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Date of Birth | April 12, 1992 |
Chad le Clos: A Brief Biography
Chad Guy Bertrand le Clos is a South African swimmer who is an Olympic and Commonwealth Games champion as well as the Commonwealth record holder in the 50 and 100 meter butterfly. Le Clos won the Daily News SPAR Sports Person of the Year in 2010 in which the top school sportsmen are nominated. At the, Commonwealth Games in Delhi, Le Clos collected 2 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals. He won the title in the 200 meter butterfly and the 400 meter individual medley, breaking the Games record in both events. At the World Short Course Championships in Dubai, Le Clos won the gold medal in the 200 meter butterfly. On the first day of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London Le Clos finished fifth in the 400 meter individual medley. On the fourth day, Le Clos won the gold medal in the 200 meter butterfly in 1min 52.96 sec beating world record holder, Michael Phelps, by 0.05 seconds. This pushed his profile to the limelight. On the seventh day of the competition Le Clos won the silver medal in the 100 meter butterfly, tied with Yevgeny Korotyshkin