George Du Rand
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Johannes Du Rand (born October 16, 1982) is a 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...

n swimmer. As of 2008, he is the African and South African record holder in the men's long course 200 m backstroke. He is a member of South Africa's 2008 Olympic
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

 team.

He swam collegiate in the United States at the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...

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Among other events, he has swum at the:
  • 2006 Commonwealth Games
  • 2007 World Championships
    2007 World Aquatics Championships
    The 2007 World Aquatics Championships or the XII FINA World Championships were held in Melbourne, Australia from 17 March to 1 April 2007...

  • 2008 Short Course Worlds
    2008 FINA Short Course World Championships
    The 9th FINA Swimming World Championships were held at the Manchester Evening News Arena, in Manchester, England April 9 – April 13 2008....


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