2024-25 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
Coetzee, Duné
Duné Coetzee
- Position:
- Free / Fly
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool
- Hometown:
- Pretoria, South Africa
Bio
Record Book: No. 6 in 800 freestyle relay...No. 7 in 500 freestyle and 1,000 freestyle.
2024-25: Earned Second Team CSCAA All-America citation in 800 freestyle relay...Finished 19th in 500 freestyle, 23rd in 1,650 freestyle, and 27th in 200 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Led off 11th-place 800 freestyle relay at NCAAs...Finished fourth in 500 freestyle, sixth in 1,650 freestyle, and won consolation final in 200 freestyle at SEC Championships...Led off fourth-place 800 freestyle relay at SECs...Posted A-cut in 500 freestyle and B-cuts in 200 freestyle and 1,650 freestyle...Finished third in 200 freestyle, seventh in 500 freestyle, and 10th in 1,650 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Earned three dual wins...Set new personal-best time in 50 and 500 freestyle...Named to Dean's List and J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll...Serves as team representative on the UGA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
2023-24: Earned First Team CSCAA All-America citations in 500 freestyle and 800 freestyle relay...Finished eighth in 500 freestyle, 18th in 1,650 freestyle, and 34th in 200 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Member of sixth-place 800 freestyle relay at NCAAs...Posted A-cut in 500 freestyle...Finished second in 200 freestyle and third in 500 freestyle and 1,650 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Earned six dual wins...Set new personal-best times in 100, 200, 500, 1,000, and 1,650 freestyle...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll...Serves as team representative on the UGA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee...Recipient of Damon Evans Swimming Scholarship.
2022-23: Earned First Team CSCAA All-America citations in 500 freestyle and 800 freestyle relay...Finished eighth in 500 freestyle, 20th in 1,650 freestyle, and 49th in 200 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Member of eighth-place 800 freestyle relay at NCAAs...Named to Second Team All-SEC...Earned bronze medal in 800 freestyle relay at SEC Championships...Finished 10th in 1,650 freestyle, 12th in 500 freestyle, and 34th in 200 freestyle at SECs...Posted B-cut in 200 freestyle...Finished 12th in 500 freestyle, 15th in 200 freestyle, and 26th in 100 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Earned three dual wins in 200 and 500 freestyle...Set new personal-best times in 50 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 1,000 freestyle, and 1,650 freestyle...Named SEC Women's Swimmer of the Week on Jan. 31...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll...Serves as team representative on the UGA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
2021-22: Earned First Team CSCAA All-America citation in 800 freestyle relay and Second Team citations in 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle...Finished 12th in 500 freestyle, 14th in 200 freestyle, and 45th in 200 butterfly at NCAA Championships...Member of fifth-place 800 freestyle relay at NCAAs...Named to Second Team All-SEC...Named to SEC All-Freshman Team...Earned bronze medal in 800 freestyle relay at SEC Championships...Finished seventh in 500 freestyle, 13th in 200 freestyle, and 27th in 200 butterfly at SECs...Posted B-cuts in 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, and 200 butterfly...Finished second in 800 freestyle relay, third in 200 freestyle, fifth in 500 freestyle and 200 butterfly, and 25th in 100 butterfly at Georgia Tech Invitational...Earned three dual wins in 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle...Named SEC Women's Freshman of the Week on Oct. 26.
National: Won titles in 400m freestyle, 800m freestyle, and 200m butterfly at 2024 South African Championships...Won silver medal in 800m freestyle at 2023 World University Games...Won 2023 South African national championship in 400 and 800m freestyle, along with second-place finish in 200m freestyle...Attended Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool and swam for TUKS Swimming Club under coach Linda de Jager…Finished eighth in 400m freestyle, 10th in 200m butterfly, and 15th in 100m butterfly at 2022 Commonwealth Games...Won 2022 South African national championships in 400m freestyle and 200m butterfly...Competed for South Africa at 2020 Olympic Games, swimming third leg of 4x200m freestyle relay…Helped South African team finish 11th in prelims with African record time of 8:01.56, including a 1:59.75 split…Finished first in 400m freestyle and 200m butterfly at 2021 South African Olympic Trials…Won three South African national championships, including back-to-back titles in 200m butterfly and win in 400m freestyle, along with silver medals in three additional events…Finished first in 200 butterfly and 400 freestyle at 2020 South African National Short Course Championships…Reached finals in 200m butterfly at 2019 FINA World Junior Championships…Finished 20th in 200m butterfly at 2019 FINA World Championships…Won silver medal in 200m butterfly at 2018 Youth Olympic Games…Represented South Africa at 2018 Commonwealth Games, Youth Commonwealth Games, and U.S. Open.
Personal: Born May 14, 2002…Daughter of Willem and Monica Coetzee…Majoring in Sport Management.
