A judge in South Africa has dismissed the lawsuit brought by Swimming South Africa (Swimming SA) against South Africa Water Polo (SA Water Polo).

Swimming SA was seeking a cease-and-desist application against SA Water Polo to stop it from existing. SA Water Polo was launched in March with the intent of governance to revitalize the sport of water polo in South Africa, not to fully break away from Swimming SA.

In a written statement, Judge Judith Cloete said that Swimming SA “failed to demonstrate any of the requirements for final interdictory relief.”

Law in South Africa states that there can be only one national federation, but there can be several national bodies.

At a hearing in May, Judge Cloete said that SA Water polo never purported to be a national federation, only a national body. Swimming SA later conceded that SA Water Polo was a parallel body not passing itself off as the administrator of the sport.

SA Water Polo argued that World Aquatics was the only body that could decide on its membership, not Swimming SA. World Aquatics still needs to recognize SA Water Polo’s membership.

Judge Cloete found there was nothing to suggest that SA Water Polo was trying to usurp the role of Swimming SA, according to the South African newspaper TimesLIVE.

“SA Water Polo is not purporting to hold itself out as a national federation,” Cloete wrote. “That is the only right which the applicant has which is worthy of protection.”

Cloete also said that SA Water Polo tried to engage with Swimming SA, but that those efforts were “all apparently to no avail.”

“But in any event, the applicant (Swimming SA) has a suitable alternative remedy,” Judge Cloete wrote. “All it has to do is inform the South African water polo community at large that, for so long as it remains the national federation, national and international competitions fall under its auspices.”

In November, a faction of SA Water Polo started a movement to break off from Swimming SA, citing poor treatment of the sport and its members, including not allowing the men’s and women’s water polo teams to compete at the Paris Olympics.

The teams met the World Aquatics qualification criteria as the highest-ranked African team, but Swimming SA had an internal criteria of finishing in the top 12 at the World Championships, which neither team achieved.

The men’s team finished 15th, while the women’s team was 14th.

The faction shared a document listing grievances with Swimming SA, such as a lack of financial support and little water polo representation in decision-making.

The faction had opposition from within the water polo community, especially players who were worried about missed career opportunities.

STARKVILLE – At the conclusion of the 2025 track and field season, five Mississippi State athletes have earned All-American honors.

Athletes are named first-team All-Americans with a first-eighth place finish in their respective event. Second-team honors come with a ninth through 16th-place finish.

Peyton Bair and Sam Navarro were named first-team All-Americans after their performances in the decathlon and 800m.

Bair took home the decathlon title at the championships, breaking the 100m and 400m decathlon collegiate records. He also ran the fifth fastest 400m by a decathlete in world history.

His final point total of 8,323 points secured him the national title, the 14th highest point total in NCAA history, and a new program record.

Navarro earned first-team honors in the 800m after finishing sixth in the finals. The 2025 outdoor championships were Navarro’s NCAA debut, where he ran a massive personal best of 1:45.32 over the distance in the semifinals. His time of 1:47.33 in the final race was fast enough to secure him a podium finish.

Jessicka Woods, Abdullahi Hassan and Rémi Rougetet earned second-team honors this past weekend.

This was Woods’ second consecutive appearance at the championships, this time competing in the 400m hurdles. Her time of 56.72 was just short of the final, finishing 11th overall.

Hassan entered his first outdoor championship as a Bulldog after finishing as the indoor runner-up in the 800m. After a tough race, Hassan just missed the final with a 15th-place finish. He closed his collegiate career as an eight-time All-American.

Rougetet made his third appearance at the outdoor championships in the javelin. Just missing the final by one place, he finished 10th overall, good enough for second-team All-American honors. He closed his career as a Bulldog as a three-time All-American and SEC Champion in the javelin.

Tuomas Narhi, Marie Rougetet and Nelly Jemeli earned honorable mention honors for their performances at the championships.

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The Mountain West Conference have announced their Outdoor Track and Field All-America Team honors. The UNLV Rebels found themselves with only one member of their outdoor track and field team to be named to the team. Discus thrower Krishna Jayasankar was named as an honorable mention to the All-America team thanks to her 18th (52.99m/173-10) discus throw. This is a great accomplishment for the Indian track star. 

What a season for 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐚 𝐉𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐚𝐫!

NCAA Qualifier w/program-record discus throw in West Regionals
First Indian women’s thrower to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Honorable Mention honoree#BrickBy #BEaREBEL pic.twitter.com/5Aq9HwBgMw

— UNLV Track & Field/Cross Country (@unlvtfxc) June 14, 2025

Jayasankar hails from a city called Chennai, Tamil Nadu. In 2022, she became the first female discus thrower from India to receive an NCAA Division 1 scholarship. She went to Texas El Paso after leaving her junior college before transferring prior to the 2023 season to join the Rebels. She has one year of eligibility left as he she prepares for her senior season in 2025 – 2026.  

There is no doubt that she was the top performer on the UNLV outdoor track and field squad. Earlier this month she qualified for the 2025 NCAA National Outdoor Championships. Her seventh place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship West Regionals at College Station, Texas earned her the trip to Eugene, Oregon for the Championships. She participated in two flights of the discus throw at the event but did not medal. 

Coming off an outstanding season that earned her an All-America Team honor, she will look to build off that to do even bigger things in her final year of eligibility as a senior with the Rebels.

TROY, Ala. – Aaliyah Murphy continues Troy’s track and field schedule on Thursday, June 19, as she battles among the elite in the 2025 USATF u20 Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., at 7:13 p.m. for the 400m hurdles. If she qualifies, Murphy will compete in the finals on Friday, June 20, at 7:20 p.m.
 

“We are excited to have Aaliyah compete in the USATF U20 National Championships in Eugene, Ore.,” director of track & field / cross country Marc Davis said. “She’s been training well and had a great indoor and outdoor season. I’m looking forward to watching her compete tomorrow evening.”
 
Murphy holds the Troy program outdoor record for the 400m hurdles when she shattered the record at the Doc Anderson Invitational. She crossed the line for first with a time of 59.94 to break a record that stood since 1988. Through the outdoor season, Murphy’s put together the top seven times in the 400m hurdles event for the Trojans. In her seven attempts at the event, she’s collected three first-place finishes at the Doc Anderson Invitational, Southern Miss Invitational and South Alabama Invitational. At the SBC Outdoor Championships, the freshman punched her ticket to the final round with a fourth-place fun in the preliminaries at 1:01.63 – she went on to finish runner-up in the finals at 1:00.49.