Carola van Dam

Western Transvaal swimmer

1974 Western Transvaal Record Holders
1979 Currie Cup Tvl Jacqui Lecuona Debbie Keagan Carola Van Dam
Jannie Horn
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Anita Pauwels Marieta Pauwels Norman Lincoln Anita Botha Van Dam Jan Horn Tilly Reitz Willy Pauwels
Ben Van Dam
Carola Van Dam
Guy Kebbles Frank Parrington Anita Botha Van Dam
Jan Horn 1977
Margarate Spowart Carola Van Dam David Vice Margriet Van Dam Anita Botha Van Dam Heather Jolly
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coach Tom Fraenkel
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Theresa Lynn Manners Wood Izak Potgieter
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Percy and Ernest Cavill

The Cavill family of Australia is known for its significant contributions to the development of the sport of swimming.

Ernest Cavill was the eldest son of Frederick Cavill and was part of the Cavill Family from Australia that was collectively inducted as Honour Swimmers in 1967 in the International Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame and in the International Swimming Hall of Fame.

'Ernie Cavill' set a world record for the 1000-yard freestyle and won a "World Title" series against American champion McCusker in England. In 1888, he set the 1000-yard freestyle world record with a time of 14 minutes, 41 seconds.

The Cavill Family consists of two generations of six colorful champion swimmers (1897 – 1938) who promoted swimming and set national and regional records including father Frederick Cavill, and sons Ernest Cavill, Charles Cavill, Percy Cavill, Arthur Cavill, Sydney Cavill and Dick Cavill.

January 22, 1898:—Ernest Cavill (champion of Australia and America) leaves London by the Castle line steamer Hawarden Castle for Cape Town to-day (Saturday) with the intention of competing for the championship of South Africa. He is accompanied on his way by Mr. Frank Rhodes.

Return of a Famous Swimmer.

Kalgoorlie Western Argus - 1 February 1900, page 11

After an absence of over two years from Sydney, Percy Cavill, the famous Australasian champion swimmer, has returned to his home, looking taller and heavier than ever, and the picture of rugged health.

The returned champion had visited all parts of Great Britain, spent months in France and Spain, and even went to South Africa, giving exhibitions of his wonderful powers in the water. "I went out to Cape Town, where my eldest brother Ernie, one-time champion of Australia, is doing fairly well, but never engages in matches. He carries too much tissue for..that. I stayed there five months, and was very ' successful in teaching, but could arrange np contests, as none of the.South African nswimmers would hear of a -meeting. My fame had preceded me.

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Tourists to South Africa

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Tourists to South Africa

Since the late 19th century, many coaches, administrators and athletes from various aquatic sports disciplines have visited South Africa, and sometimes also visited Rhodesia. On a few occasions, teams from Mozambique also competed in South Africa, although there is little record of these tours remaining visible today.

Due to the international sports boycott of sports in southern Africa that lasted from 1960 - 1990, some tours went unreported. Ongoing research continues to expose information about more of visitors to and from sothern Africa.

1898 - Australian champions, brothers Ernest Cavill and Percy Cavill

1920 - Australians Steadman, Morris and Springfield.

1925 - Hilda James

1929 - English women

1931 - Dutch women

1939 - Australian men

1952 - diver Ann Ross

1956 - coach Bob Kiphuth

1957 - Dutch club zv Robben with coach Jan Stender

1959 - Australians - Devitt, Konrads, Gathercole, Bainbridge

1959 - Judy Grinham

1961 - Australians

1962 - Japanese men

1963 - Dutch women

1965 - Patty Caretto and coach Don Gambril

1966 - Cathy Ferguson and Kiki Caron

1966 - Ilsa Konrads1967 - Canada

1967 - Don Schollander

1968 - coach Dick Smith - US Olympic Diving coach

1968 - Canada

1968 - SV Würzburg

1969 - USA Women

1969 - SA Games

1970 - Australia

1971 - 1980 - Rhodesia

1973 - SA Games

1976 - coach Doc Councilman

1977 - coach Deryk Snelling

1981 - USA and Canada

1982 - Combined Team Canada Germany USA

1983 - Divers

1984 - USA swimmers and divers

1990 - USA divers Joe Greenwell, Megan Meyer, and two others (?)

Various Olympic Coaches like John Harte, Don Gambril, Robert Kiphuth and Deryk Snelling also visited the country.

In 1973 several internationals like Olympic medallists David Wilkie (Great Britain) and Seve Genter (USA) competed in the South African Games. Other international swimmers at the SA Games were J de Brunne, F Monod, S Nieser from Switzerland, world record holder Susan Atwood, A Simmons for the USA, Kurt Steinbach, R Remmel, J Weber, W Kusch, A Kober, F Meeuw, H Gunter-Vesseler, P Nows from West Germany

From 1968 until 1980 South Africa regularly competed against Rhodesia, with many competitors form that country visiting South Africa. A few tours also came from de Sportivo Club in Lorenzo Marques in Mozambique, although never an official team to compete against the Springboks.

In March 1983 a team of school's swimmers from Taiwan visited South Africa.

Ernest Cavill

Australian world record holder

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Hilda James

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Hilda James

Hilda James set five world records over distances between 220y and 440y freestyle and also broke countless British records. She won the National 100y and 220y titles in 1921 and was a double winner again in 1924 when she won the 220y and the inaugural 440y title She was considered to be one of the best European swimmers at the time, and was also a good synchronized swimmer.

In 1925 Hilda James was invited by the South African Amateur Swimming Union to participate in a demonstration tour and a series of galas to promote swimming in South Africa and Rhodesia.

The tour was initially planned from January 26 to March 20, 1925, but its success led to an extension until May 1 of that year. She celebrated her 21st birthday in Stellenbosch, South Africa, during the extended tour.

Hilda James was inducted into ISHOF in 2016. Her grandson, Ian McAllister, wrote the story of her life, Lost Olympics, a fascinating story.