Cameron Van der Burgh Drops 59.73 100 Breast In Durban, 2017 World #2
Cameron Van der Burgh Drops 59.73 100 Breast In Durban, 2017 World #2
Cameron Van der Burgh swam a 59.73 100m breaststroke Tuesday at the 2017 South African National Aquatic Championships to catapult him into second in the world rankings for 2017.
Following up his 1:00.07 performance in the semifinals Monday at the 2017 South African National Aquatic Championships, Cameron Van der Burgh dropped a swift 59.73 in the 100m breaststroke Tuesday in Durban to catapult him to #2 in the 2017 world rankings. Van der Burgh split this race a little more evenly than his semifinals swim, going out 27.94 and bringing it home in 31.79.
LIVE Results for South African Nationals
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The only person standing ahead of him in the world rankings is the man, the myth, the legend -- Adam Peaty of Great Britain. The world record holder (by a long shot) and 2016 Olympic gold medalist skipped across the pond and casually dropped a 58.86 at the arena Pro Swim Series at Indianapolis in March, a new US Open Record. Not too shabby for a mid-season meet.
Peaty will be competing in the 2017 British Swimming Championships from April 18 - April 23 in Sheffield, England to earn a spot on Team GB's World Championship Team.
LIVE Results for South African Nationals
Full Results of the event shown below:
The only person standing ahead of him in the world rankings is the man, the myth, the legend -- Adam Peaty of Great Britain. The world record holder (by a long shot) and 2016 Olympic gold medalist skipped across the pond and casually dropped a 58.86 at the arena Pro Swim Series at Indianapolis in March, a new US Open Record. Not too shabby for a mid-season meet.
Peaty will be competing in the 2017 British Swimming Championships from April 18 - April 23 in Sheffield, England to earn a spot on Team GB's World Championship Team.
2017 World Rankings -- Men's 100m Breaststroke (as of Monday night 4/3)
Courtesy of FINA