Tag: Myles Brown
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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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Hard yards begin paying off for Myles Brown
Myles Brown trained really hard last year. He was eyeing individual medals in the swimming pool at both the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the Fina short-course world championships (a 25m event) that took place in Doha, Qatar, in December. When neither materialised, he was really disappointed – so much so that he decided to…
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‘Worst night at SA champs’ for Chad Le Clos
Myles Brown held on for dear life to claim the 200m freestyle title from Olympic star Chad Le Clos at the SA championships in Durban on Wednesday night. Le Clos failed to win either of his two races‚ including his favourite 200m butterfly‚ on a night he described as one of his worst. Brown had…
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South African swimmer Myles Brown making waves
“China’s Sun Yang has amazed the long distance swimming world by winning double gold at the 2012 Olympics. He’s without doubt the man to beat in the 400 and 1500 meters.. but there’s a South African who feels he can do just that come Rio 2016. Dan williams reports”