Kayla Swarts Explained
| Kayla Swarts |
| Birth Date: | 24 May 2003 |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Central[1] |
| Years1: | 2022 |
| Clubs1: | Maties |
| Years2: | 2023 |
| Clubs2: | NWU Pukke |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | Central |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023-present |
| Nationalteam1: | South Africa U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022-present |
| Nationalteam2: | South Africa |
| Nationalcaps2: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2022-present |
| Nationalteam3: | South Africa Hockey5 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Updated: | 14 January 2024 |
Kayla Swarts (b. 24 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]
Notes and References
- kayla.swarts . C5L_SirtpQd . Central girlies . 31 March 2024.
- Web site: FIH Hockey Women's Nations Cup Spain 2022 - Teams . FIH.
- Web site: South African Women’s U21 team named for the African Qualifier . SA Hockey Association. 2023-02-28 . en-US.
- Web site: SA Hockey U21 Women named for Junior World Cup . 2023-09-27 . en-US. SA Hockey Association.
- Web site: Team Details – South Africa . . tms.fih.ch . 26 December 2022.
- Web site: SOUTH AFRICAN WOMEN’S HOCKEY SQUADS HAVE BEEN SELECTED . . sasportspress.co.za . 26 December 2022.
- Web site: du Plessis. Clement . How Wayde's mom blazed the trail for her son . 2023-08-22 . News24 . en-US.
- https://www.iol.co.za/olympics-rio-2016/waydes-olympic-glory-what-his-parents-have-to-say-2057506 Wayde's Olympic glory: what his parents have to say
- Web site: Abrahams . Celine . 2020-06-07 . gsport4girls - Kayla Swarts Running Her Own Race . 2023-03-12 . gsport4girls . en-ZA.
- Web site: Jager . Johann de . Wayde se suster haal SA vrouehokkiespan . 2023-03-13 . Netwerk24 . af-ZA.
- Web site: Piek . Morgan . 2016-08-22 . Wayde’s family arrives back in Bloem . 2023-08-22 . Bloemfontein Courant . en-US.
- News: de Villiers . Ockert . 12 January 2024 . Wayde van Niekerk and sister set to share Olympic stage at Paris 2024 . Olympics.
- News: Roberts . Cheryl . Wayde van Niekerk and Cheslin Kolbe are both products of champion parents . .
- Web site: Two Eunice ladies in SA U21 hockey team Congratulations to Kayla Swarts (2021) … – Eunice High School.
