It was another sparkling night for South Africa at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Tuesday as swimmers Lara van Niekerk, Nathan Hendricks, Danika Vyncke and Aimee Canny raked in four more medals for the country.
Van Niekerk defended her women's 50m Commonwealth Games breaststroke title in style, winning gold with a time of 30.43 at the Tollcross Swimming Centre.
A GOLDEN HEART. 🫶🥇#TeamSA #ForMyCountry pic.twitter.com/dC1e85W7FK
— Team South Africa (@OfficialTeamRSA) July 28, 2026
Earlier, Hendricks claimed second spot in in the Men's 50m Freestyle S13 (24.84) behind's Scotland's Stephen Clegg.
SILVER SWIM FOR NATHAN! 🥈🇿🇦#TeamSA #ForMyCountry pic.twitter.com/SrpUF1m0gs
— Team South Africa (@OfficialTeamRSA) July 28, 2026
PODIUM FINISH. PROUD MOMENT. 🥈🇿🇦#TeamSA #ForMyCountry pic.twitter.com/A0aC3Hz9j6
— Team South Africa (@OfficialTeamRSA) July 28, 2026
Hendricks's compatriot, Vyncke, meanwhile, stormed to silver in the Women's 50m Freestyle S13 Final to claim her first medal of the Games, clocking 28.41 to break the African record.
Another silver medal! 🥈🇿🇦
— SuperSport 🏆 (@SuperSportTV) July 28, 2026
Danika Vyncke stormed to silver in the Women's 50m Freestyle S13, clocking 28.41 to break the African record 👏#SSCommonwealthGames #Glasgow2026 pic.twitter.com/U0nh89YIZp
The reaction says it all. 🥈🥹#TeamSA #ForMyCountry pic.twitter.com/Aui5nP1Aa6
— Team South Africa (@OfficialTeamRSA) July 28, 2026
Canny joined the celebrations with second spot in the Women's 200m Individual Medley with a brilliant 2:09.37 — her second medal of these Games.
It's raining Silver medals for Team South Africa tonight!
— SuperSport 🏆 (@SuperSportTV) July 28, 2026
🥈🇿🇦 Aimee Canny takes silver in the Women's 200m Individual Medley.#SSCommonwealthGames #Glasgow2026 pic.twitter.com/lV9vHrNOlp
SMILES FROM THE PODIUM. 🥈🇿🇦#TeamSA #ForMyCountry pic.twitter.com/cfKgQR0wVi
— Team South Africa (@OfficialTeamRSA) July 28, 2026
South Africa's Pieter Coetze laid down the gauntlet with a games record time of 52.20 in the Men's 100m backstroke semifinal and will be eying another medal for South Africa after claiming gold in the 50m and 200m.