Gold for Cameron van der Burgh at the FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup in Tokyo
Van der Burgh’s skill and determination saw him at the top of the medal podium in the 100m breaststroke final with a time of 59.97, ahead of Australia’s Jake Packard in 1:00.92 and Yoshiki Yamanaka in 1:01.29.
The final cluster of the FINA/airweave Swimming World Cup will be held in November as follows:
• November 2-3 - Doha (QAT)
• November 6-7 - Dubai (UAE)
For further information please contact:
Swimming South Africa Marketing Coordinator
Thathani Gaba
082 304 1817
Swimming South Africa is the governing body of aquatics in South Africa.
Its objective is to encourage the practice of aquatic disciplines for all in South Africa with the purpose of promoting swimming as a life skill through Learn To Swim programmes; providing healthy exercise to South Africans of all ages and races; recruiting recreational swimmers to compete in the various competitions; and promoting competition and athlete development to the highest level. Swimming South Africa is kindly supported by SASCOC, National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund, Arena, Sport & Recreation SA and Rand Water.
Please visit www.swimsa.org for further information and news regarding Swimming South Africa.