Collegiate Personal Bests
2024-25: Earned Second Team CSCAA All-America citation in 800 freestyle relay...Finished 19th in 500 freestyle, 23rd in 1,650 freestyle, and 27th in 200 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Led off 11th-place 800 freestyle relay at NCAAs...Finished fourth in 500 freestyle, sixth in 1,650 freestyle, and won consolation final in 200 freestyle at SEC Championships...Led off fourth-place 800 freestyle relay at SECs...Posted A-cut in 500 freestyle and B-cuts in 200 freestyle and 1,650 freestyle...Finished third in 200 freestyle, seventh in 500 freestyle, and 10th in 1,650 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Earned three dual wins...Set new personal-best time in 50 and 500 freestyle...Named to Dean's List and J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll...Serves as team representative on the UGA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
2023-24: Earned First Team CSCAA All-America citations in 500 freestyle and 800 freestyle relay...Finished eighth in 500 freestyle, 18th in 1,650 freestyle, and 34th in 200 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Member of sixth-place 800 freestyle relay at NCAAs...Posted A-cut in 500 freestyle...Finished second in 200 freestyle and third in 500 freestyle and 1,650 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Earned six dual wins...Set new personal-best times in 100, 200, 500, 1,000, and 1,650 freestyle...Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll...Serves as team representative on the UGA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee...Recipient of Damon Evans Swimming Scholarship.
2022-23: Earned First Team CSCAA All-America citations in 500 freestyle and 800 freestyle relay...Finished eighth in 500 freestyle, 20th in 1,650 freestyle, and 49th in 200 freestyle at NCAA Championships...Member of eighth-place 800 freestyle relay at NCAAs...Named to Second Team All-SEC...Earned bronze medal in 800 freestyle relay at SEC Championships...Finished 10th in 1,650 freestyle, 12th in 500 freestyle, and 34th in 200 freestyle at SECs...Posted B-cut in 200 freestyle...Finished 12th in 500 freestyle, 15th in 200 freestyle, and 26th in 100 freestyle at UGA Fall Invitational...Earned three dual wins in 200 and 500 freestyle...Set new personal-best times in 50 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 1,000 freestyle, and 1,650 freestyle...Named SEC Women's Swimmer of the Week on Jan. 31...Named to J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll...Serves as team representative on the UGA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
2021-22: Earned First Team CSCAA All-America citation in 800 freestyle relay and Second Team citations in 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle...Finished 12th in 500 freestyle, 14th in 200 freestyle, and 45th in 200 butterfly at NCAA Championships...Member of fifth-place 800 freestyle relay at NCAAs...Named to Second Team All-SEC...Named to SEC All-Freshman Team...Earned bronze medal in 800 freestyle relay at SEC Championships...Finished seventh in 500 freestyle, 13th in 200 freestyle, and 27th in 200 butterfly at SECs...Posted B-cuts in 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, and 200 butterfly...Finished second in 800 freestyle relay, third in 200 freestyle, fifth in 500 freestyle and 200 butterfly, and 25th in 100 butterfly at Georgia Tech Invitational...Earned three dual wins in 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle...Named SEC Women's Freshman of the Week on Oct. 26.
National: Won titles in 400m freestyle, 800m freestyle, and 200m butterfly at 2024 South African Championships...Won silver medal in 800m freestyle at 2023 World University Games...Won 2023 South African national championship in 400 and 800m freestyle, along with second-place finish in 200m freestyle...Attended Afrikaanse Hoër Meisieskool and swam for TUKS Swimming Club under coach Linda de Jager…Finished eighth in 400m freestyle, 10th in 200m butterfly, and 15th in 100m butterfly at 2022 Commonwealth Games...Won 2022 South African national championships in 400m freestyle and 200m butterfly...Competed for South Africa at 2020 Olympic Games, swimming third leg of 4x200m freestyle relay…Helped South African team finish 11th in prelims with African record time of 8:01.56, including a 1:59.75 split…Finished first in 400m freestyle and 200m butterfly at 2021 South African Olympic Trials…Won three South African national championships, including back-to-back titles in 200m butterfly and win in 400m freestyle, along with silver medals in three additional events…Finished first in 200 butterfly and 400 freestyle at 2020 South African National Short Course Championships…Reached finals in 200m butterfly at 2019 FINA World Junior Championships…Finished 20th in 200m butterfly at 2019 FINA World Championships…Won silver medal in 200m butterfly at 2018 Youth Olympic Games…Represented South Africa at 2018 Commonwealth Games, Youth Commonwealth Games, and U.S. Open.
Personal: Born May 14, 2002…Daughter of Willem and Monica Coetzee…Majoring in Sport Management.
Collegiate Personal Bests
| 50 Freestyle | 23.91 | Emory (2/1/25) |
| 100 Freestyle | 50.06 | Florida State / Vanderbilt (1/13/24) |
| 200 Freestyle | 1:43.70 | 2023 UGA Fall Invitational (11/17/23) |
| 500 Freestyle | 4:35.19 | 2025 SEC Championships (2/19/25) |
| 1,000 Freestyle | 9:35.69 | Arizona State (9/23/23) |
| 1,650 Freestyle | 15:59.18 | 2023 UGA Fall Invitational (11/18/23) |
| 100 Butterfly | 54.12 | 2022 Bulldog Invitational (2/26/22) |
| 200 Butterfly | 1:57.25 | 2021 Georgia Tech Invitational (11/20/21) |
Georgia Women's Swimming and Diving NCAA Day 4 Post-Meet Interview
Sunday, March 23
Georgia Women's Swimming and Diving NCAA Day 2 Post-Meet Interview
Friday, March 21
Georgia Women's Swimming and Diving NCAA Day 1 Post-Meet Interview
Thursday, March 20
Georgia Swim & Dive Feature - Abby McCulloh and Jake Magahey
Tuesday, March 18
