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Chad le Clos Personal information Full name Chad Guy Bertrand le Clos Nationality 
South AfricaBorn 12 April 1992
South AfricaHeight 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) Weight 83 kg (13.1 st; 180 lb) Sport Sport Swimming Stroke(s) Butterfly, freestyle, medley Medal recordMen's swimming Competitor for South AfricaWorld Championships (SC) Gold 2010 Dubai 200 m butterfly Commonwealth Games Gold 2010 Delhi 200 m butterfly Gold 2010 Delhi 400 m medley Silver 2010 Delhi 4×100 m medley Bronze 2010 Delhi 4×100 m freestyle Bronze 2010 Delhi 4×200 m freestyle All-Africa Games Gold 2011 Maputo 200 m butterfly Gold 2011 Maputo 200 m medley Gold 2011 Maputo 400 m medley Gold 2011 Maputo 4×100 m freestyle Gold 2011 Maputo 4×100 m medley Silver 2011 Maputo 100 m butterfly Youth Olympic Games Gold 2010 Singapore 200 m medley Silver 2010 Singapore 100 m butterfly Silver 2010 Singapore 200 m butterfly Silver 2010 Singapore 400 m freestyle Bronze 2010 Singapore 4×100 m freestyle Chad Guy Bertrand le Clos (born 12 April 1992) is a South African swimmer who is currently the Commonwealth Games champion and record holder in the 200 metre butterfly.[1] He also won five medals at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.
Le Clos attended Westville Boys' High School in Durban, South Africa, matriculating in 2010. He has been swimming from a very young age, and when he started competing at the age of 10 he already had a few years of training under his belt.
Chad won the prestigious Daily News Spar Sports Person of the Year in 2010 in which the top school sportsmen are nominated.
References
- ^ "Le Clos wins gold in Delhi". sport24.co.za. 4 October 2010. http://www.sport24.co.za/OtherSport/CommonwealthGames/Le-Clos-wins-gold-in-Delhi-20101004. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
World Short Course Champions in Men's 200 m Butterfly 1993: Franck Esposito (FRA) · 1995: Scott Goodman (AUS) · 1997: James Hickman (GBR) · 1999: James Hickman (GBR) · 2000: James Hickman (GBR) · 2002: James Hickman (GBR) · 2004: James Hickman (GBR) · 2006: Wu Peng (CHN) · 2008: Moss Burmester (NZL) · 2010: Chad le Clos (RSA)Commonwealth Champions in Men's 200 m Butterfly 1958 – 1966: 220 Yards Butterfly • 1970 – 2010: 200 Metres Butterfly 1958: Ian Black (SCO) • 1962: Kevin Berry (AUS) • 1966: David Gerrard (NZL) • 1970: Tom Arusoo (CAN) • 1974: Brian Brinkley (ENG) • 1978: George Nagy (CAN) • 1982: Philip Hubble (ENG) • 1986-1990: Anthony Mosse (NZL) • 1994: Danyon Loader (NZL) • 1998: James Hickman (ENG) • 2002: Justin Norris (AUS) • 2006: Moss Burmester (NZL) • 2010: Chad le Clos (RSA)
Commonwealth Champions in Men's 400 m Individual Medley 1962 – 1966: 440 yards individual medley • 1970 – 2010: 400 metres individual medley 1962: Alex Alexander (AUS) • 1966: Peter Reynolds (AUS) • 1970: George Smith (CAN) • 1974: Mark Treffers (NZL) • 1978: Graham Smith (CAN) • 1982: Alex Baumann (CAN) • 1986: Alex Baumann (CAN) • 1990: Robert Bruce (AUS) • 1994: Matthew Dunn (AUS) • 1998: Trent Steed (AUS) • 2002: Justin Norris (AUS) • 2006: David Carry (SCO) • 2010: Chad le Clos (RSA)
Categories:- 1992 births
- Living people
- Swimmers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for South Africa
- South African swimmers
- African swimming biography stubs
- South African sportspeople stubs
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