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South Africa 2017 World C’ships Team Tracker: First Female On The List

South Africa saw its first female, Tatjana Schoenmaker, make the 2017 World Championships roster.

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It’s Tandy Time In South Africa, While Le Clos Posts Worlds #2 100Fly

Brad Tandy is making his presence known in South Africa, notching an impressive 21.99 in his 50m freestyle semi-final tonight.

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Looking To Budapest, Le Clos Considers Himself The ‘Underdog’

Chad Le Clos calls himself an ‘underdog’ for Budapest, especially in the men’s 200m butterfly.

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Le Clos Notches 3rd World Championships Qualifying Event

Chad Le Clos won the men’s 200m butterfly handily tonight in Durban, adding the event to his list of World Championships qualifying events that already includes the 100m free and 200m free.

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Le Clos Makes His Mark On 200 Butterfly On South Africa C’ships Day 4

Another night of South African Nationals, another superb swim from Olympian Chad Le Clos.

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South African 2017 World C’ships Qualifiers As Of Nats Day 3

South Africa is still waiting on its first woman World Championships qualifier.

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Le Clos Putting World On Notice With 1:46.8 200 Freestyle In Durban

Chad Le Clos cranked out a solid 1:46.84 200m freestyle at South Africa’s National Championships in Durban tonight to now check-in as the 2nd fastest performance this season.

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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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