Chad le Clos

South African swim star Chad le Clos is four lengths of the pool at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham away from making history. Photo: Deryck Foster

Commonwealth Games result: Chad le Clos FOUR LENGTHS from history!

South African swim star Chad le Clos is four lengths of the pool at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham away from making history.

Chad le Clos

South African swim star Chad le Clos is four lengths of the pool at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham away from making history. Photo: Deryck Foster

South African swimming star Chad le Clos is four lengths of the pool at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham away from making history.

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Le Clos qualified second-fastest for Sunday evening’s final of the men’s 200m butterfly.

Le Clos finished second in the third and final heat on Sunday morning in a time of 1:56.85, trailing only New Zealand’s Lewis Clareburt’s 1:56.76 when the heats concluded.

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As reported by The South African website, Le Clos needs one more medal to join shooters Phillip Adams of Australia and England’s Mick Gault as the most prolific Commonwealth Games medallists of all time with 18 medals won. 

Chad le Clos’ 17 Commonwealth Games medals to date comprise seven gold, three silver and seven bronze.

10-year anniversary of Chad le Clos’ London Olympic win

Coincidentally, today is the 10-year anniversary of Le Clos’ 200m Olympic gold medal swim when he beat American superstar Michael Phelps to the wall in London.

A good omen perhaps?

The men’s 200m butterfly final will take place at 20:28 (SA time) on Sunday, 31 July.

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