The 1976 Rhodesian championships held at the Borrow Street pool in Bulawayo.
Matabeleland is the second province of Rhodesia, where the major city in Matabeleland is Bulawayo. Other swimming towns included Plumtree and Wankie.
There are at least 10 private schools that have swimming pools in the province, and a similar number of state schools with dead pools visible on the map .