Swimming
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Jean Basson | 200 m freestyle | 1:46.31 | 2 Q | 1:46.13 | 3 Q | 1:45.97 | 4 |
| 400 m freestyle | 3:52.90 | 30 | Did not advance | ||||
| William Diering | 200 m breaststroke | 2:10.39 AF | 8 Q | 2:10.21 | 12 | Did not advance | |
| George du Rand | 100 m backstroke | 54.90 | 22 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m backstroke | 1:58.62 AF | 13 Q | 1:58.61 AF | 13 | Did not advance | ||
| Lyndon Ferns | 100 m freestyle | 48.26 | 9 Q | 48.00 | 7 Q | 48.04 | 6 |
| 100 m butterfly | 52.04 | 15 Q | 52.18 | 14 | Did not advance | ||
| Chad Ho | 10 km open water | 1:52:13.1 | 9 | ||||
| Gideon Louw | 50 m freestyle | 22.17 | 16 Q | 21.97 | 12 | Did not advance | |
| Ryk Neethling | 100 m freestyle | 49.28 | 30 | Did not advance | |||
| Hercules Troyden Prinsloo | 1500 m freestyle | 15:12.64 | 22 | Did not advance | |||
| Roland Mark Schoeman | 50 m freestyle | 21.76 | 5 Q | 21.74 | 5 Q | 21.67 AF | 7 |
| Darian Townsend | 200 m freestyle | 1:48.08 | 21 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m individual medley | 1:59.22 | 10 Q | 1:59.65 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
| Cameron van der Burgh | 100 m breaststroke | 59.96 AF | 5 Q | 1:00.57 | 10 | Did not advance | |
| Neil Versfeld | 200 m breaststroke | 2:10.50 | 9 Q | 2:10.06 AF | 9 | Did not advance | |
| Gerhardus Zandberg | 100 m backstroke | 53.75 AF | 5 Q | 53.98 | 10 | Did not advance | |
| Riaan Schoeman | 400 m individual medley | 4:14.09 | 12 | Did not advance | |||
| Lyndon Ferns Ryk Neethling Roland Schoeman Darian Townsend |
4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:13.06 AF | 6 Q | 3:12.66 AF | 7 | ||
| Jean Basson Sebastien Rousseau Darian Townsend Jan Venter |
4×200 m freestyle relay | 7:10.91 AF | 8 Q | 7:13.02 | 8 | ||
| Lyndon Ferns Darian Townsend Cameron van der Burgh Gerhardus Zandberg |
4×100 m medley relay | 3:34.16 AF | 7 Q | 3:33.70 AF | 7 | ||
- Women
Natalie du Toit, five time gold medallist at the Athens Paralympics in 2004, has qualified to compete, becoming the first amputee ever to qualify for the Olympic Games in the 10 kilometre open water race. She finished in 16th place.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Melissa Corfe | 200 m freestyle | 2:00.95 | 33 | Did not advance | |||
| 400 m freestyle | 4:10.54 | 17 | Did not advance | ||||
| 200 m backstroke | 2:12.64 | 22 | Did not advance | ||||
| Natalie du Toit | 10 km open water | 2:00:49.9 | 16 | ||||
| Mandy Loots | 100 m butterfly | 58.61 AF | 18 | Did not advance | |||
| Kathryn Meaklim | 200 m butterfly | 2:09.41 | 16 Q | 2:11.74 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| 400 m individual medley | 4:37.11 | 10 | Did not advance | ||||
| Jessica Pengelly | 200 m individual medley | 2:15.80 | 26 | Did not advance | |||
| 400 m individual medley | 4:41.04 | 21 | Did not advance | ||||
| Lize-Mari Retief | 50 m freestyle | 25.44 | 26 | Did not advance | |||
| 100 m freestyle | 55.17 | 21 | Did not advance | ||||
| 100 m butterfly | 58.20 AF | 8 Q | 58.63 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
| Wendy Trott | 400 m freestyle | 4:08.38 AF | 12 | Did not advance | |||
| 800 m freestyle | 8:26.21 AF | 9 | Did not advance | ||||
| Suzaan van Biljon | 100 m breaststroke | 1:07.55 | 5 Q | 1:09.56 | 16 | Did not advance | |
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:25.51 | 9 Q | 2:28.45 | 15 | Did not advance | ||
| Melissa Corfe Mandy Loots Kathryn Meaklim Wendy Trott |
4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:51.14 | 15 | Did not advance | |||
| Melissa Corfe Mandy Loots Lize-Mari Retief Suzaan van Biljon |
4×100 m medley relay | 4:04.20 | 12 | Did not advance | |||
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