Men's 88 kg, July 2026
William James Swart
William James Swart is a weightlifter. The results below cover 5 competitions from 2024 to 2026. The latest result came in the men's 88 kg class, at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
- Best total
- 336 kg
- Best snatch
- 148 kg
- Best clean and jerk
- 188 kg
William James Swart's career: classes, totals and best lifts
No Olympic or World Championships medals.
Weight classes: 89 kg from 2024 to 2025, 88 kg from 2025 to 2026. The IWF changed its class list in June 2025 (89 kg to 88 kg) and again in August 2026. At 87.65 kg, the weight at the last meet on record, the class today would be 95 kg.
Latest result: 2026 Commonwealth Games, 23 July 2026, 88 kg, no total.
Best lifts in each class
The best snatch, clean and jerk and total in each class, newest first.
| Class | Snatch | Clean and jerk | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88 kg2025 to 2026 | 148 | 188 | 336 |
| 89 kg2024 to 2025 | 139 | 180 | 318 |
William James Swart by the numbers
William James Swart's record in context: where the best total ranks, how the snatch compares with the clean and jerk, and the lifts behind the best Sinclair score.
- Best Sinclair score
- 413.7
- From 336 kg at 88 kg bodyweight, 2026 African Championships. The Sinclair formula scales a total for bodyweight (2025 to 2028 coefficients).
- Best total, place in its class
- 45th of 143
- 336 kg, against the best total of every lifter in the men's 88 kg class (the class list of 2025 to 2026) on this site.
- Snatch as a share of clean and jerk
- 79%
- At the best total, 148 kg of 188 kg. A higher share means a stronger snatch for the clean and jerk. Eight in ten men lifting in national federation meets sit between 71% and 86%.
- Competitions with a total
- 4 of 5
- The other ended without a total: no good lift in the snatch or the clean and jerk.
How often William James Swart makes each attempt
William James Swart made 53% of snatch attempts and 60% of clean and jerk attempts at the competitions on this site, against 58% and 56% for every lifter at senior World Championships and Olympic Games since 1998. Below, each attempt in turn. Third attempts are the hardest: lifters ask for their heaviest weight last.
Snatch, first attempt
Snatch, second attempt
Snatch, third attempt
Clean and jerk, first attempt
Clean and jerk, second attempt
Clean and jerk, third attempt
William James Swart's competition results
Every result, newest first, with all six attempts. A struck-through weight is a missed attempt and a dash an attempt not taken. A dash under Total means no total was recorded, and "No lifts" that the lifter was entered but did not lift. Places are for the total.
Swipe the table sideways to see every attempt.
| Competition | Place | Total | Class | Bodyweight | Snatch 1 | 2 | 3 | Clean and jerk 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Commonwealth Games 23 Jul 2026 | - | - | 88 kg | 87.65 | 148 | |||||
| 2026 African Championships 10 May 2026 | 3 | 336 | 88 kg | 88 | 143 | 148 | 178 | 184 | 188 | |
| 2025 Commonwealth Championships 24 Aug 2025 | 5 | 319 | 88 kg | 87.65 | 140 | 146 | 173 | |||
| 2025 African Championships 20 Apr 2025 | 2 | 313 | 89 kg | 88.99 | 133 | 170 | 180 | |||
| 2024 World Weightlifting Championships 6 Dec 2024 | 15 | 318 | 89 kg | 88.92 | 133 | 139 | 167 | 173 | 179 |
Compare William James Swart
Best lifts, Sinclair scores, medals and every meeting in the same class, side by side. These lifters lifted in nearby classes, in any year.
- Nearby class William James Swart vs Szymon Kołecki
- Nearby class William James Swart vs Pyrros Dimas
- Nearby class William James Swart vs Giorgi Asanidze
- Nearby class William James Swart vs Sohrab Moradi
- Nearby class William James Swart vs Kakhi Kakhiashvili
- Nearby class William James Swart vs Milen Dobrev