Chad le Clos
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Chad Guy Bertrand le Clos (born 12 April 1992) is a South Africa
n swimmer who is currently the Commonwealth Games
champion and record holder in the 200 metre butterfly. 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.
, he finished 5th in the 200m Fly, 13th in the 100m Fly & 10th in the 4x100m Medley
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n swimmer who is currently the Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
champion and record holder in the 200 metre butterfly. He also won five medals at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
2010 Summer Youth Olympics
The 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, officially known as the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games , were an international multi-sport event for youths that took place in the city-state of Singapore from 14 to 26 August 2010, in the XXIX Olympiad. They were the inaugural Summer Youth Olympics, a major...
in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
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Le Clos attended Westville Boys' High School
Westville Boys' High School
Westville Boys' High School, often referred to as WBHS, is a public high school for boys located in Westville, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.-History:2006 marked the 41st anniversary of WBHS as an all-boys' high school...
in Durban
Durban
Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, 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.
2010 Short Course World Championships & Commonwealth Games
At the Commonwealth Games, he collected 2 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals. At the World Short Course Championships, he collected 1 gold medal.2011 Long Course World Championships
At the 2011 World Aquatics Championships2011 World Aquatics Championships
The 14th FINA World Championships were held at July 16–31, 2011 in Shanghai, China at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center. The 2011 World Championships featured five aquatics disciplines: swimming, water polo, diving, open water, and synchronised swimming...
, he finished 5th in the 200m Fly, 13th in the 100m Fly & 10th in the 4x100m Medley