Kaylin Swart

Kaylin Christen Swart (Afrikaans: [svart]; born 30 September 1994) is a South African soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for SAFA Women's League club JvW and the South Africa women's national team. Swart is the only Coloured female player that currently represents South Africa. Quotes Pressure is a privilege, and when our backs are against the wall, that is when we perform. Goalie Swart ready to keep it clean for Banyana in Wafcon defence Daily News (30 May 2025) I tell people I am a full-time worker and a part-time footballer. A lot of us have to take unpaid leave to play matches. But come game day you would never say we are not full-time players. The field wasn’t the greatest. The fact that they thought it was OK for us to play on it, was something we were not happy with. It was just about us being respected as athletes. What was beautiful was that we stood together and we knew what we were fighting for. We fought 23-strong. We knew if we stuck together no one could break us and that translated on to the field. Our bond is the strongest it’s ever been. We were so tired of being stepped on and not being heard. Kaylin Swart: from World Cup to day-job and long bus journeys on game day The Guardian (7 september 2023) Like I said previously, I’ve worked hard to be where I am and I think my confidence grew and I show up every day and gave maximum effort. Paris 2024 Olympics: Kaylin Swart on facing rivals Nigeria and significant growth of African champions, South Africa CAFonline (2 April 2024) External links Category:Living people Category:1994 births Category:Soccer players from South Africa Category:SAFA Women's League players Category:Women born in the 1990s