SA's Schoenmaker through to 100m breaststroke final | Sport

22 Jul 2019

Tatjana Schoenmaker (Gallo Images)

Cape Town - South African swimming sensation Tatjana Schoenmaker is through to the final of the women's 100m breaststroke at the FINA World Championships.

This comes after the 22-year-old finished second in her semi-final to qualify fifth fastest overall in a time of 1:06.61 in Gwangju, South Korea.

The final will take place at 14:47 SA time on Tuesday, July 23.

It has been a slow start for Team SA at the meet with no swimmer having qualified for a semi-final after Sunday's opening day of competition.

Tatjana Schoenmaker qualifies 5th for tomorrow’s 100 Breaststroke final. Very good chance for a medal and looking great for her main event the 200m later the week #FINAWorldChampionships #FINAGwangju2019 pic.twitter.com/yD2VLIYMG2
— Ryk Neethling (@RykNeethling) July 22, 2019

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