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South African 2017 World C’ships Qualifiers Tracker Through Day 2

Three men have made the South African roster for the 2017 World Championships thus far at their national meet.

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59.7 Van Der Burgh At South African Nats: “I’m At 60% Preparation”

“It’s been a huge year of changes”, says South African 2016 Olympic silver medalist Cameron van der Burgh while taking his 11th 100 breaststroke national title.

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Van Der Burgh Clocks 59.7 100 Breast, Brown & Le Clos Showdown Looming

South Africa’s Cameron van der Burgh lit it up in Durban with the world’s 2nd-fastest 100m breaststroke time of the season.

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Van der Burgh, Le Clos Nail World C’ships Qualifying Times On Day 1 In Durban

‘VDB’ scored South Africa’s only World Championship qualifying mark, but the South African National Championships are just beginning.

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Toronto Considers Bidding for 2022 Commonwealth Games

On Tuesday, June 28th, the Toronto City Council will consider bidding for the right to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

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Benin, The Swimming Capital Of West Africa

As a competitive swimmer in my youth and now a swim instructor, I dream of one day living in a…

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Durban, South Africa Officially Stripped Of 2022 Commonwealth Games

Durban, South Africa was originally slated to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games, but it was announced this week that they have been stripped of the Games due to not meeting hosting criteria.

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FINA Announces Next 36 Athletes for Scholarship Program

Marcelo Acosta, the 3rd seed at this year’s NCAA Championships in the 1650 free, is one of the success stories of the FINA scholarship program.

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Ho, Marais Headed To Budapest After South African OW Nationals Wins

“Was a good swim, happy with how it went,” says South African Chad Ho on winning the men’s 10k last weekend at Nationals.

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Durban’s Hosting Of 2022 Commonwealth Games At Risk Due To Budget

Although Durban, South Africa was awarded the bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games back in 2015, the prospect of the African continent hosting its first major international multi-sport event may not come to pass.

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Le Clos Closes Out Stellenbosch With 200 Free/100 Fly Double Wins

Chad Le Clos powered through a 200m freestyle win and 100m butterfly victory on the final day of Grand Prix Stellenbosch.

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The Le Clos Show Continues At Stellenbosch Grand Prix

After his impressive 200 fly final this morning, Chad Le Clos came back to notch a solid 100 fly time this afternoon.

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Le Clos Produces Solid 1:56.54 200 Fly In Stellenbosch

Chad Le Clos is getting the job done in Stellenbosch this weekend.

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Swift 100 Free, Lukewarm 200 Fly Prelim for Le Clos In Stellenbosch

Le Clos doubled up on the 100 freestyle and 200 butterfly during today’s prelims session in Stellenbosch.

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Le Clos Haunted By Olympic 200 Fly, Targets Budapest To Re-Claim Event

South African Chad Le Clos says he wakes up with nightmares of the men’s 200m butterfly race in Rio, the event in which he finished 4th.

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