African Games: Which Team South Africa Individuals Have Bagged the Most Medals?

• Team South Africa has had a strong performance at the 13th African Games in Ghana
• The swimming pool has been the greatest source of medals for the South Africans
• Medals also came in the weightlifting and cycling disciplines among others

South Africa's showing at the 13th African Games has brought in medals at a daily rate.

Going into the final week of competition, Team SA had amassed 81 medals, with the most recent result being three silver medals on Thursday, March 14.

South Africa has 20 athletes who have won two or more medals and 16 of those have been participating in the swimming pool.

Team SA's top medalists

South Africa had 11 representatives that won two medals, and seven who earned a treble haul. The best of the three-time medalist was Georgia Els who earned a gold, silver and bronze in the pool.

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Swimmers Andrew Ross, Tayla Jonker, and Kate Meyer will also come home with three medals, as will weightlifters Jon Antohein-Phillips, Laryne Jefferies and Anneke Spies, as per TeamSA.

Caitlin de Lange

The Tuks Aquatics School graduate turned 20 just days before taking the blocks in Accra. She set an African record in the 50m freestyle at age 18 and is a joint African record holder in three relay events, as per World Aquatics.

At the 13th African Games, she won gold in the 100m freestyle and 50m backstroke, as well as silver in the 50m butterfly and 50m freestyle.

Catherine van Rensburg

Still just 19, Van Rensburg will take home five medals from the 13th African Games, not including her relay wins. She will add these to the six medals she won at the African Junior Championships.

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Her only blip in Accra was a bronze medal in the 200m freestyle. Her four gold medals were earned in the 400m freestyle, 800m freestyle, 400m individual medley, and 1500m freestyle.

Team SA dominate on opening weekend

Sports Brief recently reported on Team SA's impressive start to the 13th African Games in the swimming pool.

Team SA has improved since an average showing at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha last month.

Across two nights in the water, the team earned 15 individual medals, as well as two team relay gold medals.