With only one leg to go, Cameron van der Burgh showed why he is the current overall rankings leader, as he grabbed the gold medal in the 100m breaststroke race, clocking a quick 59.68. The silver medal went to Hungary’s Daniel Gyurta in 1:00.60 and the bronze to Great Britain’s Ross Murdoch in 1:00.84.
Chad le Clos scooped his fourth gold medal of the competition, this time in the 100m butterfly, finishing with a time of 51.44 ahead of the USA’s Tom Shields in 52.10 and Australia’s Christopher Wright in 52.50.
Le Clos also managed a fourth place finish in the 200m backstroke with a time of 1:59.38, while SA’s Martin Binedell was fifth in 2:01.47.
