| Birth date | 24 May 2003 (age 23) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Bloemfontein. South Africa |
| Height | 178 cm |
| Weight | 71 kg |
| Position | Midfielder |
|---|---|
| Currentclub | Central[1] |
| Years 1 | 2022 |
| Clubs 1 | Maties |
| Years 2 | 2023 |
| Clubs 2 | NWU Pukke |
| Years 3 | 2024– |
| Clubs 3 | Central |
| Nationalyears 1 | 2023 |
| Nationalteam 1 | South Africa U21 |
| Nationalcaps 1 | 10 |
| Nationalgoals 1 | 1 |
| Nationalyears 2 | 2022-present |
| Nationalteam 2 | South Africa |
| Nationalcaps 2 | 24 |
| Nationalgoals 2 | 0 |
| Nationalyears 3 | 2022-present |
| Nationalteam 3 | South Africa Hockey5 |
| Nationalcaps 3 | 4 |
| Nationalgoals 3 | 0 |
| Updated | 4 March 2025 |
| Repsevensyears 1 | 2025-present |
|---|---|
| Repsevensteam 1 | South Africa |
| Repsevenscomp 1 | 8 (5) |
| Ru sevensupdate | 9 March 2025 |
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]
In 2024 she will become an Olympian, representing South Africa at the XXXIII Olympic Games in Paris.[7][8]
Rugby union
National sevens team
Between 2024, she represented the Springbok Women’s Sevens A team team in the Dubai 7s International tournaments.[9][10] The 2025 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series represented the Springbok Women’s Sevens team.[11]
Personal life
She was living with her mother and father, Odessa Swarts (née Krause)[12] and Steven Swarts, in Bloemfontein.[13] Her brother, Wayde van Niekerk also is a South African track and field sprinter who competes in the 200 and 400 metres.[14][15][16][17] She is the cousin of South African World Cup-winning rugby union and rugby sevens player Cheslin Kolbe.[18]
She attended Eunice High School.[19]
References
- ^ "Central girlies". 31 March 2024.
- ^ "FIH Hockey Women's Nations Cup Spain 2022 - Teams". FIH
- ^ "South African Women's U21 team named for the African Qualifier". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
- ^ "SA Hockey U21 Women named for Junior World Cup". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
- ^ "Team Details – South Africa". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "SOUTH AFRICAN WOMEN'S HOCKEY SQUADS HAVE BEEN SELECTED". sasportspress.co.za. SA Sports Press. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ "Team South Africa Hockey teams named for the Paris Olympic Games". sahockey.co.za. South African Hockey Association. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ Lemke, Gary (19 June 2024). "Second group of Team SA athletes for Paris named" (in en-ZA). TeamSA. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "SA Sevens' future on display with 'A'-sides in Dubai". SA Rugby. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ "Wayde van Niekerk's sister heads to Dubai Sevens". rugby365.com. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ "Swarts, Willemse named in Bok Women Sevens squad for Challenger opener". SA Rugby. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
- ^ du Plessis, Clement. "How Wayde's mom blazed the trail for her son". News24. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ^ Wayde's Olympic glory: what his parents have to say Archived 24 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine, IOL
- ^ Abrahams, Celine (2020-06-07). "gsport4girls - Kayla Swarts Running Her Own Race" (in en-ZA). gsport4girls. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
- ^ Jager, Johann de. "Wayde se suster haal SA vrouehokkiespan" (in af-ZA). Netwerk24. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ Piek, Morgan (2016-08-22). "Wayde's family arrives back in Bloem". Bloemfontein Courant. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ^ de Villiers, Ockert (12 January 2024). "Wayde van Niekerk and sister set to share Olympic stage at Paris 2024". Olympics
- ^ Roberts, Cheryl. "Wayde van Niekerk and Cheslin Kolbe are both products of champion parents". Cape Argus
- ^ "Two Eunice ladies in SA U21 hockey team Congratulations to Kayla Swarts (2021) … – Eunice High School". Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.