Both Chad le Clos and Rebecca Meder achieved world championship qualifying times in two events on the opening day of the SA Short Course Championships in Durban on Thursday, with Ruard van Renen also adding his name to the mix.
Le Clos was pushed all the way in the 100m freestyle final and was relieved to claim victory ahead of Van Renen in a time of 46.91 seconds with the US-based swimmer, who is 11 years his junior, finishing second in 47.02 – also below the qualifying time.
Le Clos was back in the pool not long after for the final of the 50m butterfly, where the victory came a lot easier. The 32-year-old touched in 22.40 seconds for his second qualifier of the evening. The 22-year-old dominated the race to finish ahead of Lara van Niekerk, who was second in 1:07.55. Van Niekerk was making her first return to competition after two months out with a back injury.
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