Matt Sates Breaking Out as the Next South African Star. If you didn’t know the name Matt Sates a few days ago, no one can blame you. But suddenly, three days of racing at the FINA World Cup in ...

Matt Sates made it two victories in two races as he won the 400 free and 400IM at the opening day of the Lausanne Swim Cup. Sates went away from Kregor Zirk after the 250m mark after the pair ...

Matt Sates completed an astounding clean sweep of golds in each of his events at the Mare Nostrum series in Europe by clinching victory in the 200m individual medley in Canet, France on Sunday. Having ...

SA’s teenage swimming sensation Matt Sates capped off a successful FINA World Cup campaign by wrapping up the overall title in Kazan on Saturday.

Though he missed out on a podium place, teenager Matthew Sates delivered the best result thus far for the SA team, taking eighth place in the men’s 200m medley event at the Fina World ...

14 Men's 200m Individual Medley 1:58.75 5 Men's 200m Individual Medley, Heats, Heat 4 1:58.08 15 Men's 200m Individual Medley, Heats 1:58.08 Q 14 Men's 200m Individual Medley, Semifinal 1:58.75 8 ...

Matt Sates kicked off the World Short Course Championships in spectacular fashion, claiming gold in the 200m individual medley and smashing his own African record in the process.

Matt Sates booked a place in his first ever World Championships final in Budapest on Tuesday night. The 18-year-old from Pietermaritzburg swam 1:57.74 to finish third in his 200m individual medley ...

Matthew Sates (centre) on the podium at the World Short-Course Championships. Picture: Getty Images. In the process, Sates became the second fastest man in history in the event, with only world ...

A busy night seemed to take its toll on South Africa’s Matt Sates at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha on Wednesday with the 20-year-old competing in both the 200m butterfly and the 200m ...

Anyone aspiring to become teenage swimming sensation Matthew Sates’ competition will find themselves up against not only his outrageous ability, but also his seemingly bulletproof winner’s mind-set.

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