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Chad le Clos

1992 - Today

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Chad Guy Bertrand le Clos, OIS (born 12 April 1992) is a South African competitive swimmer who is an Olympic, World and Commonwealth Games champion. He is the African record, Commonwealth record, and South African record holder in the short course and long course 200-metre butterfly and the short course 100-metre butterfly. He also holds African and South African records in the long course 200-metre freestyle and 100-metre butterfly, as well as the short course 100-metre freestyle. Formerly, he was a world record holder in the short course 100-metre butterfly and 200-metre butterfly. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Chad le Clos is the 421st most popular swimmer (down from 339th in 2024), the 379th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 333rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular South African Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Chad le Clos ranks 422 out of 709. Before him are Pan Zhanle, Jörg Hoffmann, Akiko Kawase, Noè Ponti, Poliana Okimoto, Rafał Szukała, and Jeff Rouse. After him are Luca Marin, Jiao Liuyang, Adam Peaty, Zsuzsanna Jakabos, and Giorgio Lamberti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1992, Chad le Clos ranks 664. Before him are Jonjo Shelvey, Olivia Olson, Koharu Kusumi, Johnny Rapid, Frederik Sørensen, and Blake Jenner. After him are Burkely Duffield, Eldaniz Azizli, Laura Ikauniece-Admidiņa, Gianni Vermeersch, Tornike Okriashvili, and Gary Payton II.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Chad le Clos ranks 379 out of 454. Before him are David Miller (1989), Tsepo Masilela (1985), Neil Broad (1966), Brad Binder (1995), Lauren Beukes (1976), and Bryan Habana (1983). After him are Raúl Martínez (null), Bernard Parker (1986), Sven Schmid (1978), Mark Fish (1974), Cameron van der Burgh (1988), and Matthew Ebden (1987).

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Among SWIMMERS In South Africa

Among swimmers born in South Africa, Chad le Clos ranks 5. Before him are Joan Harrison (1935), Roland Schoeman (1980), Tatjana Schoenmaker (1997), and Penelope Heyns (1974). After him are Cameron van der Burgh (1988), Natalie du Toit (1984), Sarah Poewe (1983), Lyndon Ferns (1983), Tamsin Cook (1998), Michelle Toro (1991), and Keri-anne Payne (1987).

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