Kayla Swarts

Kayla Swarts
Personal information
Born (2003-05-24) 24 May 2003 (age 21)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Central[1]
Senior career
Years Team
2022 Maties
2023 NWU Pukke
2024– Central
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2023-present South Africa U21 10 (1)
2022-present South Africa 13 (0)
2022-present South Africa Hockey5 4 (0)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  South Africa
Junior Africa Cup
Gold medal – first place 2023 Ismailia
Last updated on: 14 January 2024

Kayla Swarts (born 24 May 2003)[2] is a South African field hockey and sevens player for the South African national team.

Career

Field hockey

Under–21

Swarts made her debut for the 2023 Junior Africa Cup in Ismailia[3] and 2023 Hockey Junior World Cup in Santiago.[4]

National team

Swarts made her debut for the FIH Nations Cup in Valencia.[5][6]

Rugby union

National sevens team

Between 2024, she represented the Springbok Women’s Sevens A team team in the Dubai 7s International tournaments.[7][8]

Personal life

She was living with her mother and father, Odessa Swarts (née Krause)[9] and Steven Swarts, in Bloemfontein.[10] Her brother, Wayde van Niekerk also is a South African track and field sprinter who competes in the 200 and 400 metres.[11][12][13][14] She is the cousin of South African World Cup-winning rugby union and rugby sevens player Cheslin Kolbe.[15]

She attended Eunice High School.[16]

References

  1. ^ @kayla.swarts (31 March 2024). "Central girlies" – via Instagram.
  2. ^ "FIH Hockey Women's Nations Cup Spain 2022 - Teams". FIH.
  3. ^ "South African Women's U21 team named for the African Qualifier". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. ^ "SA Hockey U21 Women named for Junior World Cup". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Team Details – South Africa". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  6. ^ "SOUTH AFRICAN WOMEN'S HOCKEY SQUADS HAVE BEEN SELECTED". sasportspress.co.za. SA Sports Press. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  7. ^ "SA Sevens' future on display with 'A'-sides in Dubai". SA Rugby. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Wayde van Niekerk's sister heads to Dubai Sevens". rugby365.com. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  9. ^ du Plessis, Clement. "How Wayde's mom blazed the trail for her son". News24. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  10. ^ Wayde's Olympic glory: what his parents have to say Archived 24 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine, IOL
  11. ^ Abrahams, Celine (7 June 2020). "gsport4girls - Kayla Swarts Running Her Own Race". gsport4girls. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  12. ^ Jager, Johann de. "Wayde se suster haal SA vrouehokkiespan". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  13. ^ Piek, Morgan (22 August 2016). "Wayde's family arrives back in Bloem". Bloemfontein Courant. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  14. ^ de Villiers, Ockert (12 January 2024). "Wayde van Niekerk and sister set to share Olympic stage at Paris 2024". Olympics.
  15. ^ Roberts, Cheryl. "Wayde van Niekerk and Cheslin Kolbe are both products of champion parents". Cape Argus.
  16. ^ "Two Eunice ladies in SA U21 hockey team Congratulations to Kayla Swarts (2021) … – Eunice High School".


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