Tag: Chad Le Clos
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A day with Chad Le Clos – Learn and Share | Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games
The life of an Olympian is a non-stop whirlwind of competing, training and sponsor and social engagements, so the YOG athletes at Nanjing 2014 were pretty lucky to have YOG graduate turned Olympic champion, South African swimmer Chad le Clos spend the day with them. See olympic.org
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Doha doubts over Chad le Clos
Le Clos was admitted to hospital in Durban on Monday to have four wisdom teeth removed, just two weeks before the biennial spectacle. While he was not undergoing a major operation, his management team remained cautious about his recovery. “We haven’t even booked yet for Doha because we’re not sure what to expect,†said his…
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Chad le Clos Surf Collection by arena – Behind the Scenes Photoshoot!
Watch fun behind the scenes footage of Olympic 200m Butterfly Champion, Chad le Clos, as he promotes his ‘unbelievable’ new surf collection designed by arena. This beautiful photoshoot took place at Atlantis The Palm, Dubai!
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Chad Le Clos aims for three golds at world short course championships
Chad le Clos, fresh from winning the World Cup series again, will head into the world short course championships next month with his eye on three world records. He came tantalisingly close in the past few weeks in all three butterfly races, missing out by split seconds. Le Clos goes into the competition in Doha,…
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Chad le Clos Surf Collection by Arena – It’s Unbelievable!
Olympic 200m Butterfly Champion Chad le Clos united with arena to bring you this ‘unbelievable’ surf wear collection. Listen to the South African as he talks about his passion for surfing and the inspiration behind his new collection.
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Chad Le Clos confident of beating Phelps again in Rio
Chad le Clos, one of the few men to have beaten Michael Phelps at the Olympics, has thrown down the challenge to his old rival, urging him to get back into training so they can have a rematch at Rio in 2016. […] “I really, really hope that he and his team decide to swim…
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Chad Le Clos reveals how he upstaged an Olympic legend
When Michael Phelps stepped onto the starting block in Lane 6 for the 200m butterfly final at London 2012 he had in his sights a 15th Olympic title and a third consecutive gold in the event. Standing next to him in Lane 5 was a 20-year-old South African by the name of Chad Le Clos,…
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Ten gold medals for Katinka Hosszu (HUN) in Hong Kong
Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu was once more the athlete to beat in the third leg of the FINA/MASTBANK Swimming World Cup, organised in Hong Kong (HKG) on September 29-30, 2014. Out of the 17 individual events, the Magyar athlete got 10 gold medals, an unprecedented achievement in a single meet of this competition. Among men, things…
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Chad le Clos reflects on beating Michael Phelps
A total of 23 athletes at the first Youth Olympics in Singapore in 2010 went on win Olympic medals in 2012. Perhaps the most memorable was South African swimmer Chad le Clos, who beat Michael Phelps in the 200m butterfly. Le Clos, now 22, was far more successful at the Youth Olympics, where he won…