Indoor St Benedict's Aquatics pool with Cardinal Aquatics lane flags

Among South Africa's top-ranking competitive swim clubs

Swimming pathways for every age, level, and ambition.

Cardinal Aquatics is among South Africa's top-ranking competitive swim clubs, with four branches and coaching pathways from learn to swim through to national-level performance.

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Top-ranking competitive club in South Africa SA qualified instructors Ideal training 50m and indoor 25m pools

About the club

Clear coaching, strong facilities, and a club culture built around progress.

Cardinal Aquatics teaches swimmers from their first water safety skills through to national-level competitive training. The club is anchored in Bedfordview and supported by Cardinal Italia, Cardinal East, and Cardinal South.

All instructors are Swim SA qualified and registered with Eastern Gauteng Aquatics.

Branches

Four Cardinal locations, one training culture.

Bedfordview

St Benedict's College

Competitive squads, stroke development, masters, triathletes, and winter learn to swim sessions.

11 Harcus Road entrance

Gerard, Robyn, and Matthew View contacts

Bedfordview Learn to Swim

St Benedict's College Junior Prep

Summer learn to swim venue for Jayne, Laura, and Siobhan Visser.

24 Kings Road entrance

Jayne, Laura, and Siobhan View contacts

Cardinal Italia

Italian Club, Bedfordview

Contact Doug Erasmus for Cardinal Italia enquiries.

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Doug Erasmus Call branch

Cardinal East

Ashton Benoni

Contact Shirley Leech for Cardinal East enquiries.

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Shirley Leech Call branch

Cardinal South

Newmarket Virgin Active

Contact Claire Baty for Cardinal South enquiries.

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Claire Baty Call branch

Programs

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Water confidence

Learn to Swim and Water Safety

A specially designed heated learn to swim pool supports water safety, core aquatic skills, and early stroke development for all ages.

Performance pathway

Competitive Swimming

Structured squad coaching for Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, and national swimmers using the club's indoor and outdoor training facilities.

Outdoor 50 metre swimming pool at St Benedict's

Adult athletes

Masters and Triathletes

Early morning and late afternoon sessions for adult swimmers and multi-sport athletes across the 50m and 25m pools.

Facilities

Home base at St Benedict's College in Bedfordview.

Our Bedfordview base gives swimmers access to a 10-lane 50m pool, a 10-lane indoor 25m pool, and a fully equipped gym. Additional Cardinal branches extend the same coaching culture to Italia, East, and South.

10-lane: 50m outdoor pool
10-lane: Indoor 25m pool
Gym: Strength support onsite

Instructors

Meet the coaching team.

Competitive swimming

Gerard Naus

Swimming South Africa certified Level 1 coach and American Swim Coach Association certified Level 4 coach with 12 years of coaching experience.

Competitive swimming

Robyn Shepstone

Swimming South Africa certified Level 1 coach and teacher at St Benedict's with 10 years of coaching experience.

Learn to swim

Jayne Shunn

Swimming South Africa Learn to Swim qualified instructor, working in learn to swim since 2018 with more than 30 years of experience teaching sporting codes.

Learn to swim

Laura Staack

Swimming South Africa Learn to Swim and Moms and Tots qualified instructor through the Professional Baby Swimming Association, teaching since 2013.

Competitive swimming, Masters and triathlon

Matthew Falconer

Swimming South Africa Learn to Swim qualified instructor, Sports and Exercise Science student at the University of Johannesburg with 4 years of coaching experience.

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