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Le Clos: Goal is to Take it Global Like Phelps Did

Simply beating Michael Phelps in the 200 fly at the 2012 Summer Olympics isn’t enough for Olympic star Chad le Clos. He wants to match Phelps’ level of fame as well.

In the above interview with the Dubai Sports Council, le Clos mentions that he feels that he and Cameron van der Burgh have made a huge difference in swimming in South Africa, and that the only way to build a global brand like Phelps had is to keep winning.

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Braden Keith is the Editor-in-Chief and a co-founder/co-owner of SwimSwam.com. He first got his feet wet by building The Swimmers' Circle beginning in January 2010, and now comes to SwimSwam to use that experience and help build a new leader in the sport of swimming. Aside from his life on the InterWet, …

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