Kayla Swarts
Personal information
Born (2003-05-14) 14 May 2003
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club NWU Pukke[1]
Senior career
Years Team
2022 Maties
2023-present NWU Pukke
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
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 place2023 Ismailia
Last updated on: 14 January 2024

Kayla Swarts (b. 14 May 2003)[2] is a South African field hockey player for the South African national team.

Career

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]

Personal life

She was living with her mother and father, Odessa Swarts (née Krause)[7] and Steven Swarts, in Bloemfontein.[8] Her brother, Wayde van Niekerk also is a South African track and field sprinter who competes in the 200 and 400 metres.[9][10][11][12] She is the cousin of South African World Cup-winning rugby union and rugby sevens player Cheslin Kolbe.[13]

She attended Eunice High School,[14] studied at the North-West University.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "2023 - USSA Women - A Section - Team". saha.altiusrt.com. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  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. ↑ du Plessis, Clement. "How Wayde's mom blazed the trail for her son". News24. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  8. ↑ Wayde's Olympic glory: what his parents have to say Archived 24 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine, IOL
  9. ↑ Abrahams, Celine (7 June 2020). "gsport4girls - Kayla Swarts Running Her Own Race". gsport4girls. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  10. ↑ Jager, Johann de. "Wayde se suster haal SA vrouehokkiespan". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  11. ↑ Piek, Morgan (22 August 2016). "Wayde's family arrives back in Bloem". Bloemfontein Courant. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  12. ↑ de Villiers, Ockert (12 January 2024). "Wayde van Niekerk and sister set to share Olympic stage at Paris 2024". Olympics.
  13. ↑ Roberts, Cheryl. "Wayde van Niekerk and Cheslin Kolbe are both products of champion parents". Cape Argus.
  14. ↑ "Two Eunice ladies in SA U21 hockey team Congratulations to Kayla Swarts (2021) … – Eunice High School".
  15. ↑ @nwusports (5 October 2023). "Congratulations to the following NWU Eagles players..." – via Instagram.
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