Kayla Swarts

Kayla Swarts (born 24 May 2003)^[2] is a South African field hockey and sevens player for the South African national team.

Kayla Swarts

Personal information
Born	(2003-05-24) 24 May 2003 (age 22)
Field hockey career Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Central[1] Senior career Years Team 2022 Maties 2023 NWU Pukke 2024– Central National team Years Team Caps Goals 2023 South Africa U21 10 (1) 2022-present South Africa 24 (0) 2022-present South Africa Hockey5 4 (0) Last updated on: 4 March 2025
Rugby union career
National sevens team Years Team Comps 2025-present South Africa 8 (5) Correct as of 9 March 2025
Medal record Representing  South Africa Women's field hockey Junior Africa Cup 2023 Ismailia

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]

Rugby union

National sevens team

Between 2024, she represented the Springbok Women’s Sevens A team team in the Dubai 7s International tournaments.^[7][8] The 2025 World Rugby Sevens Challenger Series represented the Springbok Women’s Sevens team.^[9]

Personal life

She was living with her mother and father, Odessa Swarts (née Krause)^[10] and Steven Swarts, in Bloemfontein.^[11] Her brother, Wayde van Niekerk also is a South African track and field sprinter who competes in the 200 and 400 metres.^{[12][13][14][15]} She is the cousin of South African World Cup-winning rugby union and rugby sevens player Cheslin Kolbe.^[16]

She attended Eunice High School.^[17]