Chad le Clos

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“There are many ways of thinking about how I won that gold, and when I watch that race, even now… I also shed a tear thinking about what went into that race and what it meant to me.”

Chad le Clos, Michael Andrew to Race in Sellenbosch Grand Prix Meet in Mid-February

Chad le Clos, above, will swim four races at the Sellenbosch Grand Prix, but that won’t include the 200 fly – a race that he’s backed off from at in-season meets recently.

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le Clos, Belmonte and Ning Among Those Considered for Laureus Awards

Chad le Clos, Mireia Belmonte and Ning Ze Tao are all in contention to be placed on the shortlist for the prestigious Laureus Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Awards…

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Korotyshkin Comments on Vyatchanin’s Decision to Represent Serbia

Russian team captain Evgeny Korotyshkin hopes that the situation with former teammate Arkady Vyatchanin is an exception and not the rule…

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FINA Officially Announces Dates, Locations, Clusters for 2015 World Cup Series

Katinka Hosszu (C) celebrates with Emily Seebhom (L) and Sayaka Akase (R) at the 2014 FINA World Short Course Championships.

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2014 Swammy Awards: Male Swimmer of the Year

In the end there wasn’t much separating Kosuke Hagino and Chad le Clos…

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2014 Swammy Awards: Male African Swimmer of the Year Chad Le Clos

To see all of the 2014 Swammy Award winners, presented by TYR, click here. 2014 HONOREE: Chad Le Clos, South…

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Fans Give le Clos a Hero’s Welcome

Upon his return home from Doha South African Chad le Clos received an overwhelming greeting by several fans…

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Hosszu makes $106,000 individually at SC World Champs, top 10 money-earners list

4 World Records and 8 individual medals netted Katinka Hosszu $106,000 at the 2014 Short Course World Championships.

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RACE VIDEO: Watch Chad le Clos win 200 Butterfly World Championship scm

Race Video is courtesy of Universal Sports Network, a SwimSwam partner.

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10 Things from Us & You: Day 5 of the 2014 Short Course World Championships

The 2014 Short Course World Championships have wrapped up in Doha, Qatar. Here are 5 big things we noticed, and 5 things you pointed out in the comments section:

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Japan’s Daiya Seto Breaks Meet Record In Prelims of 200 Fly at Short Course Worlds

Daiya Seto has been having a phenomenal week at Short Course Worlds, including a win in the 400 IM and…

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Short Course World Championships Day Five Prelims Live Recap

Rikke Moeller Pedersen’s 200 Breaststroke, an event she holds the met record in SCM and the world record in LCM, will be one of the highlight races of the final day of competition at Short Course Worlds.

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2014 World Short Course Championships: Day Four finals live recap

Can Katinka Hosszu hadd to her 6 medals and 3 World Records on Saturday night? She swims the 200 IM.

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