Tag: Cameron van der Burgh
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Cameron van der Burgh older but wiser
Cameron van der Burgh, who is preparing to compete at his third Olympics at the Rio Games, joked yesterday that he’s getting old after finding himself surrounded by new young faces at a weekend gala. “There were all these kids and I didn’t know who they were. “I was thinking ‘where did they come from’?…
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Amazing Swimming World Cup 2015 finale in Dubai (UAE)
Katinka Hosszu (HUN) and Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) are the winners of the 2015 edition of FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup after the conclusion of the eighth leg of the competition, organised in Dubai (UAE) on November 6-7. At the end of the series, the Magyar star collected 669 points, while the South African star…
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Short stop in Singapore (SIN) for the Elite of Swimming
Hungary’s “Iron Lady” Katinka Hosszu and Cameron Van Der Burgh of South Africa remain the provisional overall leaders of the FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2015 circuit. At the fifth meet of the event in Singapore (SIN) on October 3-4, Hosszu kept consistent by winning the longest events, the 400m free and medley. These two wins…
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FINA Swimming World Cup 2015 stage 2 – Paris-Chartres
The second leg of the FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup 2015 saw 36 nations battled it out in Paris-Chartres (FRA) on August 15-16. Katinka Hosszu topped the 100m and 200m free and the 200m and 400m IM in Paris-Chartres while Cameron Van der Burgh proved the strongest in the 100m breast, a repeated victory from the…
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Kazan 2015 already with more World Records than BCN 2013
At the end of the third day of competition, the 16th FINA World Championships in Kazan (RUS) already register more new World Records (seven) than in the eight sessions of this discipline in Barcelona 2013. In the Catalonian capital, the number of new best global marks had not exceeded six, but thanks to the courtesy…
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SA swimming team named for Kazan
Swimming South Africa (SSA) announced a five-member squad on Tuesday, revealing a significant cut from the 17-member team that competed at the 2013 showpiece in Barcelona. The South African contingent would be spearheaded by defending 100m and 200m champion Chad le Clos and fellow Olympic gold medallist Cameron van der Burgh, who earned gold and…
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Don’t rush greatness
In their first Olympics, in Barcelona in 1992, Penny Heyns came 33rd and 34th in her events. In his Olympic debut in Beijing in 2008, Cameron van der Burgh did not make it out of the semi-finals. Ryk Neethling took fifth in the 1500m freestyle in Atlanta and Sydney, and eighth in the 400m freestyle…
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Van der Burgh: Records are made to be broken, medals are for keeps
Olympic breaststroke gold medallist Cameron van der Burgh says he needs to remain among the top swimmers in his specialist event this year if he is to successfully defend his title at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Van der Burgh made a good start to the season with the fourth fastest time in the world…