aqua and Namibia incredibly well and showed a lot of fight and character throughout the championships.

Now it’s time for a bit of rest after a very long season before we get going again 💪🇳🇦

They're off! Swimmers, enjoy the experience, you've worked hard for this moment.💪
Go out there and represent your club and country with pride and determination! 🏊‍♀️🏊‍♂️🌟

What an incredible week at the SA National Swimming Championships 2026 🇿🇦🔥

From the 14th to 18th of April at the Newton Park Swimming Pool in Gqeberha, our 3 swimmers stepped up and delivered outstanding performances against top-level competition.

👏 Keila De Oliveira (Multiclass Disability Category)
100m Back – 1:38,43 (5th)
50m Free – 33,89 (4th)
50m Butterfly – 40,39 🥉
50m Back – 46,47 (5th)
100m Free – 1:17,30 (5th)

👏 Jessica Humphrey
100m Back – 1:03,91 (B-Final)
50m Back – 29,54 (A-Final, 7th)
100m Free – 1:00,32
50m Free – 27,18
200m Back – 2:21,73 (A-Final, 7th)

👏 Luke Beukes
100m Butterfly – 56,26
100m Free – 50,56 (A-Final, 5th) 🇳🇦 Record (17–18)
50m Free – 22,71 (A-Final, 4th) 🇳🇦 Record (17–18)
50m Butterfly – 25,55

To compete at this level is already an achievement, but to make finals, step onto the podium, and break national records is something truly special 💥

We are incredibly proud of your commitment, resilience, and the way you represented the team and Namibia 🇳🇦

The future is bright. This is only the beginning.

Big congrats to our amazing swimmers who swam for us at the SA Regional Level 2 Championship in Germiston from March 29th to April 1st, 2026 🇿🇦🏊‍♂️

Eliana Shipanga 🥉
Oluchi Hinda
Daylan Loch 🥈🥈🥉
Victor Kamara
Tristan Losper
Mikaela Eiseb
Ohole Nelumbu 🥈

You guys showed real commitment, toughness, and heart in the water. Competing at this level takes guts and hard work, and we're super proud of how each of you stepped up and represented the team.

A special shoutout to Coach Janine Leitner for guiding and supporting the team all through the competition, and to our club manager Ulrike Leitner for being the Team Manager for NASFED. Your leadership and dedication behind the scenes made this whole experience happen.

From early mornings to tough races, every moment helps you grow. Keep pushing, keep believing, and keep chasing those goals 💪
The journey keeps going, and this is just the start ✨

🏊‍♂️✨ SA Level 3 Championships❗️🏊‍♀️

A huge congratulations to our four swimmers who delivered incredible performances, showing heart, determination, and true competitive spirit throughout the Little 3 Championships! 🔥

👏 Joshua Klukowski - Age Group 12 years - Male

🥇 100m Butterfly (1:17,25)
🥇 50m Back (34,79)
🥇 50m Butterfly (32,37)
🥇 4x50m Medley Relay
🥈 100m Back (1:17,09)
🥉 200m Back (2:51,43)

Other results:
100m Free (1:09,09)
200m Breast (1:46,58)
200m Free (2:43,24)
50m Breast (49,10)
200m IM (3:04,24)
50m Free (30,92)

👏 Caleb Swartz - Age Group 12 years - Male

🥇 4x50m Medley Relay
🥈 200m Back (2:47,99)
Other results:
400m Free (5:28,42)
100m Free (1:13,18)
100m Breast (1:35,98)
200m Free (2:36,13)
50m Breast (45,31)
100m Back (1:20,96)
200m IM (3:04,46)
50m Free (33,14)
200m Breast (3:25,61)
50m Back (37,76)

👏 Samuel Swartz - Age Group 15 years - Male

400m Free (5:16,13)
100m Breast (1:24,86)
200m Back (2:43,36)
50m Breast (37,67)
100m Back (1:15,36)
200m IM (2:41,53)
50m Free (30,16)
200m Breast (3:09,83)
50m Back (35,11)
50m Butterfly (33,62)

👏 Aaliyah Losper - Age Group 12 years - Female

400m Free (5:34,17)
100m Free (1:13,25)
200m Back (2:51,44)
100m Butterfly (1:30,63)
200m Free (2:40,56)
100m Back (1:24,57)
200m IM (3:11,31)
50m Free (34,49)
50m Back (37,66)
50m Butterfly (36,61)

From podium finishes to powerful personal performances, we couldn’t be prouder of this team. The effort, growth, and resilience shown in every race truly stood out.

🚀 The future is bright — keep working, keep improving, and keep believing!

AQUA SWIMMING CLUB:
SANJ HIGHLIGHTS & UPDATE 📣

Our athletes did amazing! All their hard work in the pool is really paying off, and the SANJ results totally show it. 🏊‍♀️💙

Check out all the details of every event and every milestone our champions hit:

​🏆 CANDICE REY (Girls 15 Years)

​400m Free – 4:44,78
​100m Back – 1:11,40
​200m Free – 2:15,94
​800m Free – 10:06,64
​100m Free – 1:02,70
​50m Fly – 32,46s
​50m Free – 29,46s
​200m IM – 2:36,29
​50m Back – 34,79s
​1500m Free – 18:47,26 🥉
​100m Butterfly – 1:11,67
​200m Backstroke – 2:31,00

​🏆 ROSELINDA MATYAYI (Girls 15 Years)

​100m Backstroke – 1:07,24 🥈
​100m Free – 1:06,08
​50m Butterfly – 29,15s 🥉
​50m Free – 29.28s
​50m Back – 30.46s 🥇
​100m Butterfly – 1:06,80
​200m Back – 2:31,45

​🏆 GIZELLE SLINGER (Girls 16 Years)

​100m Back – 1:14,64
​200m Free – 2:22,81
​100m Free – 1:06,53
​50m Fly – 31,35s
​50m Free – 30,66s
​200m IM – 2:44,28
​50m Backstroke – 35,11s
​100m Butterfly – 1:08,80
​200m Back – 2:40,67

​🏆 LAILA JOUBERT (Girls 13 Years)

​100m Back – 1:17,96
​200m Free – 2:25,82
​100m Free – 1:08,80
​50m Fly – 35,28s
​50m Free – 31,58s
​50m Back – 36,56s
​100m Fly – 1:21,98
​200m Back – 2:44,04

​🏆 JEREMY MUSATI (Boys 14 Years)

​200m Butterfly – 2:30,14
​200m Free – 2:10,99
​400m IM – 5:13,43
​50m Butterfly – 29,65s
​50m Free – 28,01s
​200m IM – 2:28,93
​200m Breast – 3:03,66
​200m Back – 2:28,50

​🏆 RODNEY FERIS (Boys 15 Years)

​400m Free – 4:30,63
​100m Back – 1:05,66
​200m Free – 2:02,53
​100m Free – 54,43s
​50m Butterfly – 26,49s 🥈
​50m Free – 24,87s
​200m IM – 2:23,50
​50m Back – 30,00s
​100m Butterfly – 59,74s 🥉

​🏆 LORENZO ESTERHUIZEN (Boys 16 Years)

​400m Free – 4:21,81
​100m Back – 59,53s
​200m Butterfly – 2:07,55 🥈
​200m Free – 2:00,65
​100m Free – 55,25s
​400m IM – 4:40,16 🥈
​50m Butterfly – 26,11s
​50m Free – 25,63s
​200m IM – 2:10,83 🥉
​50m Back – 27,70s
​100m Butterfly – 58,19s
​200m Back – 2:09,97 🥉

​Huge congratulations to all our swimmers for representing the club with such passion! 🏊‍♂️✨